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{{short description|1990 film by K. Balachander}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal
| image = Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[K. Balachander]]
| producer = Rajam Balachander
| screenplay = K. Balachander
| story = [[Anuradha Ramanan]] (story 1) [[Ananthu (screenwriter)|Ananthu]] (story 2)
| narrator =
| starring = Yamini Ganesh Kumaresh [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] Surya [[Vaishnavi (Malayali actress)|Vaishnavi]]
| music = V. S. Narasimhan
| cinematography = R.Raghunatha Reddy
| editing = Ganesh Kumar Kishore Kumar
| studio = [[Kavithalayaa Productions]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1990|9|7}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal''''' ({{trans|One House, Two Entrances}}) is a 1990 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[K. Balachander]] starring Yamini, Kumaresh and Ganesh. The film had two storylines, first story was adapted from the novel ''Meendum Meendum'' by [[Anuradha Ramanan]] and the second story was written by [[Ananthu (screenwriter)|Ananthu]]. Violin virtuoso-brothers Ganesh and Kumaresh made their acting débuts. The film had no songs. The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]] at the [[38th National Film Awards]].

== Plot ==
The film contains two distinct story lines, each story lines revolves around Ganesh and Kumaresh. This film depicts difficulties women face(d) in a predominantly male dominated society. How these women when pushed to edge fight their ostracised husbands and set a tone and lead a meaningful life.

== Cast ==

* Yamini as Vinodha
* Kumaresh as Sukumar .

* Ganesh as Jawahar
* [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Arun Kapoor

* Surya as Shenbagam
* [[Vaishnavi (Malayali actress)|Vaishnavi]] as Yamuna
* [[Charle]] as Elango
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Panneer
*[[K. S. Jayalakshmi]] as Sivappu Rukmani
* [[Kavithalaya Krishnan|Kavithalya Krishnan]] as Assistant director
* [[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]] (Guest appearance)
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] (Guest appearance)
* [[Disco Shanti]] (Guest appearance)
* [[R. Sundaramoorthy]] (Guest appearance)
*[[Brinda (choreographer)|Brinda]] (Uncredited Cameo appearance)

== Release and reception ==
''Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal'' was released on 7 September 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 September 1990 |title=Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900907&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said, "When you read a novel, if the author has any creative power and capacity to create engrossing characters, and if you have the sensibility to appreciate this, you enter into a whole new world. Seeing Kavithalaya's ''Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal'' directed by K. Balachander opened up such vistas for this writer."<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 September 1990 |title=Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal |page=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900907&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> The film became a [[box-office bomb]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Shetty |first=Kavitha |date=28 February 1991 |title=With most films flopping, Tamil film industry faces a bleak future |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19910228-with-most-films-flopping-tamil-film-industry-faces-a-bleak-future-814116-1991-02-28 |magazine=[[India Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914054439/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19910228-with-most-films-flopping-tamil-film-industry-faces-a-bleak-future-814116-1991-02-28 |archive-date=14 September 2019 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref>

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Category
!Awardee
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|[[38th National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues|Best Film on Other Social Issues]]
|''Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=38th National Film Festival |url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/79_38thNfacatalogue.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060316/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/79_38thNfacatalogue.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=14 February 2021 |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]]
|Ganesh-Kumar
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 October 1992 |title=Chinnathambi bags six awards |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19921030&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0154982}}

{{K. Balachander}}
{{Kavithalaya Productions}}
{{National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues}}

[[Category:1990 films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal - Revision history

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