Attu (transl. Someone uncontrollable)[a] is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language gangster film directed by Rathan Lingaa, who previously directed the short film Blood Revolution. The film stars newcomers Rishi Rithvik and Archana Ravi.[1]
Rishi Ritwik, who previously worked as a computer science engineer and athlete, interacted with gangsters for six months to prepare for his role in the film.[3][4]
Release
Chitra Deepa Anandram of The Hindu opined that "The manner in which debutant director Rathan Linga has perceived each and every scene in Attu, and the detailing that goes in in creating those scenes, tell a lot about his directorial brilliance".[5] A critic from Samayam Tamil gave the film a rating of two out of five stars.[6] A critic from The New Indian Express opined that "All said, Attu delivers far more than you’d have expected from a debutant filmmaker making a fairly anonymous film".[7]Behindwoods noted that "On the whole, Attu is a life, rather than a film and has a decent story to back it up. It majorly deals with friendship, love, trust, gangsters and a lot of other entities that the characters coexist with".[8] A critic from Maalai Malar gave the film a favourable review.[9] A critic from iFlicks, on the contrary, called the film "watchable".[10]
Notes
^The title means duplicate in Madras Bashai and is used to refer to someone who is uncontrollable. The name has Burmese origins.[1]
^Mannath, Malini (31 March 2017). "A fairly promising attempt". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
