Bhoomi

<p>Bhoominathan is a scientist who discovers that plant life can exist on Mars by adjusting certain anaerobic conditions needed for survival. He is highly praised by his peers for his discovery. While on a one-month vacation in Tamil Nadu, he discovers that his village is affected by drought and the underwater reservoir of his land has been drained away for futile purposes by certain corporations. He’s also dismayed to find out that his uncle, who is an agriculturalist, is burdened with farm debts due to the scarcity of water supply in his village. His uncle had tried to sort out this issue rigorously with the local MLA, the district collector and the governing body but in vain, and eventually, he succumbs to the pressure by burning himself. Unable to withstand the grief over the death of his uncle, Bhoominathan vows to get revenge on Richard Child, the chief of the leading corporate, by summoning him to the court of law. Still, his attempts go unrecognised before the villain’s money and might. However, Bhoominathan decides to fight it out in an intelligent way by gaining the trust of his village people and by starting his own trusted corporate ‘Thamizhan’ by the village people and the corporate company’s former employees, despite facing many obstacles. Finally, he succeeds in his attempts and reclaims and replenishes his land using the knowledge of his hybrid plant technology that he had learnt in the past and saves his land and his people from drought. The film project marks the third collaboration between Ravi Mohan and director Lakshman after (2015) and (2017). The film also marks the Kollywood debut for . The music is composed by D. Imman, and released on label. The film was supposed to have its theatrical release on 1 May 2020 but was indefinitely postponed due to the . It was later revealed that the theatrical release was called off due to the pandemic and was set to have a release. The filmmakers later confirmed that the film would be released via the streaming service as a release on 14 January 2021. On the website , of 5 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 2.5/10. wrote for , “There’s a great idea, with echoes of the Swadeshi movement, that says farmers should be self-dependent. But if intentions were enough, every movie would be a masterpiece.” M. Suganth of rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5.</p>