Raattinam
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{{Infobox film
| name = Raattinam
| image = Raattinam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = K. S. Thangasamy
| starring = Laguparan
Swathy
| writer = K. S. Thangasamy
| producer = S. Madhan
| music = Manu Ramesan
| cinematography = Philip R Sunder
| editing = Gopi Krishna
| distributor = Vendhar Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|05|18}}
| runtime = 178 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Raattinam ({{translation|Roller Coaster}}) is a 2012 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film, directed by K. S. Thangasamy, starring Laguparan and Swathy. It is produced by S. Madhan and featured music composed by Manu Ramesan. Raattinam is set in the port city which forms the backdrop for his tale on love and its ramifications. The film was released on 18 May 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/raattinam-to-release-this-week-end/articleshow/13166061.cms|title=Raattinam to release this week-end|work=The Times of India|date=16 May 2012|access-date=25 January 2025}}
Cast
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- Laguparan as Jayam
- Swathy as Dhanam
- Ajay Adith as 'Panai' Sekhar{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/would-love-to-play-roles-of-substance-ajay-adith/articleshow/13807836.cms|title=Would love to play roles of substance: Ajay Adith|date=4 June 2012|work=The Times of India|access-date=25 January 2025}}
- K. S. Thangasamy as Ashok
- Elizabeth
- Tharun Master
- Umasree
- Revathi
- L. Raja as Dhanam's father
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Production
K. S. Thangasamy made his directorial debut through this film and previously worked as an assistant for the film Pidichirukku (2008), where he met Manu Ramesan on the sets. Laguparan, who previously worked as an assistant director, met Thangasamy through Facebook.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-raattinam/article3387506.ece|title=Audio Beat: Raattinam|date=5 May 2012|first=S. R.|last=Ashok|url-access=subscription|work=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601022200/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-raattinam/article3387506.ece|archive-date=1 June 2013|access-date=25 January 2025}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Manu Ramesan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hungama.com/album/raattinam/2932313/|title=Raattinam|work=Hungama|access-date=25 January 2025}} K. Bhagyaraj and Gautham Vasudev Menon graced the film's audio launch function.
- "Asathum Azhagu" — Ajay Sathyan, Naveen Madhav, Srilekha Parthasarathy (lyrics by Viveka)
- "Yeno En Idhayam" — Haricharan, Navin Iyer
- "Yele Yepulla" — Karthik, Chinmayi
- "Yethu Yethu" — Jassie Gift, Anoop Shankar
- "Yenakkulla" — Vidhu Prathap (lyrics by K. S. Thangasamy)
- "Yakkai Sutrum" — Anoop Shankar, Bhavyalakshmi (lyrics by Francis Kripa)
Critical reception
A critic from The Times of India wrote, "Right from the romance between a school girl and a happy-go-lucky youngster to the devious manner in which the families of the lovers try to keep them apart, the film brings to mind the 2004 trendsetter [Kaadhal]".{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/raattinam/movie-review/13248908.cms|title=Raattinam Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Raattinam by Times of India|work=The Times of India|date=18 May 2012|access-date=25 January 2025}} A critic from The Hindu wrote, "Raattinam is a film that succeeds in surprising you on more occasions than just one — the biggest surprise coming right at the end, in the form of the climax. To be fair to director K. S. Thangasamy, his story may appear clichéd, but the message he communicates through his film is relatively fresh and one that makes sense."{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/raattinam-a-ride-full-of-surprises/article3436088.ece|title=Raattinam - A ride full of surprises|work=The Hindu|url-access=subscription|date=19 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310151619/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/raattinam-a-ride-full-of-surprises/article3436088.ece|archive-date=10 March 2020|last1=Manigandan|first1=K. R.}} A critic from The New Indian Express wrote, " Smaller films of debutants in the recent past have made a much stronger impact than star studded extravaganzas. And, Raattinam’ definitely falls in the list of impressive films".{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/May/21/raattinam-369974.html|title=Raattinam|work=The New Indian Express|date=2 June 2012|access-date=25 January 2025|archive-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730142421/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/may/21/raattinam-369974.html|url-status=live}}
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