Rajinimurugan

Rajinimurugan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPonram
Written byPonram
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBalasubramaniem
Edited byVivek Harshan
Music byD. Imman
Production
company
Distributed byPen Studios
Release date
  • 14 January 2016 (2016-01-14)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget22 crore
Box office51 crore

Rajinimurugan is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Ponram. It is produced by N. Lingusamy and N. Subash Chandra Bose under Thirrupathi Brothers. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan in the titular role, alongside Keerthy Suresh, Soori, Rajkiran, P. Samuthirakani and Achyuth Kumar. It is the second directorial venture of Ponram, and his second collaboration with Sivakarthikeyan, after Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013). In the film, a jobless youth decides to sell his grandfather's property in order to become rich.

The film features soundtrack composed by D. Imman, with all lyrics were written by Yugabharathi. The cinematography was handled by Balasubramaniem, and edited by Vivek Harshan. Filming took place extensively in Madurai and Karaikkudi. The film's principal photography was commenced on 25 August 2014, and the shooting completed in March 2015.

Rajinimurugan, which faced multiple postponements, released on 14 January 2016, during the Pongal festival. The film grossed 51 crore (US$6.0 million).

The film was remade in Kannada as Raj Vishnu in 2017.