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Raayan
“Blood is Thicker than Everything.”
20246.12h 23m
Overview
Raayan, a simpleton patriarch has to protect his family when they inadvertently get muddled in a violent world with whirlpool of murder, debauchery, feud, politics and power, a quagmire that he has repeatedly warned them not to get pulled into.
Directed by Dhanush
Written by Dhanush, Arivu, Dinesh Kanagaratnam
Produced by Kalanithi Maran
Box OfficeBudget: $11.9MRevenue: $15.0M
Top Cast
Dhanush
Kathavaraayan 'Raayan'
Dushara Vijayan
Durga
Sundeep Kishan
Muthuvelraayan 'Muthu'
Kalidas Jayaram
Manickavelraayan 'Manickam'
S. J. Suryah
Sethuraman 'Sethu'
Selvaraghavan
Sekhar
Aparna Balamurali
Mekhala
Prakash Raj
R. Sargunam
Saravanan
Durai
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
Sethu's first wife
Themes & Keywords
north chennai
About Raayan
Raayan is a action, drama, thriller film released in 2024 exploring themes of north chennai. Directed by Dhanush, it stars Dhanush, Dushara Vijayan, Sundeep Kishan. Raayan, a simpleton patriarch has to protect his family when they inadvertently get muddled in a violent world with whirlpool of murder, debauchery, feud, politics and power, a quagmire that he has repeatedly warned them not to get pulled into.
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