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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Oruvan<br />
| image = Oruvan 1999 poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Suresh Krissna]]<br />
| producer = V. Swaminathan<br />G. Venugopal<br />K. Muralidharan<br />
| writer = Gopu Babu (dialogues)<br />
| story = Suresh Krissna<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| starring = [[Sarath Kumar]]<br />[[Pooja Batra]]<br/>[[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]<br />
| music = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]<br />
| cinematography = [[S. Saravanan]]<br />
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]<br />
| distributor = <br />
| studio = [[Lakshmi Movie Makers]]<br />
| released = 25 June 1999<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://roughnote.pixmonk.in/|title=டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!|website=டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு}}</ref><br />
| runtime = 153 mins<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flixster.com/movie/oruvan/57eb82c2-e286-37c4-8a12-5e4f2db3d0d3|title=Oruvan &#124; Flixster|website=www.flixster.com}}</ref><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Oruvan''''' ({{trans|One Man}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[Suresh Krissna]]. The film stars [[Sarath Kumar]] and [[Pooja Batra]] while [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]], [[Raghuvaran]] and [[Anandaraj]] play supporting roles. Produced by [[Lakshmi Movie Makers]], the film had cinematography handled by [[S. Saravanan]] and music composed by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]. It had a theatrical release across Tamil Nadu on 25 June 1999.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAvdUbn2mlo</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/the-numbers-game-tamil-cinemas-numerical-titles/article19967003.ece|title=The numbers game: Tamil cinema's numerical titles|first=T.|last=Arvind|date=2 November 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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The film portrays the tale of a man who seeks revenge after finding out that his family was murdered after years of believing they had been killed in an accident.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2019/jul/14/happy-birthday-sarathkumar-15-memorable-characters-of-the-action-star-344.html|title=Happy Birthday Sarathkumar: 15 memorable characters of the action star|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Sarath Kumar]] as Surya<br />
*[[Pooja Batra]] as Kalpana<br />
*[[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] as Nandini<br />
*[[Raghuvaran]] as Krishna Prasad<br />
*[[Anandaraj]] as Peter Fernandes<br />
*[[Manivannan]]<br />
*[[Delhi Ganesh]]<br />
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]<br />
*[[Vadivelu]]<br />
*[[K. S. Jayalakshmi]] <br />
*Master Vicky<br />
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==Production==<br />
[[Suresh Krissna]] and [[Sarath Kumar]] decided to collaborate again after the relative commercial failure of their previous project, ''[[Vedan]]'' (1993).<ref name="bb">http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/1999/oruvan.html</ref> Hindi film actress [[Pooja Batra]] played her first lead role in Tamil cinema through the project.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090427152440/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/1999/1999hili.htm</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/thala-ajith-costar-secret-marriage-revealed-tamil-news-240211|title=Thala Ajith's costar gets married secretly! - Tamil News|date=12 July 2019|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/nov/04spice.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/iampoojabatra/status/454152151283941376?lang=en</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/22pooja.htm|title=rediff.com, Movies: The Rediff Interview -- Pooja Batra|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><br />
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While the film was in the post-production stage, Suresh Krissna moved on to begin work on two other projects starring [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] and [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]. Neither film later materialised.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070912040248/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/16-06-99/parthiba.htm</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music for the film was composed by Deva.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/oruvan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1525758349|title=Oruvan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Deva|via=music.apple.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/oruvan-songs-T0000881|title=Oruvan Songs Download, Oruvan All MP3 Songs, Raaga.com All Songs|website=www.raaga.com}}</ref> The song "Chandamama" from Telugu film ''[[Auto Driver]]'' was reused as "Chinna Roja".<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics<br />
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| 1 || "Chinna Roja" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] || Pazhani Bharathi<br />
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| 2 || "Gopala Gopala" || [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] || Kalaikumar<br />
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| 3 || "O Nandini" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha || Ra. Ravishankar<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Vaarevaa" || [[Vandemataram Srinivas]] || Pazhani Bharathi<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Vandhachu Vandhachu" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], Sujatha || Kalaikumar<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
The film had a theatrical release across Tamil Nadu on 25 June 1999. Usha Gopalakrishnan of the film portal ''[[Sify|Indolink]]'' praised the performance of Sarathkumar, but added "compared to director Suresh Krishna's earlier movies, this one is not so good. No need to watch in the theater. Can see in video tape."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000601084837/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Oruvan_72249.html</ref> Thamarai Manalan of ''[[Dinakaran]]'' also gave the film a positive review, noting Suresh Krishna "has extracted hard and good work from the artists. The way in which he has conceived as well as picturized the passionate and emotive scenes connected with the small boy Vikky has earned the former our great appreciation."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19991009205132/http://www.dinakaran.com:80/cinema/english/reviews/08-07-99/oruvan.htm</ref> Film critic Balaji Balasubramanian wrote "inspite of the cliched and predictable storyline, the movie is fairly engaging due to some deft handling". He added "dialogues are short and crisp and things are kept moving along at a fairly good pace. The director relies on comedy to sail through the first half and for once, the comedy is actually funny. The script sparkles at several places."<ref name="bb"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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