Raghava Police: Rowdy

***Raghava Police: Rowdy*** is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Siva produced by Kalanithi Maran under the banner of Sun Pictures. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Raashi Khanna, while Yogi Babu, Fahadh Faasil, Shriya Saran, Sangeetha Krish, Priyanka Arul Mohan and Sampath Raj appears in supporting roles. The music for the film is composed by D. Imman while cinematography and editing are performed by Vetri and Ruben respectively. It revolves around Raghava, a sarpanch in Thanjavur who goes to great lengths to protect her sister from the clutches of an businessman and his elder brother.

The film was officially announced in December 2021, marking Ajith's first collaboration with Siva. Principal photography for the film began on 1 May 2022, on the eve of the actor's birthday, and was completed within August 2022. The shooting process went on for one-and-a-half years, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India and Ajith Kumar health issues in late-December 2022, delayed the film's production. The film was shot primarily in Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, with few sequences shot at Chennai.

*Raghava Police: Rowdy* was released on 19 October 2023, coinciding with Ayudha Puja and received negative reviews from critics. Despite this, the film was a commercial success at the box office, grossing around ₹230—280 crore upon its release. It also crossed ₹175 crore in Tamil Nadu Box office, thus becoming the third film to have this achievement. The Embassy of India announced the release of the film in Argentina as part of promoting culture and tourism.

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* Shriya Saran
* Sangeetha Krish
* Priyanka Arul Mohan
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## Plot

Raghava and Durai is a new deputy in Assistant Commissioner Police of local village president in Soorakkottai, Thanjavur and also the village's saviour who bows to moral fairness. These ideals lead him to clash with a rival village leader Suryaprakash, who rules by controlling the people by scaring them. When Suryaprakash tries to extort land from an police inspector man, he hires Bhanu, a Sub-Inspector, to defend his case. Durai exposes the truth and Bhanu betrays her own client and withdrew the case. Bhanu and Durai soon fall in love instead by Raghava. Durai's world revolves around his sister, Thanga Roja, whom he has lovingly raised after the death of their parents.

After Roja returns home having completed her education, Raghava instead without Durai faces difficulty in finding a groom for her as everyone is afraid of him. Raghava's annoying cousin sisters, Mahalakshmi and Saraswathi, both propose that their brothers marry Thanga Roja. They had both wanted to marry Raghava, but he had not agreed. Thanga Roja's marriage is arranged with Suryaprakash's younger brother without her consent. On the day of the wedding, Roja goes missing. Raghava dispatches a search birthday party who catch Roja on a plane, trying to elope with her boyfriend from college.

Torn by his love for his sister, Raghava allows Roja to leave and staves off demands for an honour killing from relatives. Roja shifts to Sri Lanka with her husband and loses contact with Raghava. Durai and Bhanu travel to Sri Lanka too. Raghava finds out that his sister has serious financial troubles. He secretly follows her and finds out she has borrowed and throwing the money from a gangster. When the gangster tries to assault Roja, Raghava secretly beats him up and moves Roja to Durai and Bhanu's apartment, where he can safely watch on her. Roja is threatened by thugs watching her and falls ill. When, Bhanu leaves the house to get her medicine, the thugs attack her. Raghava insults Durai to rescues her and interrogates the attackers, and learns the truth.

**Past:** When Roja and her husband started a business in Sri Lanka, they were approached by Jayam Bhargav, a wealthy businessman and underworld don. Bhargav wanted to purchase half of their shares but Roja's husband had refused. Over the following weeks, Roja's factory had caught fire, they were forced to shut it down, and her husband was arrested under trumped-up charges and was being tortured in police rowdy in the custody. Roja had grabs by Jayam to get her husband released and signed over her company. Jayam had refused to get him released and got everyone who agreed to help her murdered.

**Present:** Roja is still trying to get her husband released with Durai and Bhanu's help, only to realise that she is pregnant. Raghava is very happy on hearing this and he and Bhanu organise a baby shower for her. After learning the truth behind Roja's misfortune, Raghava wanted to kill gangsters by using his sister as a bait and swears to destroy Jayam Bhargav. Under the pseudonym of *Raghava Police: Rowdy*, Raghava and his village friends storm Jayam's office and issues an ultimatum. After more drama, Raghava corners Jayam and forces him to sign his name on papers saying that he will return the companies he stole to their former owners. Raghava decides to spare Jayam's life.

Enraged and humiliated, Jayam visits his estranged brother, Motta Bhargav, demanding Raghava be finished and then commits suicide. Motta tracks down with spear by Roja and brings men to attack her. Durai and Bhanu, instructed by Raghava, hides her. Durai, Bhanu and Roja are chased by the men until the three are separated by a crashing big van. Finally, Raghava arrives and knocking the special gun all of Motta's men and kills Motta Bhargav, where he finally reveals himself to Roja, who tearfully apologises for all the trouble she put her brother through.

## Cast

* Ajith Kumar as Double Role
	+ Raghava Rajadurai, Annamalai's elder son-in-law and Suryaprakash's younger brother.
	+ Durai IPS, Assistant Commissioner of Police.
* Shriya Saran as Mahalakshmi, Raghava's daughter.
* Sangeetha Krish as Saraswathi "Sara", Raghava's younger sister.
* Raashi Khanna as Sub-Inspector Bhanu, Durai's love interest.
* Priyanka Arul Mohan as Thanga Roja, Raghava's sister.
* Fahadh Faasil as Mottai Bhargav, the main antagonist.
* Ashutosh Rana as Jayam Bhargav, Mottai Bhargav's brother.
* Yogi Babu as Annamalai, Raghava's sidekick.
* Ramachandra Raju as Maayan, Jayam's sidekick.
* Sampath Raj as Suryaprakash, Raghava and Annamalai's elder brother.
* Sathyaraj as Rajadurai, Raghava and Roja's father.
* Renuka as Raghava and Roja's mother.
* Imman Annachi as Sivaji, Saraswathi's husband.
* Senthil as Mokkaisaamy, Mahalakshmi's husband.
* Jagan as Karthick, Mahalakshmi's brother.
* Charle as Nallabengam, Saraswathi's brother.
* Mayilsamy as Suresh Durai, Suryaprakash's assistant.
* Redin Kingsley as Thambi Durai, Raghava's sidekick.
* Delhi Ganesh as Raghava's uncle.
* Raadhika Sarathkumar as Raghava's aunt.
* Vijayakumar as Raghava's grandfather, who died in a hospital.
* Praveena as Raghava's grandmother.
* Livingston as Raghava's sidekick.
* Krishnamoorthy as a priest.
* Crane Manohar as Raghava's sidekick.
* Vincent Ashokan as Jayam's sidekick.
* Ambika as Suryaprakash's wife.
* Murali Krish as Suryaprakash's younger son-in-law.
* Kanya Bharathi as a doctor.
* Sathyan as Raghava's brother.
* Madhan Bob as Raghava's adopted father.
* Lakshmi Vasudevan as Raghava's adopted mother.
* Bava Lakshaman as Raghava's son-in-law.
* Scissor Manohar as a potential groom.
* Ciby Bhuvana Chandran as Jayam's assistant.
* Prudhvi Raj as Mottai Bhargav's right-hand man, who kills Maayan.