Rail (2024 film)
{{Short description|Indian drama film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Rail (2024 film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Bhaskar Sakthi
| writer = Bhaskar Sakthi
| producer = M. Vediyappan
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Kungumaraj Muthusamy
- Parvaiz Mahroo
- Vairamala
}}
| cinematography = Theni Eswar
| editing = Nagooran Ramachandran
| music = S. J. Jananiy
| studio = Discovery Cinemas
| distributor = Thirrupathi Brothers
Cinema Palace Private Limited
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2024|6|21}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Rail is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Bhaskar Sakthi. The film stars Kungumaraj Muthusamy, Parvaiz Mahroo, Vairamala and Ramesh Vaidya.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-02 |title=Writer Bhaskar Sakthi's debut directorial explores the north-south conflict |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/writer-bhaskar-sakthis-debut-directorial-explores-the-north-south-conflict/articleshow/108158187.cms |access-date=2024-06-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2024-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619143416/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/writer-bhaskar-sakthis-debut-directorial-explores-the-north-south-conflict/articleshow/108158187.cms |url-status=live }} The film was produced by M. Vediyappan under the banner of Discovery Cinemas, and had a theatrical release on 21 June 2024.{{Cite web |last=B |first=Jayabhuvaneshwari |date=2023-02-23 |title=Bhaskar Sakthi's Vadakkan goes on floors |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/Feb/23/bhaskar-sakthis-vadakkan-goes-on-floors-40301.html |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Cinema Express |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619143416/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/Feb/23/bhaskar-sakthis-vadakkan-goes-on-floors-40301.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-22 |title='வடக்கன்' இன்றைய காலத்துக்கு தேவையான படம்: பாஸ்கர் சக்தி |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1203871-vadakkan-movie-director-baskar-sakthi.html |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta |archive-date=2024-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619143417/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1203871-vadakkan-movie-director-baskar-sakthi.html |url-status=live }}
Cast
- Kungumaraj Muthusamy as Muthaiah
- Parvaiz Mahroo as Sunil
- Vairamala as Chellama
- Ramesh Vaidya as Varadhan
- Shameera as Dimple
- Senthil Kochadai as Dhandapani
Production
The film was produced by M. Vediyappan .The cinematography of the film was by Theni Eswar, and the editing was handled by Nagooran Ramachandran. Earlier, film was titled as "Vadakkan" {{Cite news |date=2024-05-06 |title=Bhaskar Sakthi's Vadakkan to release on May 24 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bhaskar-sakthis-vadakkan-to-release-on-may-24/articleshow/109879567.cms |access-date=2024-06-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} and later Central Board of Film Certification requested to change title and renamed as "Rail"{{Cite web |title=புதுமுக நடிகர் குங்குமராஜ் நடிக்கும் 'ரயில்' திரைப்படத்தின் வெளியீட்டுத் திகதி அறிவிப்பு ! |url=https://www.virakesari.lk/article/185608 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Virakesari.lk |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619143416/https://www.virakesari.lk/article/185608 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=WebDesk |title=சென்சார் போர்டு கடும் எதிர்ப்பு : ரயில் என மாறிய வடக்கன் படம் ; காரணம் என்ன? |url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema-vadakkan-movie-nama-changed-rail-updated-4739672 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=tamil.indianexpress.com |language=ta |archive-date=2024-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619143807/https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema-vadakkan-movie-nama-changed-rail-updated-4739672 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2024/May/29/this-is-the-new-name-of-vadakkan |title='வடக்கன்' படத்தின் புதிய பெயர் இதுதான்! |date=29 May 2024 |access-date=2024-06-19 |archive-date=2024-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619143807/https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2024/May/29/this-is-the-new-name-of-vadakkan |url-status=live }}
Reception
Manigandan KR of Times Now rated three out of five and noted that "Rail might not be your conventional commercial entertainer but it certainly is a neat, convincing, meaningful film that has a point to make."{{Cite web |date=2024-06-17 |title=Rail Review: A Meaningful Film That Manages To Make A Pertinent Point |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/tamil/rail-review-a-meaningful-film-that-manages-to-make-a-pertinent-point-review-111065404 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Times Now |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618133750/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/tamil/rail-review-a-meaningful-film-that-manages-to-make-a-pertinent-point-review-111065404 |url-status=live }}
Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India stated that "Kungumaraj and Vairamala did what the script asked, and they’re solid. Ramesh Vaidya’s screenscape is decent and some of his comedy lands."{{Cite news |title=Rail Movie Review : A story lost on the tracks |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/rail/movie-review/111105087.cms |access-date=2024-06-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2024-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619065441/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/rail/movie-review/111105087.cms |url-status=live }}
Akshay Kumar of Cinema Express rated the film three out of five stars.{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2024-06-21 |title=Rail Movie Review: A much-needed message saves this lengthy drama |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/Jun/21/rail-review-a-much-needed-message-saves-this-lengthy-drama |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Cinema Express |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622092620/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/Jun/21/rail-review-a-much-needed-message-saves-this-lengthy-drama |url-status=live }} Minnambalam also reviewed the film.{{Cite web |date=22 Jun 2024 |title=ரயில் : விமர்சனம்! |url=https://minnambalam.com/cinema/writer-baskar-sakthis-rail-movie-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624125025/https://minnambalam.com/cinema/writer-baskar-sakthis-rail-movie-review/ |archive-date=24 Jun 2024 |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=Minnambalam}}
References
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External links
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