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{{Short description|2013 film by Sathyan Anthikad}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Oru Indian Pranayakadha
| image = Oru Indian Pranayakatha.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Sathyan Anthikad]]
| producer = Rajesh Thiruvallom<br>Babu Mannarkadu<br>Renju<br>James
| writer = [[Iqbal Kuttippuram|Dr. Iqbal Kuttippuram]]
| starring = [[Fahadh Faasil]]<br />[[Amala Paul]]
| music = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
| cinematography = Pradeep Nair
| editing = K. Rajagopal
| studio = Central Pictures
| distributor = Central Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|12|20|ref1=<ref>Parvathy Nambidi (19 December 2013). [https://web.archive.org/web/20131224100318/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/A-love-story-with-a-difference/2013/09/19/article1791830.ece "A love story with a difference"]. ''The New Indian Express''. Retrieved 21 December 2013.</ref>}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Oru Indian Pranayakadha''''' ({{translation|''An Indian Love Story''}}) is a 2013 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film written by [[Ikbal Kuttipuram]] and directed by [[Sathyan Anthikad]] starring [[Fahadh Faasil]] and [[Amala Paul]]. Released on 20 December 2013, the film was a [[sleeper hit]] due to competition from ''[[Drishyam]]'',{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}, which was released one day earlier.<ref>{{Citation |title=Drishyam |date=2013-12-19 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3417422/ |access-date=2025-10-12 |publisher=Aashirvad Cinemas, B4U Motion Pictures}}</ref>

==Plot==
''Oru Indian Pranayakadha'' is a love story which shows the relationship between a trickish young politician named Aymanam Sidharthan and a disciplined [[Canadian citizen]] of [[Indian people|Indian]] origin named Irene Gardner. In the beginning, the story shows the political life of Sidharthan. He is the local youth wing leader political outfit. Protege of the district president of the party, Uthup Vallikkadan, Sidharthan hopes to make it big in politics . However, his dreams are shattered when the party High command decides to nominate the daughter of one of the party's senior leader named Vimala Ramanathan. This leads the young politician in despair. During this time the girl Irene Gardner visits Kerala to shoot a documentary. She is in search of an assistant to help her in shoot the film and approaches Uthup. Uthup requests Sidharthan to meet her and assist her. Sidharthan unwillingly went but when Irene promises [[Indian rupee|INR]] 2000 per day for the assistant, so Siddharthan, who has financial issues, agrees to help her.

During this time Irene then is called by the police for a passport verification. Sidharthan begins to doubt her motives for coming to India. Irene reveals the secret that she has actually come in search for her birth parents. She is an adopted child. Her parents revealed that to her. So she decided to find out her birth parents. Sidharthan agrees to help her; they start their investigation. They come to know that a railway porter who know more about her past . They meet him but he refused to reveal what he knows, but at last he revealed that she is her parents’ [[illegitimate]] daughter. Irene decides to meet her parents without letting them know that she is their daughter. Meanwhile, Sidharthan breaks up with his girlfriend Divya who is going to marry an IAS officer.

Later, Irene finds out her birth mother is an ayurvedic doctor named Dr. Thulasi and they visit as a patient telling her that they're married and Irene lives at her mother's hospital for some time. Meanwhile, Sidharthan begins to fall in love with Irene, but neither is aware of this at present. They then discover her birth father's identity. His name is Azad and they go to [[Rajasthan]] to meet him. They approach her father is by telling that they're couple from Kerala. During their stay, they participate in Irene's half-sister's wedding and then return to Kerala. Irene then decides to go back to Canada, which Sidharthan does not agree with, as they have realized they are in love with each other. On airport Sidharthan gifts her a laminated photos of her parents and Irene also gifts him a book .

Two years later, Sidharthan is shown as a successful politician and he also completed his LLB. Irene comes back to India and decides to stay and both of them reunite.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Fahadh Faasil]] as Aymanam Sidharthan
* [[Amala Paul]] as Irene Gardner
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Uthup Vallikkadan
* [[Shafna]] as Divya
* [[Neeraj Madhav]] as Charlie
* [[Muthumani]] as Dr. Vimala Ramanathan
* [[Krishna Praba]] as Sudha, Sidharth's sister
* Gopalan as Shivaraman
* [[Valsala Menon]] as Sidharth's grandmother
* [[Babu Annur]] as Sethumadhavan, Sidharth's Father
* [[Kani Kusruti]] as [[Superintendent of Police#India|SP]] Jayalakshmi [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
* [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] as Dr. Thulasi
**[[Anu Sithara]] as Young Thulasi (cameo)
* [[Prakash Bare]] as Azad
** [[Rohit Menon]] as young Azad (cameo)
* Kala as Sidharth's Mother
* [[Riya Saira]] as Merin
* [[Rony David]] as [[Sub Inspector|SI]] Shankar
* [[Nisha Sarang]] as Sivaraman's wife
* Anjana Appukuttan as Irene's neighbour
* Ancy as Divya's mother
* Antony as Divya's father
* [[Rahul Ravi]] as Johan
* Janaki as Swathi
* Raj Pranav as Village boy
* Arun Nair as Roopesh
* Dilip as Benny
* Abijith Paul
* Thiruvalla Bhasi as Varkky Chettan
* [[M. G. Sasi]] as Dr. Sunil Kumar
{{colend}}

==Production==
For this film, [[Fahadh Faasil]] worked with [[Sathyan Anthikad]] for the first time. Unlike his previous movies, Sathyan Anthikad announced the title of the movie at the beginning of filming. The film was shot in and around [[Kottayam]] in [[Kerala]]<ref>Vijay George (10 October 2013). [http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/on-location-the-politics-of-romance/article5221090.ece/ "On location: The politics of romance"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 21 December 2013.</ref> and some portions in [[Jaisalmer]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Radhika |first=C Pillai |date=16 December 2013 |title=Fahadh Faasil and Amala Paul in Bollywood ? |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Fahadh-Faasil-and-Amala-Paul-in-Bollywood-/articleshow/27459347.cms? |access-date=21 January 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Oru Indian Pranayakadha
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
| cover =
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Album Cover for ''Oru Indian Pranayakadha''
| released = 13 December 2013
| recorded = [[Varshaa Vallaki Studios]]
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature Film Soundtrack]]
| length = 18:01
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| label = [[Muzik 247]]
| producer = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
| prev_title = [[Jannal Oram]]
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = [[Bhaiyya Bhaiyya]]
| next_year = 2014
}}

[[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] composed the music; he associated with director Sathyan Anthikad for the first time, replacing maestro [[Ilaiyaraaja]] who had composed the music score for 10 of the last 12 movies directed by Sathyan. The film had four songs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ഒരു ഇന്ത്യൻ പ്രണയകഥ (2013) |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?7414 |access-date=24 March 2019 |publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Saajan
| extra1 = [[Shweta Mohan]], [[M. M. Manasi]], Harish & Chorus
| title2 = Omana Poove
| extra2 = [[Najim Arshad]], [[Abhirami Ajai]]
| title3 = Valudekkanum
| extra3 = G. Sriram
| title4 = Shyamameghame
| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
}}

==Reception==

''Oru Indian Pranyakatha'' is said to have grossed around {{INR}}3.3 crore in 10 days<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2013 |title=Kerala Box-Office – December/Christmas |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=pl4rapfbdidac |website=[[Sify]]}}{{dead link|date=September 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> of its release from Kerala box office. The film was commercial and critical success.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2018 |title=Fahadh and Tovino set for Box Office Clash |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/fahadh-and-tovino-set-box-office-clash-92486 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> The film completed 125 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2014 |title=DRISHYAM CELEBRATES 100 |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/drishyam-celebrates-100-hindi--news-105469 |website=Indiaglitz}}</ref>

==Awards==
'''[[Kerala State Film Award]]''' 2013
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor]] - [[K. Rajagopal (film editor)|K. Rajagopal]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala State Film Awards 2013 |url=https://specials.manoramaonline.com/Movie/2014/Kerala-state-film-award-2013/article-3.html |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=[[Manorama Online]] |language=ml}}</ref>
;[[Asianet Film Awards]] 2013
* [[Asianet Fim Award for Best Actor - Female|Best Actress]] - [[Amala Paul]]

;[[South Indian International Movie Awards]] 2013
* Best Actress (Malayalam) – [[Amala Paul]]

;[[Vanitha]] Film Awards
* Best Popular Actress – [[Amala Paul]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3502488}}

[[Category:Films shot in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:2013 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2013 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sathyan Anthikad]]
[[Category:Indian political satire films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer)]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kottayam]]

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