Ratchagan

Ratchagan
Poster
Tamilரட்சகன்
Directed byPraveen Gandhi
Screenplay byCrazy Mohan
K. T. Kunjumon
Praveen Gandhi
Story byK. T. Kunjumon
Praveen Gandhi
Dialogues by
  • Crazy Mohan
Produced byK. T. Kunjumon
Francis Joseph
StarringNagarjuna
Sushmita Sen
CinematographyAjayan Vincent
Edited byB. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Gentleman Film International
Distributed byA. R. S. Film International
J. R. S. Combines
Release date
  • 30 October 1997 (1997-10-30)
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget15 crore[1]

Ratchagan (transl. Saviour) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written, produced by K. T. Kunjumon, and directed by Praveen Gandhi in his debut. The music and background score is composed by A. R. Rahman. It stars Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen in their Tamil debuts, alongside Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu and Girish Karnad in supporting roles. The film was released on 30 October 1997. It was the most expensive Indian film at the time of release. Notably, this marks the first and last Tamil film to have Sen in a lead role. The film turned out to be a box-office bomb although it went on to gather a cult following over the years.[2]

  1. ^ Vijiyan, K. (2 January 1998). "Dispute affects production". New Straits Times. pp. Arts 3. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "A.R Rahman – A Career of 26 Glorifying Years !". My World Of Movies. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.