Vishal-starrer Rathnam will have more high-octane action sequences than Singam and Saamy, says director Hari

The audio launch of Vishal-starrer Rathnam, which is helmed by director Hari, was held recently. At the event, the director, whose previous works include Singam and Saamy, said that he always wanted to make a complete action flick.  

“Although Suriya-starrer Singam and Vikram-starrer Saamy had emotional elements, Rathnam will be an out-and-out action film with a lot of violent scenes. It will definitely entertain the audience,” the director asserted. Hari also added that he was able to bring back ‘Thaamirabharani Vishal’ in the film, which will be released on April 26. 

For the unversed, Vishal had previously collaborated with the Tamil director in films such as Poojai and Thaamirabharani.  

More about Rathnam 

The upcoming actioner is a bilingual film, which has been shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu. As seen from the promo teaser, the film is set to be a high-octane action film packed with Hari’s typical masala elements and will be a treat for fans who have been awaiting the actor-director duo’s collaboration once again on the big screens. 

Vishal’s daring avatar in Rathnam

The title promo of the film, that was released earlier, featured Vishal in the role of a ruthless village man who is seen beheading a villain. At first glance, the film seems like a classic Hari film, as it is loaded with action and violence. However, the movie hints at some surprises, and we can’t wait to see what the actor-director has in store for action lovers. 

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Cast and crew of Rathnam

Apart from Vishal, Samuthirakani, who starred in the actor’s 2015 thriller flick Paayum Puli, will be seen in a pivotal role. Yogi Babu and Gautham Vasudev Menon will also be featured in key roles in Rathnam. Devi Sri Prasad, who earlier worked with Hari on Aaru, Singam and Venghai, has scored the music for Rathnam. M Sukumar handles the camera work and TS Jay is the editor.  

Kanal Kannan, Peter Hein, Dhilip Subbarayan and Vicky are the stunt directors, while Ashok Narayanan M and Pavan Narendra are the associate and executive producers, respectively. Hari has also written the dialogues for the Tamil version of Rathnam. 

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