Raayan
Raayan is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Dhanush. It is produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The film stars Dhanush in the titular role, alongside Dushara Vijayan, S. J. Suryah, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Selvaraghavan, Prakash Raj, Aparna Balamurali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Saravanan, Dileepan and Divya Pillai. In the film, a food truck owner in North Chennai struggles to protect his family when they inadvertently get muddled in a war between two rival gangs.
Plot
Past:In an unnamed village, a teenage Kathavaraayan "Raayan" lives with his family consisting of his parents, siblings Manickavelraayan and Muthuvelraayan and his newborn sister Durga on whom he dotes on. One day his parents disappear on the pretext of going to the Chennai. Through this he starts taking care of the rest of his family. A priest tries to abduct his infant sister, while trying to save her Raayan kills the priest. The siblings flee to the city. They meet a market businessman named Sekhar, who takes care of the siblings. Raayan starts working for Sekhar.
More details
| author | Dhanush |
|---|---|
| director | Dhanush |
| editor | Prasanna GK |
| genre | action crime thriller |
| keywords | alcoholic alcoholism ambush belong bhogi college student commissioner of police encounter encounter killing family friend food truck government employee isolated house kill meet new identity north chennai plan police commissioner second wife sibling sole survivor stab tie up want wed |
| musicBy | A. R. Rahman |
| producer | Kalanithi Maran |
| productionCompany | Sun Pictures |
| theme | gangster neo-noir vigilante |