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{{short description|Indian film by ShyamaPrasad}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ore Kadal
| image = goka.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Shyamaprasad]]
| producer = Vindhayan
| writer = [[Shyamaprasad]]
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Mammootty]]|[[Meera Jasmine]]|[[Narain (actor)|Narain]]|[[Ramya Krishnan]]}}
| music = [[Ouseppachan]]
| cinematography = [[Alagappan N]]
| editing = [[Vinod Sukumaran]]
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=y|2007|8|27}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Ore Kadal''''' (''{{lang-en|The Sea Within}}'') is a 2007 [[Malayalam film]] written and directed by [[Shyamaprasad]]. The film examines the extra-marital relationship between an intellectual economist and a housewife. It stars [[Mammootty]], [[Meera Jasmine]], [[Narain (actor)|Narain]] and [[Ramya Krishnan]].

''Ore Kadal'' was chosen as the inaugural film of the Indian Panorama section at the [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/17/stories/2007101754651500.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071018203529/http://hindu.com/2007/10/17/stories/2007101754651500.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2007-10-18 | title = Indian entries for IFFI | date = 2007-10-17 | work = [[The Hindu]] | access-date = 2007-11-28}}</ref> [[Ouseppachan]] won the [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|National Award for the Best Music Director]] for ''Ore Kadal''.

==Plot==

The film is based on [[Sunil Gangopadhyay]]’s novel ''Hirak Deepthi''. Dr. S.R. Nathan ([[Mammootty]]) is a 52-year old world-renowned professor of economics. A theorist to the core, he always harps on his pet topics of poverty and developmental issues that concern the developing world. He is a loner who is a [[drunkard]], who drinks up to 10 bottles of [[liquor]] a day. He is also a [[chain smoker]] who smokes up to 25 boxes of cigarettes. Sometimes he's close with [[pornography]], [[one-night stands]], stocking [[condoms]] at home, walking naked in the house, [[masturbation]] and even hires female [[prostitutes]] to come to his house to have sex during stress. He also uses different types of illegal [[drugs]]. Sometimes he would faint in the corridor due to heavy drinking and sniffing of [[cocaine]] and he regularly goes to the hospital.

His close friend Bela ([[Ramya Krishnan]]) is more practical. She tries to identify herself with some of the stark realities of life.

Deepti ([[Meera Jasmine]]) is a housewife who stays in the same apartment complex with her husband ([[Narain (actor)|Narain]]) and son. Her husband is on the lookout for a job. On his persuasion, Deepti approaches Nathan.

Their chance encounter ends up in a complex relationship. But Nathan is unperturbed and quite unmindful of his ways. While Deepthi gets a feeling of guilt, Nathan just shoos it away. In fact, he is working on a book on middle-class attitudes and notions. Yet, when confronted with real questions, Nathan loses ground — a reference to the pseudo-intellectual image. Nathan urges Deepti to have sex with him, but she strictly refuses, saying that she is already married. Then, both of them had fights regularly and did not talk to each other, with Deepti thinking that Nathan is a weirdly acting man.

Here, the director closely examines the disturbing relationship between two individuals. Deepthi is not able to pull herself away from Nathan. However, Deepti gets to know about all the bad habits of Nathan and tries to pull herself away from him. But, she realises love and affection growing towards Nathan.

The undercurrents in the minds of Deepti and Nathan, their tormented souls as turbulent as the sea, are captured on frame dexterously by Alagappan, the cameraman. Though the film does not give any direct message, it does hint at what makes or breaks a relationship.

==Cast==
*[[Mammootty]] as Dr. S. R. Nathan
*[[Meera Jasmine]] as Deepti
*[[Narain (actor)|Narain]] as Jayakumar
*[[Ramya Krishnan]] as Bela
* Sindhu Shyam

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Ore Kadal
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Ouseppachan]]
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| released = 2007
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| prev_title = [[July 4 (film)|July 4]]
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = [[Nasrani (film)|Nazrani]]
| next_year = 2007
}}

The soundtrack features five songs composed by [[Ouseppachan]] and lyrics penned by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]]. All songs and background music is composed in the Carnatic raga ''[[Shubhapantuvarali]]''. Syamaprasad told Ouseppachan that this movie's mood is serious. So he composed the music in that raga. The soundtrack earned Ouseppachan the [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Artist(s)
|-
| "Manassinte"
| [[Sujatha Mohan]], [[G. Venugopal]]
|-
| "Nagaram Viduram"
| [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]
|-
| "Oru Kadalay"
| Naveen Nair
|-
| "Pranaya Sandhyayoru"
| [[Bombay Jayashri]]
|-
| "Yamuna Veruthe"
| [[Shweta Mohan]]
|-
| "Yamuna Veruthe"
| [[Ouseppachan]]
|}

==Film festival participation==
*[[International Film Festival of India|IFFI Indian Panorama]], 2007
*Asiatic – Rome, 2008
*[[Fribourg International Film Festival]], Switzerland, 2008
*[[Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles]], 2008
*International Film Festival of Minneapolis, 2008
*Cine Del Sur, Granada, Spain, 2008
*Stuttgart Festival of Bollywood and Beyond, July 2008
*Festival of Malayalam Films, Vollodoid, Spain, June 2008
*[[International Film Festival of Kerala]], 2007
*Hyderabad International Film Fest
*Pune International Film Festival
*MAMI Festival, Mumbai
*Habitat Film Festival, New Delhi
*Asian Film Festival, Abudhabi

==Awards==
'''[[National Film Awards]]'''
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] - [[Ouseppachan]]

'''[[Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala State Awards 2007]]'''
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]] - Ore Kadal
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] - [[Meera Jasmine]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music|Best Background Score]] - [[Ouseppachan]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]] - [[Vinod Sukumaran]]

'''[[Filmfare Awards South]]'''
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam ]] - [[Meera Jasmine ]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam ]] - [[Shweta Mohan]]

Dubai Amma Awards 2007
* Best Movie - Ore Kadal
* Best Actor - [[Mammootty]]
* Best Actress - [[Meera Jasmine]]
* Best Supporting Actress - [[Ramya Krishnan]]
* Best Camera Man - Azhakappan
* Best Music Director - [[Ouseppachan]]

[[International Film Festival of Kerala|IFFK 2007 Awards]]
* NETPAC Award for the Best Malayalam Film
* Fipresci Award for the Best Malayalam Film

Asianet Film Award 2007
* Best Actor award - [[Mammootty]]
* Best Actress award - [[Meera Jasmine]]

Film Critics Award 2007
* Best Movie
* Best Director
* Best Female Singer
* Best Camera man
* Best Sound Recorder

Vanitha Film Award 2007
* Best Actor- [[Mammootty]]
* Best Actress - [[Meera Jasmine]]

FOKANA Film Award 2007
* Best Actor - [[Mammootty]]
* Best Actress - [[Meera Jasmine]]

Sify Award 2007
* Best Movie - Ore Kadal
* Best Actor - [[Mammootty]]
* Best Actress - [[Meera Jasmine]]

Amrita Film Awards 2007
* Best Director - [[Shyamaprasad]]
* Best Actor - [[Mammootty]]
* Best Actress - [[Meera Jasmine]]
* Best Supporting Actress - [[Ramya Krishnan]]
* Best Music Director - [[Ouseppachan]]
* Best Female Singer - [[Shweta Mohan]]

Others
*John Abraham Award for ''Ore Kadal''
*V.Santharam National Award for the Best Actress - [[Meera Jasmine]]
* First [[Sreevidya]] Award for Best Actress - [[Meera Jasmine]]
*Bollywood & Beyond 2008 (Stuttgart, Germany): Audience Best Film Award for ''Ore Kadal'' <ref>[http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=48987&n_tit=Malayalam+Film+Wins+Award+at+Germany's+Indian+Festival "Malayalam Film Wins Award at Germany's Indian Festival"]. ''Daijiworld.com'' (2008-07-22) Retrieved on 2008-08-04</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{imdb title|id=0997170|title=Ore Kadal}}
* http://www.shyamaprasad.info
*[http://www.indianauteur.com/?cat=10 Ore Kadal on Indian Auteur]

{{Shyamaprasad}}
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Malayalam}}

[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Shyamaprasad]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Best Malayalam Feature Film National Film Award winners]]

Ore Kadal - Revision history

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