Oru Vadakkan Selfie

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{{Infobox film
| name = Oru Vadakkan Selfie
| image = Oru Vadakkan Selfie First Look Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = G. Prajith
| producer = Vinod Shornur
| writer = [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]
| screenplay =
| narrator =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Nivin Pauly]]|[[Manjima Mohan]]|[[Aju Varghese]]|[[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]|[[Neeraj Madhav]]|[[Santhosh Keezhattoor]]}}
| music = [[Shaan Rahman]]
| cinematography = [[Jomon T. John]]
| editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]]
| studio = Cast N' Crew
| distributor = [[LJ Films]]<br />Popcorn Entertainments
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2015|03|27}}
| runtime = 142 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{INR}}4 [[crore]]<ref name=box/>
| gross = {{INR}}25 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movies/2015-in-review-malayalam-cinema-brings-viewers-back-to-theatres-english-news-1.760275|title=2015 in review: Malayalam cinema brings viewers back to theatres......|publisher=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=26 May 2016}}</ref><ref name=gross>{{cite news|title=Box-Office Collection: 'Premam', 'Oru Vadakkan Selfie' Success Makes Nivin Pauly Ultimate Winner of Malayalam Cinema 2015|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/box-office-collection-premam-oru-vadakkan-selfie-success-makes-nivin-pauly-ultimate-winner-637111|newspaper=[[International Business Times]]|author=Nicy|date=25 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=bo>{{cite news|title=Box office report: 'Premam', 'OVS' rule 2015 first half|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/box-office-report-nivin-pauly-starrer-premam-oru-vadakkan-selfie-rule-2015-first-half.html|newspaper=Malayala Manorama|date=30 June 2015|author=Onmanorama Desk|access-date=1 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823132636/http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/box-office-report-nivin-pauly-starrer-premam-oru-vadakkan-selfie-rule-2015-first-half.html|archive-date=23 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''''Oru Vadakkan Selfie''''' ({{translation|A Northerner's selfie}}) is a 2015 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[road movie|road]]-[[comedy film]] directed by G. Prajith and scripted by [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=V.P|first1=Nicy|title=Nivin Pauly's Next With 'Thattathin Marayathu' Team Titled 'Oru Vadakkan Selfie'|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/nivin-paulys-next-thattathin-marayathu-team-titled-oru-vadakkan-selfie-617094|access-date=8 February 2015|work=International Business Times|date=13 December 2014}}</ref> The film features [[Nivin Pauly]], [[Manjima Mohan]], [[Aju Varghese]], [[Neeraj Madhav]] and [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=C Pillai|first1=Radhika|title=Nivin' next is Oru Vadakkan Selfie|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Nivin-next-is-Oru-Vadakkan-Selfie/articleshow/45490838.cms|access-date=7 February 2015|work=The Times Of India|date=12 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=C Pillai|first1=Radhika|title=Now I feel more responsible for my actions|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Now-I-feel-more-responsible-for-my-actions/articleshow/45585279.cms|access-date=7 February 2015|work=The Times Of India|date=21 December 2014}}</ref> The music was composed by [[Shaan Rahman]]. It was released on 27 March to positive reviews,<ref>{{cite news|title=Mid-year report card 2015: Southern films that have created a buzz so far this year|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/mid-year-report-card-2015-southern-films-that-have-created-a-buzz-so-far-this-year-1015639.html|agency=[[IBN Live]]|author=Roktim Rajpal|date=4 July 2015}}</ref> and became one of the biggest grossing Malayalam films of the year. Some news media and the Kerala Film Producers Association called it the first successful Malayalam film of 2015. This movie marks the debut of Manjima Mohan as an actress in Malayalam movie; earlier, she played a child in films including ''[[Priyam]]'' and ''[[Sundara Purushan (2001 film)|Sundara Purushan]]''.

== Plot ==
Umesh Manohar is a 21-year-old carefree engineering student who has 42 back papers to clear. His close pals are Shaji and Thankaprasad. Wanting to find a quick way to earn money and fame, he decides to try his hand at movies, and wants to assist none other than the renowned South-Indian director [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]]. Shaji suggests that Umesh make a short film and upload it on the internet, but the result is utter failure, after losing the camera in an accident. Umesh's father orders him to help him to run his small shop. To avoid such a bleak future, Umesh catches the next train to [[Chennai]] from his home town of Thalassery, [[Kannur]]. On the train, he sees Daisy, his neighbour back home. Umesh tries to woo Daisy throughout the journey but miserably fails. He lies to his friends that they are having an affair, tricks her into posing for a selfie with him, and sends it to Shaji.

After spending six days in Chennai, realizing that he is not cut out for the struggle to enter the film industry, he returns to his town in [[Thalassery]], where he finds a slew of people waiting for his return. He learns that his hometown is hot with news of his elopement with Daisy. The selfie clicked by him had created a big problem among his family and neighbours. He finds out that Shaji had been the one who told them. He returns to Chennai immediately with Shaji to find her and prove his innocence, where they meet a private detective named Jack Tracker, with whom he had fought earlier with when chasing Daisy.

With the help of Jack, Umesh finds Daisy, and later, it is revealed that she is in love with a man called Harinarayan and wants to marry him. She also tells them that she had known him and communicated through social media like [[Facebook]] and emails but had never met him. Later, Umesh, Daisy, Shaji, and Jack set out to find Hari, and they travel to his hometown [[Pazhani]]. The gang later manages to go to Hari's house with the help of a farmer, who is also a Keralite. It is revealed that Hari had committed suicide a year before, as his friend and business partner John Mathew Bhaskar had cheated him in their business venture. John then used Hari's online accounts to cheat others.

Jack then reveals that he is an officer from Tamil Nadu CBCID (Crime Branch Crime Investigation Department) economic investigation wing, his real name is Nivin, and he did all this to find the brains behind the online money fraud. He also says that the true intention of the guy in the Internet is to cheat young women and steal their money. After the set of confusions being cleared, Umesh, Daisy, and Shaji go back to Kerala. A few months later, Umesh meets Nivin at a resort, where he says Umesh that the cybercell group had found the real culprit, John. Nivin then lets Umesh to vent out his anger on John for cheating innocent girls as what he did to Daisy. Umesh is then shown walking to a nearby table and asking whether the man sitting there is John. The movie ends with the man answering yes and Umesh smashing a bottle on his head.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Nivin Pauly]] as Umesh Manohar
* [[Manjima Mohan]] as Daisy George
* [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] as Jack Tracker/Nivin<ref name=pepper>{{cite web|last1=Media|first1=Pepper|title=ORU VADAKKAN SELFIE WILL HIT THEATRES ON MARCH 27|url=http://peppermediacreation.com/oru-vadakkan-selfie-will-hit-theatres-on-march-27/|website=PepperMediaCreation.com|access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref>
* [[Aju Varghese]] as Shaji
* [[Neeraj Madhav]] as Thankaprasad (Thankamma)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Karthikeyan|first1=Shruti|title=Neeraj sports a bold new look|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Neeraj-sports-a-bold-new-look/articleshow/45922656.cms|access-date=7 February 2015|work=The Times Of India|date=18 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Manoharan
* [[Sreelakshmi]] as Umesh's mother
* [[P. Sukumar]] as George, Daisy's father
* [[Maala Parvathi]] as Daisy's mother
* Revathy Sivakumar as Umesh's sister
* [[Bhagath Manuel]] as Shylesh
* [[Santhosh Keezhattoor]] as Mohan
* [[Harikrishnan]] as Surya Narayan
* [[Kottayam Pradeep]] as Shaji's father
* Master [[Gaurav Menon]] as Mohan's son
* Geevarghese Eappen
* Anwar Shareef
* [[Sarath Das (actor)|Sharath]] (uncredited role)
* [[Vineeth Kumar]] as himself (guest appearance)
* [[Bobby Simha]] as John Mathew Bhaskar (guest appearance)
* [[Unni Mukundan]] as Harinarayan (photos only)
* [[Ramesh Thilak]] (guest appearance)
* [[Darshana Das]] as Model (Neelambalin song sequence)
{{colend}}

==Reception==

''[[Filmibeat]]'' gave a rating of 3/5 and said "A hilarious entertainer for this Vishu season, which will make you laugh your heart out". [[Manoramaonline.com|''Malayala Manorama'']] gave a rating of 3.25/5.<ref name="Manorama">{{cite web|title=Oru Vadakkan Selfie: Long shot|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/oru-vadakkan-selfie-movie-review-nivin-pauly-vineeth-sreenivasan-aju-varghese-manjima-mohan.html|website=ManoramaOnline|access-date=28 March 2015}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' mentions it to be "worth a watch for the performance of its vibrant cast and many moments of wit they pull off effortlessly" and awards a rating of 3/5 stars.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|title=Oru Vadakkan Selfie Movie Review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/Oru-Vadakkan-Selfie/movie-review/46733434.cms|website=TOI|access-date= 29 March 2015}}</ref> ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' labeled it as "A Good-humoured Mass Selfie".<ref name="TNIE">{{cite web|title=A Good-humoured Mass Selfie|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/A-Good-humoured-Mass-Selfie/2015/03/29/article2736093.ece|website=TNIE|access-date= 29 March 2015}}</ref> ''[[International Business Times]]'' rated 3.5/5 stars and called it "A hilarious flick from Nivin Pauly-Aju Varghese team" and concluded "Overall, ''Oru Vadakkan Selfie'' is worth your time and money if you are looking ahead for a fun-filled day".<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.ibtimes.co.in/oru-vadakkan-selfie-movie-review-hilarious-flick-nivin-pauly-aju-varghese-team-627455|title = 'Oru Vadakkan Selfie' Movie Review: A Hilarious Flick from Nivin Pauly-Aju Varghese Team|last = Nicy|date = 27 March 2015|agency = [[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

There have been announcements about remaking the film in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Hindi]], and [[Kannada]]. The remake rights for some of the languages has been sold while discussions regarding the others are progressing.<ref name=bo/><ref>{{cite web|title='Oru Vadakkan Selfie' to be remade in Hindi|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/oru-vadakkan-selfie-to-be-remade-in-hindi/|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|author=Press Trust of India|date=21 June 2015|location=Tjiruvananthapuram|access-date=5 July 2015}}</ref>

== Box office ==
''Oru Vadakkan Selfie'' had what the ''IB Times'' called an "overwhelming start" in its first weekend, which resulted in many exhibitors increasing the number of screenings for the film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/malayalam-box-office-collection-can-dileeps-ivan-maryadharaman-hinder-success-run-100-days-627998|title=Malayalam Box Office Collection: Can Dileep's 'Ivan Maryadharaman' Hinder Success Run of '100 Days of Love', 'Oru Vadakkan Selfie', 'Ennum Eppozhum'|author=Nicy V.P|date = 2 April 2015}}</ref> According to the Kerala Film Producers Association (KFPA), the film earned a distributor share of around {{INRConvert|3|c}} in its first week of release. KFPA called the film as the "first super hit of 2015".<ref name=boxoffice>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/selfie-clicks-becomes-years-first-superhit/article7070011.ece|title = Selfie clicks, becomes year's first super-hit|last = G. Krishnakumar|date = 5 April 2015}}</ref>
The film stayed in the fifth position in its sixth weekend, owing to release of new films.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Weekend Box Office Collection: 'Chandrettan Evideya', 'Bhaskar The Rascal' Lead in Theatres; Slow Start for 'Uttama Villain'|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kerala-weekend-box-office-collection-chandrettan-evideya-bhaskar-rascal-lead-theatres-slow-631431|work=Nicy V.P|publisher=[[International Business Times]]|date=5 May 2015}}</ref> Suresh Shenoy stated that the Vishu festival season of 2015 had "turned out to be a dampener except for the continuing rush for ''Oru Vadakkan Selfie''".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/its-father-versus-son-at-box-office-this-weekend/article7115866.ece|title=It's father versus son at box office this weekend|author=G. Krishnakumar |date = 2 April 2015}}</ref>

The production budget was around {{INRConvert|4|c}}.<ref name=box>{{cite news|author1=Chandrakanth Viswanath|title=Resurgent Film Industry Poised to Flourish|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/news/Resurgent-Film-Industry-Poised-to-Flourish/2015/06/29/article2891981.ece|access-date=30 August 2016|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=29 June 2015}}</ref> The gross collection is estimated as over ₹25 crore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movies/2015-in-review-malayalam-cinema-brings-viewers-back-to-theatres-english-news-1.760275|title=2015 in review: Malayalam cinema brings viewers back to theatres......|publisher=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=26 May 2016}}</ref> The film ran over 100 days and more in 24 releasing centres.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oru Vadakkan Selfie 100 days Celebration|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/photos/oru-vadakkan-selfie-100-days-celebration-2706-slide-20676|agency=[[International Business Times]]|date=5 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=100 happy days|url=https://m.ak.fbcdn.net/sphotos-b.ak/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/988584_1601581223439653_8237920551432604853_n.jpg?oh=035a2bee7d63e1ac6a8541586653532f&oe=562793C6&__gda__=1445822900_08045fe90445a5e3d7d3eba6f4282aef|publisher=Facebook.com|author=Oru Vadakkan Selfie|date=4 July 2015}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Oru Vadakkan Selfie
| type = Soundtrack
| longtype = to Oru Vadakkan Selfie
| artist = [[Shaan Rahman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 25 March 2015
| recorded = 2015
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=19|s=31}}
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| label = [[Muzik 247]]
| producer = Vinod Shornur
| prev_title = [[Aadu (film)|Aadu]]
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = [[Adi Kapyare Kootamani]]
| next_year = 2015
}}
The film's score and soundtrack are composed by [[Shaan Rahman]]. Song lyrics were written by [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], Manu Manjith and [[Anu Elizabeth Jose]].
{{tracklist
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 19:31
| title1 = Chennai Pattanam
| lyrics1 = [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]
| extra1 = [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], Arya Mohandas
| length1 = 2:33
| title2 = Neelambalin
| lyrics2 = Manu Manjith
| extra2 = [[Arun Alat]], [[Kavya Ajit]]
| length2 = 5:15
| title3 = Paarvanavidhuve
| lyrics3 = [[Anu Elizabeth Jose]]
| extra3 = [[Harish Sivaramakrishnan]]
| length3 = 3:36
| title4 = Yekkam Pogavillai
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = [[Shaan Rahman]]
| length4 = 1:35
| title5 = Enne Thallendammaava
| lyrics5 = Vineeth Sreenivasan
| extra5 = [[Shaan Rahman]], [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]
| length5 = 3:19
| title6 = Kaikkottum Kandittilla
| lyrics6 = [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]
| extra6 = Vaikkom Vijayalakshmi
| length6 = 3:13
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/OruVadakkanSelfie Official Facebook page]
* {{IMDb title|4557014|Oru Vadakkan Selfie}}

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[[Category:Films shot in Thalassery]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]

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