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| director = Hari Shankar<br>Hareesh Narayan<br>Krishna Sekhar<br />
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| starring = Sathish. G<br />
| music = [[Sam C. S.]]<br />K. Venkat Prabu Shankar<br />
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| editing = Hari Shankar<br />
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'''''Orr Eravuu''''' ({{lang-ta|ஓர் இரவு}}; {{lang-en|One night}}) is a 2010 Tamil [[independent film|independent]] [[horror film]] directed by three debutants, Hari Shankar, Hareesh Narayan and Krishna Sekhar. The film is about [[Paranormal]] occurrences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/A-mystifying-night/article16258082.ece|title=A mystifying night|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|date=18 June 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Spirits and ghosts are believed to have a close kinship with the night. Based on this concept ''Orr Eravuu'' was made. The entire film was shot from the [[Point of view shot|protagonist's viewpoint]], using [[shaky camera]]work, reportedly the first Indian viewpoint film.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/jun/14/south-tamil-movie-review-or-iravu.htm|title=Watch Or Iravu, get spooked|website=Rediff}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/orr-iravu/movie-review/6045812.cms|title=Orr Iravu Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Orr Iravu by Times of India|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Nakulan Ponnusamy, a paranormal investigator and proprietor of Silver Chord Services, travels from Chennai to Munnar where he goes to solve a case of a house believed to be haunted, belonging to businessman Anand Chandrasekar. Nakul spends one full night in the haunted house and conducts his sophisticated paranormal investigation. Meanwhile, Nakul finds that three other investigators belonging to Seventh Sense Parapsychology team also had come to the house for investigation. After some horrible sequences and mysterious circumstances, Nakul is found dead in the house. Daisy, a reporter in a Television Program Metro Crimes, analyzes Nakul's death.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* Sathish. G as Nakulan Ponnusamy<br />
* Asha as Nithee<br />
* Anand Chandrasekar as Anand Chandrasekar<br />
* P. S. Srijith as Govardhan<br />
* R. Ajay as Ajay<br />
* Hari Shankar as Vishwa<br />
* [[Vani Bhojan]] as Hevanthika <br />
* Hareesh Narayan as Harish<br />
* Krishna Sekhar as Villivakkam Raman<br />
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==Production==<br />
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''Orr Eravuu'' was produced by one of the directors Hari Shankar under the banner Shankar Bros; it was the studio's first film project. The film was initially titled as ''Eraaa'', before it was renamed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-10-03/orr-iravu-avm-22-04-10.html|title=Orr Eravu - Tamil Movie News - Who gets the title Orr Iravu? - Kalaipuli S Dhanu &#124; Hari Shankar &#124; Hareesh Narayan - Behindwoods.com|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><br />
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==Music==<br />
The music was composed by [[Sam C. S.]] and K. Venkat Prabu Shankar. The film features one song that was supposedly penned by the spirit of legendary poet [[Kannadasan]], through a medium, C. M. Rathnasamy, who has vast experience in this field of spirit interaction for nearly 30 years.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archive/|title=Archive News|website=The Hindu}}</ref> The song was composed and performed by Sathish Kumar. The song includes the narration of the classic Tamil play ''Harichandra'' in which the lead character lives as a grave digger, describing the practice of funeral according to the good or bad life of the dead.<br />
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The soundtrack consists of three songs.<br />
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#"Ucchi Malayil" - composed and performed by Sam C.S.<br />
#"Kaadhala" - composed by Sam C.S. and performed by Mancy and Sam C.S.<br />
#"Naan Oru Netraya Nayagan" - composed by Sathish Kumar and performed by [[Benny Dayal]].<br />
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==Reception==<br />
''Orr Eravuu'' released to mixed critical response. [[Rediff]]'s Pavithra Srinivasan gave the film 3 out of 5, citing that it was "definitely worth a watch".<ref name="auto1"/> Malathai Rangaraja from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote: "The premise is interesting, the narration is new, the genre is fresh and the effort to be different is evident. Yet if the subject fails to keep the viewer glued to his seat, it's probably because the technical team is a let-down!"<ref name="auto2"/> Bhama Devi Ravi from ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 1.5 out of 5 and said: "...all the feverish excitement is lost when the film stays confined to the documentary feel [...] There are too many loopholes in the story [...] You come out feeling cheated of goosebumps".<ref name="auto"/> A Behindwoods.com reviewer gave it 2.5 out of 5, describing the film as "successfully scary".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/orr-iravu-movie-review.html|title=ORR IRAVU REVIEW - TAMIL MOVIE ORR IRAVU REVIEW|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
''Orr Eravuu'' won the Best Tamil Independent Film Award at the 2010 [[Chennai International Film Festival]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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* [http://www.clapsandboos.com/reviews/orr-iravu-offers-lot-more-than-just-the-first-ever-view-point-experience- Orr Iravu - Offers lot more than just the first ever "View Point" experience at Clapsandboos.com]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.orreravuuthemovie.com/}}<br />
* {{IMDb title|1796580}}<br />
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