India, Oct. 15 -- A review published on Oct. 14, 2026, by Santanu Das discusses the new Tamil film Modha Rathri by debutant director Raja Karuppasamy and compares its central character Mutthu with Divya from Mani Ratnam’s Mouna Ragam. The review describes Modha Rathri as a film about a forced marriage, told with “wit and humour,” with a woman at the centre of the story who has “little or no agency.”
Modha Rathri’s plot and characters
According to the review, Mutthu (Anishma Anilkumar) is introduced smiling awkwardly as she is dressed as a bride, and it is later revealed she is planning to elope with her lover. As the night progresses, she learns the plan “was not meant for her in the first place,” and she must accept her husband Maruthu (...