'Raayan' Movie Review: What's Good, What's Bad; Find Out From Viewers' Words

Dhanush's landmark 50th movie 'Raayan' is all set to appear before the audience on Friday, July 26. This is his second directorial movie and funded by Kalanithi Maran on the banner of Sun Pictures.

SJ Suryah, Prakash Raj, Selvaraghavan, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Dushara Vijayan, Aparna Balamurali, Saravanan and others are in the cast. The movie has the music of two-time Oscar Award-winning musician AR Rahman. Om Prakash is the cinematographer and Prasanna GK is the editor.

The story of the movie revolves around Raayan, a humble young man, who embarks on a quest to avenge his family's death, leading him deep into the world of organized crime as he searches for their killers.

The movie has managed to generate decent buzz. Thanks to the power-packed trailer, the promotional clip has garnered a lot of eyeballs. With the movie being a milestone movie of the 'Kolaveri Di' hitmaker, there is a huge expectations around the movie.

Will the film live up to the fans' expectations? Find it out from their comments below:

s shiva kumar: #Raayan
Senseless, mindless mayhem. Cloaked in sibling sentiments but bathed in blood. The reason for the brothers backstabbing the hero is utterly unconvincing. The protagonist massacres at least 50 and a cop allows him to go scotfree! The censors must be censured!
Pathetic!

Siddarth Srinivas: #Raayan (4/5) - A gritty and mostly gripping gangster drama that dives deep into its emotions and characters.
@dhanushkraja is solid as both director and actor, and is coupled with a great cast. Superb first half, good second. Performances, setting, making, music - full marks!
#Raayan (4/5) - A gritty and mostly gripping gangster drama that dives deep into its emotions and characters. @dhanushkraja is solid as both director and actor, and is coupled with a great cast. Superb first half, good second. Performances, setting, making, music - full marks!
Loved the performance of @sundeepkishan who easily has the best role after D in the film, he has done it so well too, playing a wastrel is never easy. Sundeep and SJS have a majority of the screen time in the second half and they impress big time!

Sathish Kumar M: #Raayan @Dhanushm elevates the mass scenes with his fantabulous performance. His first face off with @iam_SJSuryah is the best scene as a Director with wonderful dialogues, framing and excellent performance as an actor #RaayanHit

VK: After steadily establishing every character in 1st half, expected more in 2nd half but it manages to cross the line somehow. Predictable flow but neatly executed though. Dir Dhanush impressive in many shots, lightings, art work & the way he extracted work out of others.

The Aakashavaani: #Raayan - Routine But Entertaining!!
Raayan has nothing new we haven't seen before but the film has 4 to 5 very well-written & directed sequences. Especially two fight sequences & one confrontation sequence during the second half are very entertaining.

Dhanush as an actor & director did well but as a writer, his work should've been better, especially during the first half.

Dushara Vijayan Dhanush's sister did a splendid job. Her performance during the hospital fight sequence is whistle-worthy. Sundeep Kishan got a good role & he is good at delivering both one-liners & emotional sequences. All the other actors did their roles well too.

Technically, the film is top-notch. ARR background music is first-rate in a few crucial sequences. Overall, Raayan is routine but can be watched once in theatres for a few very well-executed sequences and performances of the actors.

Prashanth Rangaswamy: #Raayan interval - not even 1 boring minute .
This man @dhanushkraja- no words .
Sir @arrahman - Ithu thaan sir venum , the 90s you is back big time !!
So many details to note ! Spell bound so far !

Rajasekar: #Raayan first half - Director
@dhanushkraja shines in all the scenes featuring the core family - The Raayan brothers (D,
@sundeepkishan and @kalidas700) and their young sister Durga (
@officialdushara). Loved the opening fifteen minutes where the dutiful elder brother Kaathavarayan (D) becomes The Godfather for the entire family! Intermission sequence is a rage 💥. D has quite neatly packaged the first half by giving solid roles for Sundeep(who is very impressive), Kalidass, Dushara too get a meaty part along with Aparna Balamurali. Waiting for the second half 👍

Abєєѕ: #Raayan ! What a fantastic first half. It's been a long since Tamil cinema has witnessed these kind of complete raw gangster flick. D as a director in a evil mode. @arrahman in the house as a Big evil behind D 🔥

Movie Tamil: #Raayan First Half Review & Rating
The first half of "Raayan" is a gripping and intense experience. #Dhanush excels both as an actor and director, delivering a compelling narrative that keeps the audience hooked from the beginning. The storyline is strong, and the character development is impressive. #SundeepKishan's performance is a standout, adding depth and energy to the film.

The pacing is tight, blending mass appeal with engaging storytelling. With well-crafted scenes and powerful performances, the first half of "Raayan" sets high expectations for the rest of the film.

Rating for the First Half: 4/5

AmuthaBharathi: #Raayan - WORTH THEATRICAL WATCH 🥵
Actor & Director Dhanush scores a BLOCKBUSTER in his Benchmark 50th Film🏆👑
#Raayan Second Half > First Half 🔥Most of the SJSuryah's portions are placed in the 2nd Half & has high theatrical moment🤜🤞🤛
#Raayan - #SundeepKishan is another Hero of the Film, who has a good scope and screen time 👌
Well performed his character 🌟

#Raayan First half - ABOVE AVERAGE to GOOD🤝

- Takes some to set the phase & establish the characters & the story gears up in the midway of the movie 🔥
- A Usual Revenge drama but shies out well with the treatment of Director #Dhanush👌
- Goosebumps Interval Portion🔪🥵
- ARR BGM is too good🎶
- Performer #Dhanush Peaks again. The story has equal importance to Sundeep's character 👌
- SJSuryah doesn't have much importance in First half !!

The plot is well set for the second half 🤞

sigma__male__:I watched #Raayan First Half, It Has Come Out Very Well - second half it's a peak level vro 🗿 🔥 After a long day The satisfaction of watching a good movie in Kollywood. I am happy. Worth the money. Guys, watch it in the theatre, it's a great masterpiece ♥️✅

Haricharan Pudipeddi: #Raayan at interval. Excellent, excellent stuff. Great world building and
@dhanushkraja masterfully sucks us into the world of crime and politics. Loved the moody, organic buildup and D is never in a hurry to push things.
@sundeepkishan gets a super meaty party 🔥

Karthik: #Raayan 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Raw, intense, gruesome. I didn't know
@dhanushkraja
have skills to direct these kind of movie 🔥🔥❤️❤️. 90s #ARR is back. #ARR is the second hero. Dhanush subtle acting 🔥🔥. Every actor is given equal screen time. #Vetrimaran style movie. First half #TopNotch

Let's X OTT GLOBAL:RAAYAN BLOCKBUSTER 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆: #Raayan: The Best Tamil Film in 2024 for Kollywood. @dhanushkraja deserved awards for both direction and acting. Blood Bath 💥🔥Film's Second Half >> First Half .@sundeepkishan @DusharaV deserve special recognition for their performance. 🔥 @arrahman . Excellent background scores and Goosebumps , Songs Worked Well !

Our Overall Rating 4 / 5 ⭐