Raatchasi Movie Details:
Also known as | Madam Geeta Rani (Hindi) |
Genre | Drama, Social |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Release Date | 5 July 2019 (India) |
Running Time | 2hr 16min |
Starring | Jyothika Hareesh Peradi |
Directed by | Syed Gowthamraj |
Written by | Syed Gowthamraj |
Produced by | S. R. Prakashbabu S. R. Prabhu |
Cinematography by | Gokul Benoy |
Edited by | Philomin Raj |
Music by | Sean Roldan |
Production Company | Dream Warrior Pictures |
Distributed by | Dream Warrior Pictures |
Raatchasi Movie Cast & Characters:
- Jyothika as Lt. Colonel / Headmistress Geetha Rani a.k.a. Ammu
- Hareesh Peradi as Ramalingam
- Poornima Bhagyaraj as Susheela
- Sathyan as PT Master
- Nagineedu as Geetha Rani’s father
- Aruldoss as Politician
- Kavitha Bharathy as Assistant Headmaster
- Vazhakku En Muthuraman as Math Teacher
- Mathew Varghese as Collector
- Master Kamalesh as Kathir
- Sathyajith as Deepak Raj
- Yasar as Politician’s son
- Nitish Veera as Ramalingam’s nephew
- Akalya Venkatesan
- Rail Ravi
Storyline:
The film is about a headmistress (Jyothika) who converts a poorly run school into one of the best in the state. Lieutenant Colonel Geeta Rani is a trainer for new recruits in Indian Army. When she gets to know about a poorly functioning government school, Geeta Rani decides to take up the position of the school’s headmistress to improve its state.
Upon arriving at the village, Geeta Rani hears people talking ill about the school, so she gradually makes new positive changes in the school. In this process, she makes a few friends and many enemies, including the local MLA of the village. The majority of the film focuses on how Geeta Rani tries to change the state of the school and makes it one of the best schools in the state.
About Raatchasi Movie:
Raatchasi is a Tamil social drama film, written and directed by Syed Gowthamraj, and produced by S. R. Prakashbabu and S. R. Prabhu under the banner of Dream Warrior Pictures.
The film stars Jyothika in the lead role, while Hareesh Peradi, Poornima Bhagyaraj, Sathyan, Nagineedu, and Aruldoss play supporting roles. The music was composed by Sean Roldan with editing by Philomin Raj and cinematography by Gokul Benoy. Upon the film’s release on 5 July 2019, it received positive reviews. The film is inspired by the 1989 film Lean on Me (film).
The film’s release also went viral among Malaysian social media users because of the film’s storyline, to the point where the Education Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Maszlee Malik praised the film for its social relevance after watching the film along with his officers.