Thiruttu Rail

Thiruttu Rail (transl. Illegal train) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Thirupathi and starring newcomers Rakshan Raj and Kethi.^[1] The film was released on 11 December 2015, after having been delayed due to heavy rainfall and the 2015 South India floods.^[2][3]

Thiruttu Rail
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Thirupathi
Produced by	Ravi Kumar Saleem
Starring	Rakshan Raj Kethi
Cinematography	Vijay Valsan
Edited by	Maaris A
Music by	Jayprakash
Production company	SSS Movies
Release date	11 December 2015 (2015-12-11)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Rakshan Raj as Hari
• Kethi as Meena
• Charan Selvam as Saravanan
• Imman Annachi as Das
• Rajendran
• Shanmugarajan
• Mayilsamy
• Pasanga Sivakumar
• Pandi
• Sendrayan as Ram
• Theepetti Ganesan

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by Jayprakash.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Theme Songs"	Gana Bala, Jayprakash
2.	"Oviyame"	Balraman, Jayprakash
3.	"Ennai Katti Potta"	Divakar, Jayprakash
4.	"Cittu Cittu"	Gana Bala, Jayprakash
5.	"En Devathai"	Haricharan, Jayprakash
Total length:			18:35

Reception

The film received negative reviews from critics.^[5] The Times of India gave the film one out of five stars and stated that "In capable hands, Thiruttu Rayil would have made for an engaging action film, but for almost half its running time, the director, Thirupathi, chooses to focus on the mundane stuff — scenes of young men drinking and talking pointlessly, and a romantic track between two uninteresting characters".^[6] The Hindu wrote that "There isn’t one redeeming aspect in Thiruttu Rail. The songs are mediocre, the acting bad, the story disconnected, and the comedy unfunny".^[7] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "Interesting in parts, Thiruttu Rail would have made for a great action-thriller, if the script and narrative had been consistent".^[8] The film was also reviewed by Maalai Malar.^[9]