Raavana Kottam Movie Review: Santhanu Starrer Vikram Sukumaran's Rural Drama Turns Out To Be An Average Film

Raavana Kottam Movie Review: In Enathi village of Ramanathapuram district, Mudukuladhur, the people of upper and lower streets live in harmony. Friendship across caste prevails as Bose for upper-street people and Chitravel for lower-street people act as village chiefs. Villagers do not allow even political parties, fearing that if politics comes into the town, it will lead to division.

Crux Of The Story

In such an environment, efforts to create division between the two communities in Enathi village for political self-interest are intensifying. Is the local MLA who is fielded on the orders of the minister from the constituency successful in it or not? - This is the crux of the story.

Keezhathooval Massacre

The next work of 'Madha Yaanai Koottam' director Vikram Sukumaran, who has gained attention as a storyteller reflecting the lifestyle of land-based people as a mirror, is 'Ravanak Kottam'. The director has tried to show various things like the 'Keezhathooval Massacre' which took place in 1957 in Mudhukulathur, Ramanathapuram district, the Seemai oak tree issue and the corporate mafia.

Performance

Santanu Bhagyaraj stands out in his realistic performance mixed with aggression, bearing the image of a young man who grew up in a dry land. 'Kayal' Anandhi gives her usual performance as an innocent girl.

Prabhu's physique and majestic tone add justice to the character as a social leader demanding equality. An over-the-top Ilavarasu performance garners attention. Sanjay Saravanan and Murugan's characters add more values to the villainy. Deepa Shankar, Aruldas, Thenappan and Sujatha Sivakumar have generously given the performance that the character demands.

Technical Aspects

Justine Prabhakaran's background score is impressive in conveying the vibrancy for the scenes. Vetrivel Mahendran's camera is strong in portraying the warmth of the arid landscape surrounded by oak trees. Lawrence Kishore's cuts helped with the screenplay.

Overall, this Vikram Sukumaran film 'Raavana Kottam', which has many cliche scenes, dialogues and typical rural drama format doesn't work big for Santhanu.