Rettaisuzhi is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Thamira. It stars filmmakers K. Balachander and Bharathiraja along with Anjali, Aari Arujunan, Jayachitra, Karunas, Manobala, and Ilavarasu in supporting roles.[1] The film released on 23 April 2010. It marked the last film of K. Balachander before his death in December 2014.

Rettaisuzhi
Film poster
Directed by	Thamira
Written by	Thamira Nallaan Thamizh
Produced by	Shankar
Starring	K. Balachander Bharathiraja Anjali Aari Arujunan
Cinematography	Chezhiyan
Edited by	Mu. Kasivishwanathan
Music by	Karthik Raja
Production company	S Pictures
Release date	23 April 2010 (2010-04-23)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

The film unfolds in a village in Thirunelveli. Ramasamy (K. Balachander) is an influential man in the village, and he is a devoted to the principles of Congress since his childhood. He is against Singaravelan (Bharathiraja), a Communist. Their feud runs for over four decades. Even their grandchildren are against each other and they form gangs to express their enmity. However, a romance in the family changes the warm atmosphere. Susheela (Anjali), brought up in Singaravelan's house, is a school teacher who is in love with Murthy (Aari Arujunan). Understanding their true love, the children forget their enmity and try to bring both families together and get them married. Whether they succeed in their attempts forms the climax.

Cast

• K. Balachander as Ramaswamy
• Bharathiraja as Singaravelan
• Aari Arujunan as Murthy
• Anjali as Susheela
• Jayachitra as Murthy's mother
• Manobala
• Karunas
• Ilavarasu
• Leema Babu as Singaravelan's granddaughter
• Kambam Meena as Singaravelan's daughter-in-law
• Rinson Simon as Young Murthy

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Karthik Raja.

Reception

The film had a huge hype prior to its release due to Tamil cinema veterans, K.Balachander and Bharathiraja, coming together for the first time together in a film. The film received poor reviews for its mediocre script, amateurish screenplay, acting and non-existing entertainment factor.[2][3] Sify labelled it as "a big bore", and The New Indian Express called it "Fairly neatly crafted, Rettai Suzhi is a clean, simple, warm entertainer sans overt glamour, double entendres or mindless violence".[4][5]

References

External links

• Rettaisuzhi at IMDb