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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	Set in 1884 in rural [[South India]],this film is an adaptation of a classic tale. Sevani(Poorvaja) with her bold nature brings timely relief to the entire village from ~~the~~ tyrannical landlord. Overwhelmed the villagers want to repay their gratitude. However they find the low caste girl Sevani's proposal to marry the high caste boy Ellappan(Ganesh) totally unthinkable. It is a blow to the innocent Sevani who comes to realize that everything is judged not by what people do but by ~~their~~ caste into which they are born. Sevani does not agree ~~for~~ anything less than a proper marriage . She opposes their decision and chooses to be with the people of her own caste. Her only possession is a quill pen left by the visiting English official(Thomas Ober), the strokes of which changed the destiny of the village people .		Set in 1884 in rural [[South India]], this film is an adaptation of a classic tale. Sevani (Poorvaja) with her bold nature brings timely relief to the entire village from their tyrannical landlord. Overwhelmed, the villagers want to repay their gratitude. However, they find the low caste girl Sevani's proposal to marry the high caste boy Ellappan (Ganesh) totally unthinkable. It is a blow to the innocent Sevani who comes to realize that everything is judged not by what people do but by the caste into which they are born. Sevani does not agree to anything less than a proper marriage. She opposes their decision and chooses to be with the people of her own caste. Her only possession is a quill pen left by the visiting English official (Thomas Ober), the strokes of which changed the destiny of the village people .

	The film is a celebration of the indomitable will of a girl challenging the social customs and by her very act she ~~has sowed~~ the early seeds for emancipation of women.		The film is a celebration of the indomitable will of a girl challenging the social customs, and by her very act, she sows the early seeds for emancipation of women.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	* Bharati Mani		* Bharati Mani
	* Thomas Ober		* Thomas Ober
	* Ram ~~saravana~~		* Ram Saravana

	== Crew ==		== Crew ==
	* Director: [[Amshan Kumar]]		* Director: [[Amshan Kumar]]
	* Screenplay: [[Amshan Kumar]]		* Screenplay: Amshan Kumar
	* Camera: P.S. Dharan		* Camera: P.S. Dharan
	* Editor: S. Satish & J.N. Harsha		* Editor: S. Satish & J.N. Harsha

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{{Infobox film
| name = Oruththi
| image = Oruththi_movie_poster.jpg
| border = yes
| caption =
| director = [[Amshan Kumar]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''Kidai''|[[Ki. Rajanarayanan]]}}
| starring = Poorvaja<br />Bharati Mani<br />Thomas Ober<br />Ram Saravana
| music = [[L. Vaidyanathan]]
| cinematography = P.S. Dharan
| editing = S. Satish & J.N. Harsha
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2003|12|26}}
| language = Tamil
| country = India
}}

'''''Oruththi''''' (English: ''A Girl'') is a 2003 Indian [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film directed by Amshan Kumar.

It was selected for the 2003 [[IFFI|International Film Festival of India]] and was screened in the Indian Panorama Section.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dff.nic.in/panorf.htm |title=INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA 2003 : Indian Panorama 2003 : Feature Films |work=Directorate of Film Festivals |date=2003 |access-date=23 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601212055/http://www.dff.nic.in/panorf.htm |archive-date=1 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archieve/iffi/iffi2003/oruththi.html|title=Indian Panorama (Feature Film) - Press Release : ORUTHTHI Synopsis |work=Press Information Bureau Government of India |date= 2003}}</ref> It also won a special award from the [[Pondicherry]] government.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/charmed-by-celluloid/article1506546.ece|title=Charmed by celluloid |work=The Hindu |date=3 March 2011}}</ref>

== Synopsis ==
Set in 1884 in rural [[South India]],this film is an adaptation of a classic tale. Sevani(Poorvaja) with her bold nature brings timely relief to the entire village from the tyrannical landlord. Overwhelmed the villagers want to repay their gratitude. However they find the low caste girl Sevani's proposal to marry the high caste boy Ellappan(Ganesh) totally unthinkable. It is a blow to the innocent Sevani who comes to realize that everything is judged not by what people do but by their caste into which they are born. Sevani does not agree for anything less than a proper marriage . She opposes their decision and chooses to be with the people of her own caste. Her only possession is a quill pen left by the visiting English official(Thomas Ober), the strokes of which changed the destiny of the village people .

The film is a celebration of the indomitable will of a girl challenging the social customs and by her very act she has sowed the early seeds for emancipation of women.

== Cast ==
* Poorvaja
* Ganesh Babu
* Raju
* [[Balasingh]]
* Bharati Mani
* Thomas Ober
* Ram saravana

== Crew ==
* Director: [[Amshan Kumar]]
* Screenplay: [[Amshan Kumar]]
* Camera: P.S. Dharan
* Editor: S. Satish & J.N. Harsha
* Art: A.C. Pillai
* Music: [[L. Vaidyanathan|L.Vaidyanathan]]

== Reception ==

Oruththi received critical acclaim, with all the reviewers praising the film for its natural treatment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/10/01/stories/2004100102140300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050129151038/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/10/01/stories/2004100102140300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|title="Oruththi" — a taste of `other' cinema |date=10 October 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dinamani.com/edition_trichy/article937563.ece?service=print|title=Azhagiyal , Yadhaartham — Oruththi(Tamil) |work=Dinamani |date= 2009}}</ref> The music by [[L. Vaidyanathan|L.Vaidyanathan]] also received positive reception.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/28/stories/2003112801480200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040112162156/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/28/stories/2003112801480200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 January 2004|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=A tale rooted in the soil |date=28 November 2003}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0861796}}

[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films based on short fiction]]
[[Category:Films about the caste system in India]]
[[Category:Films set in 1884]]

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