Raayan, a simpleton patriarch has to protect his family when they inadvertently get muddled in a violent world with whirlpool of murder, debauchery, feud, politics and power, a quagmire that he has repeatedly warned them not to get pulled into.
Direction
Dhanush's confident sophomore effort—tight control of chaos.
Acting
Dushara Vijayan's Durga steals every scene she's in.
Practical Effects
Gritty North Chennai locations feel dangerously alive.
Director
Dhanush
Dhanush
Kathavaraayan 'Raayan'
Dushara Vijayan
Durga
Sundeep Kishan
Muthuvelraayan 'Muthu'
Kalidas Jayaram
Manickavelraayan 'Manickam'
S. J. Suryah
Sethuraman 'Sethu'
Selvaraghavan
Sekhar
Aparna Balamurali
Mekhala
Prakash Raj
R. Sargunam
Saravanan
Durai
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
Sethu's first wife
Ilavarasu
Meghalai's Father
Divya Pillai
Annam Sethuraman
Devadarshini
Doctor
Aranthangi Nisha
Police officer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
IN
