Marudhu

<p>Maruthu is a laborer from , working in the vegetable market, who does not tolerate injustice and leads a happy life with his grandmother, Appathaa, and his close friend, Kokkarako. While working at the market, Maruthu sees some goons chasing his girlfriend Bhagyam and her father, where he beats up the goons and learns from Bhagyam’s father that Bhagyam’s mother Mariyamma was a brave woman who stood up to the atrocities committed by the municipal chairman Pandiyan on the local people. When Mariyamma decided to run against Pandiyan in the upcoming , Pandiyan and his men brutally hacked her to death. Bhagyam and her father are unable to prove in court that Pandiyan committed the murder. Appathaa, who witnessed Mariyamma’s brutal murder gets upset that she did not stop it and has Maruthu married to Bhagyam to repent her earlier actions. Maruthu also promises to avenge Mariyamma’s death, where a cat-and-mouse game ensues with Pandiyan using all means to stop Bhagyam and Appathaa from testifying against him, but to no avail. At the court, Appathaa testifies against Pandiyan, who is issued an arrest warrant against him. In retribution, Pandiyan kidnaps Appathaa and brutally tortures her to death. Enraged, Maruthu single-handedly fights Pandiyan and his gang, kills them all and performs Appathaa’s funeral rites. agreed terms to feature in an action film directed by and produced by during July 2015, with and added to the team as music composer and cinematographer, respectively. was considered to play the film’s lead actress, but the role was eventually handed to . was picked to play an antagonist, while was also added to the cast of the film, much surprisingly, after losing to Vishal in a much-publicized poll during the 2015 elections. The film began shooting in in late November 2015, after a small launch ceremony. The satellite rights of the film were sold to . The soundtrack of the film was composed by . The film received positive reviews from critics. Behindwoods called it “One more rural flick riding high on and violence”.</p>