Of course, there are movies that resort to a template, and despite the lack of any novelty in the plot, manage to woo the audiences. A case in point would be Dhanush's own Asuran, which was brilliantly made despite having a far too familiar plot. However, it isn't the same with Pattas, dubbed in Telugu as Local Boy.
You have a father, who gets murdered. You have a son, who has no idea who his biological parents are. You have a mother, who is the key to her son's past, a son who suddenly feels special and decides to avenge his father. There is a sidekick to fill in for the comedy. ....