''Thodraa'' () is a 2018 Tamil-language
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by debutante Madhuraj and stars
Prithvi Rajan
Prithvi Rajan is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil films. His father is veteran actor Pandiarajan.
Career
He made his debut in ''Kaivantha Kalai'' (2006) directed by his father Pandiarajan and the film opened to average reviews from c ...
and
Veena Nandakumar
Veena Nandakumar is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. Her notable works include '' Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha'' (2019), ''Bheeshma Parvam'' (2022) and '' Voice of Sathyanathan'' (2023).
Career
Veena Nandakumar made her movie debu ...
.
Cast
Production
The film is directed by Madhuraj, a former assistant of
Bhagyaraj Bhagyaraj is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*K. Bhagyaraj (born 1953), Indian film director
*Poornima Bhagyaraj, Indian actress
*Praveena Bhagyaraj (died 1983), Indian actress
*Shanthanu Bhagyaraj
Shanthanu Bhagyaraj (born ...
. The film highlights
caste
A caste is a Essentialism, fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification: a caste system. Within such a system, individuals are expected to marry exclusively within the same caste (en ...
-based issues.
Bhagyaraj suggested to Madhuraj to cast
Prithvi Rajan
Prithvi Rajan is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil films. His father is veteran actor Pandiarajan.
Career
He made his debut in ''Kaivantha Kalai'' (2006) directed by his father Pandiarajan and the film opened to average reviews from c ...
in the lead role. Malayalam actress
Veena Nandakumar
Veena Nandakumar is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. Her notable works include '' Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha'' (2019), ''Bheeshma Parvam'' (2022) and '' Voice of Sathyanathan'' (2023).
Career
Veena Nandakumar made her movie debu ...
stars opposite Rajan in the film.
The film is based on a true incident that occurred in
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri is a city in the north western part of Tamil Nadu, India. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Dharmapuri district which is the first district created in Tamil Nadu after the independence of India by splitting it from ...
.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by R.N. Uthamaraja and Navin Shander.
Silambarasan
Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar (born 3 February 1984), popularly known as Simbu or by his initials as STR, is an Indian actor, producer, and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is the eldest son of director T. Rajendar. ...
sang a song in the film.
Release
The film released along with five other films.
''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and wrote that "A better screenplay and an engaging narration would have made it at least a one time watch". The ''Deccan Chronicle'' gave the film the same rating and wrote that "A taut narration and a little bit of coherence would have made it a better product". ''Cinema Express'' wrote that "Advertised as a tribute to victims of honour killings, the beyond shoddy filmmaking ends up making this an insult to their memories instead".
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 8396216
2018 drama films
2018 films