Haraa (film)

Haraa is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vijay Sri G starring Mohan in lead role after a hiatus of 25 years. The film also stars Anumol in an important role. It was released on 7 June 2024.

Plot
The film opens with Ram (Mohan), Nila (Anumol), and their daughter Nimisha (Swathi) living a happy life in Ooty. Ram is deeply devoted to Nimisha. Their life is ruined when Ram receives news that Nimisha has committed suicide in Coimbatore. Determined to uncover the truth, Ram adopts the alias Dawood Ibrahim and investigates the reasons behind his daughter’s death. His investigation exposes major scams, including a medical mafia and a forced prostitution ring, implicating powerful figures in the government and police. Now, Ram seeks retribution.

Cast

 * Mohan as Ram / Dawood Ibrahim
 * Anumol as Nila
 * Yogi Babu
 * Motta Rajendran
 * Suresh Chandra Menon as Neeram
 * Kaushik Ram as Vamsi
 * Anithra Nair as Anitha
 * Singampuli
 * Aadhavan
 * Deepa Shankar as Judge
 * Manobala as Professor
 * Pala. Karuppiah as Chief Minister
 * Vanitha Vijayakumar
 * Charuhasan
 * Mime Gopi
 * Sai Dheena as Police Inspector
 * Swathi as Nimisha
 * Scissor Manohar
 * Chaams as Security
 * Deepak Balachandran as Deputy superintendent of police at Ooty
 * Jayakumar as a suspended police inspector at Ooty
 * Boys Rajan as Police Officer
 * Vijay Sri G in a special role

Development
Director Vijay Sri G who had directed Dha Dha 87 and Powder convinced Mohan to play the lead role in his action film. Vijay Sri said that "Mohan received many offers from different directors but those offers didn’t excite him, but he liked the script of Haraa". The teaser of the film was released on 15 April 2022. The crew released the glimpse of the film on Mohan's birthday (10 May) and confirmed actor Charuhasan's presence in the film, marking his second collaboration with Vijay Sri G after Dha Dha 87. The film is bankrolled by Coimbatore SP Mohan Raj.

Casting and filming
Principal photography began on 1 January 2022. Khushbu Sundar and Yogi Babu were confirmed to be a part of the film while actors like Manobala and Rajendran also joined the cast. The film wrapped up its second schedule on 24 April 2022 at Coimbatore. Anumol replaced Khushbu after the latter was unable to film any scenes as the film went through production delays due to the director having an accident. Anumol filmed her portions as of 31 October 2023. Filming wrapped in January 2024. Dubbing works commenced in the same month.

Music
The music is composed by Rashaanth Arwin, replacing the previously announced Leander Lee Marty. The first single titled "Kaya Muya" was released on 7 October 2022. The audio launch was held on 10 May 2024. The second single "Magale" was released on 20 May. The third single "Vaada Malli" was released on 31 May. The fourth single "Aasai Devathai" was released on 3 June.

Release
Haraa was released theatrically on 7 June 2024.

Reception
Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India rated the film one-and-a-half out of five stars, criticising the screenplay for lack of coherence, but appreciated Mohan's performance, saying he has "done whatever the character has demanded". Narayani M of Cinema Express also rated the film one-and-a-half out of five and noted "The biggest setback for Haraa lies in its depiction of a few stock villains", but "what is appreciation-worthy is the way Ram handles the male villains who suffer from common medical issues".