Rasathanthram (2006): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2006, Rasathanthram is a comedy, drama and family film directed by Sathyan Anthikad, running about 157 minutes.

What it’s about. Rasathanthram tells the story of Premachandaran(Mohanlal)  who is a carpenter with a few secrets and lives along with his father Balan Master(Bharath Gopi) and works along with his friend Manikandan (Innocent). They are now working in a house near the house of a rich landlord. Kanmani (Meera Jasmine), who was sold by her mother works in that house as a servant and is ill-treated.One night, Premachandran goes to his workplace to take his tools. He sees Kanmani moving out of the house and gets puzzled. He follows her. She was on the verge on committing suicide. he decides to save her from the hell and promises her a job somewhere far away.But the police are looking for her everywhere and he had to hide her somehow. That is when they chance upon the idea of disguising her as a man. Kanmani fall in love with Premachandran but he doesn’t reciprocate—she couldn’t understand why

Who’s in it. Rasathanthram stars Mohanlal as Premachndran, Meera Jasmine as Kanmani, KPAC Lalitha as Seethamma and Innocent as Manikandan Aashari, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.6/10, Rasathanthram has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $3.5M at the box office.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Rasathanthram page.

If you liked it. Fans of Rasathanthram tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.