Draupathi

About Draupathi - 

Draupathi is a Tamil language film released in the year 2020. It is a drama that has the caste system serving as the main theme. The story revolves around Rudra, who’s put behind bars for killing his wife. However, is Rudra really the culprit?

Release Date of Draupathi on OTT

Draupathi was released on 28 February 2020 on OTT and currently, it is available for streaming on the ZEE5 OTT platform. 

Plot of Draupathi

Draupathi revolves around the efforts made by a young social activist who goes by the name of Draupathi and how she tries to bring a change in her village viz-a-viz the caste system. The movie is based on the caste system and how it is misused in modern society. It tackles the theme of inter-caste marriages, of how love between two individuals coming from different communities, especially communities that have a sense of hierarchy, may be false.

The movie also covers many controversial topics. One of the topics is that when a marriage is carried out between people of two different hierarchical communities, it is not always genuine. It has tried to show that there are people who carry out illegal activities in the name of inter-caste marriages. The movie generated controversy due to its views and theme and was not very well received by the critics 

Cast and Crew of Draupathi

Richard Rishi – Prabhakaran

Sheela Rajkumar – Draupathi

Soundariya Nanjundan – Raniya

Karunas – Advocate Gurudhevan 

Editor – Devaraj S.

Director, Writer – Mohan G. Kshatriyan and producer 

Music – Jubin

Cinematography – Manoj Narayan

Interesting Facts about Draupathi

1. Draupathi is a movie that is largely seen as taking a pro-casteism stand.

2. The movie received negative reviews from critics, which didn’t approve of the movie’s theme.

3. The movie was the result of a crowd-funding project.

FAQs about Draupathi movie:

Q1. Who plays the protagonist of the movie Draupathi?

A1. The protagonist of the movie is played by Sheela Rajkumar, the namesake role of the movie.

Q2. Which company has the distribution rights to Draupathi?

A2. The movie was distributed by the company Salem 7G Siva. 

Q3. Who has given the music for the film?

A3. The music for the film is by Jubin.