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| name          = Ooruku Nooruper
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| director      = [[B. Lenin]]
| director      = [[B. Lenin]]
| screenplay    = {{ubl|B. Lenin|Prakash Menon}}
| based_on      = {{based on|''Ooruku Nooruper''|[[Jayakanthan]]}}
| producer      = Lakshmanan Suresh
| producer      = Lakshmanan Suresh
| writer        = {{ubl|B. Lenin|Prakash Menon}}
| starring      = Hans Kaushik<br />[[G. M. Sundar]]
| narrator      =
| based_on      = {{based on|''Ooruku Nooruper''|[[Jayakanthan]]}}
| starring      = Hans Kaushik<br/>[[G.M. Sundar]]
| music          = Arvind Jayashankar
| cinematography = Alphonse Roy
| cinematography = Alphonse Roy
| editing        = [[Suresh Urs]]
| editing        = [[Suresh Urs]]
| music          = Arvind Jayashankar
| studio        = Ananda Movies
| distributor    = [[National Film Development Corporation of India]]
| distributor    = [[National Film Development Corporation of India]]
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2003|12|12}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2003|12|12}}
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| language      = Tamil
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'''''Ooruku Nooruper''''' (sometimes '''''Oorukku Nooruper'''''; '''''A Hundred Voices for a Cause''''') is a 2003 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film directed by film editor [[B. Lenin]]. Based on a 1979 novel of the same name by [[Jayakanthan]],<ref name=theodre>{{cite news|last=Theodre Baskaran|first=S.|title=A language of visuals|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/10/20/stories/2002102000100500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040117040124/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/10/20/stories/2002102000100500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 January 2004|access-date=2 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 October 2002}}</ref> the film focuses on [[Capital punishment in India|Capital punishment]]. The film won two awards at the [[49th National Film Awards]], including an [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Award for Best Regional Film]].
'''''Ooruku Nooruper''''' ({{translation|A hundred people for the village}}) is a 2003 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[B. Lenin]] and starring Hans Kaushik and [[G. M. Sundar]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=13 December 2003 |title=Ooruku Nooruper |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov314.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408211008/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov314.asp |archive-date=8 April 2005 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-12-11 |title="Oorukku Nooru Paer" |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/oorukku-nooru-paer/article28574925.ece |access-date=2025-12-28 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> Based on the 1979 novel of the same name by [[Jayakanthan]],<ref name="theodre">{{cite news |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran |date=20 October 2002 |title=A language of visuals |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/10/20/stories/2002102000100500.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040117040124/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/10/20/stories/2002102000100500.htm |archive-date=17 January 2004}}</ref> the film focuses on [[Capital punishment in India|capital punishment]]. It won two awards at the [[49th National Film Awards]], including the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]].


==Plot==
== Plot ==
Balan, a young artist, becomes a part of "Ooruku Nooruper", a revolutionary organisation. To promote the ideals of the group, he becomes a modern-day [[Robin Hood|Robinhood]], as looting becomes an integral part of his life. Anandan, a leftist freelance writer, supports Balan and runs a campaign against capital punishment. Being a part of a revolutionary group, Balan finds no time for his family. His wife Saroja feels she is alienated from her husband. In the meanwhile, Balan accidentally kills a priest while attempting a robbery and is sentenced to death. The organisation when gets to know this, ignores him and goes on with its activities as it believes cause more important than an individual.
Balan, a young artist, becomes a part of "Ooruku Nooruper", a revolutionary organisation. To promote the ideals of the group, he becomes a modern-day [[Robin Hood|Robinhood]], as looting becomes an integral part of his life. Anandan, a leftist freelance writer, supports Balan and runs a campaign against capital punishment. Being a part of a revolutionary group, Balan finds no time for his family. His wife Saroja feels she is alienated from her husband. In the meanwhile, Balan accidentally kills a priest while attempting a robbery and is sentenced to death. The organisation when gets to know this, ignores him and goes on with its activities as it believes cause more important than an individual.


==Accolades==
== Cast ==
===National Film Awards===
*Hans Kaushik as Balan
*[[G. M. Sundar]] as Anandan
* Julie as Saroja
* Bharathimani as Balan's father-in-law
*Archana as Anandhan's colleague
*[[R. S. G. Chelladurai]] as the church father
*[[Ganesh Babu]] as Victim
*[[Soori (actor)|Soori]] (uncredited)
 
== Accolades ==
* [[National Film Award for Best Direction]] – ''Ooruku Nooruper'' (2002).<ref name=49thNFA>{{cite web |url=http://mib.nic.in/dff/feature.htm |title=The Feature Film Jury of the 49th Annual Film Festival — 2002 Has Given the Following Awards |access-date=2007-03-25 |work=NIC India |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070523082348/http://mib.nic.in/dff/feature.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-05-23}}</ref>
* [[National Film Award for Best Direction]] – ''Ooruku Nooruper'' (2002).<ref name=49thNFA>{{cite web |url=http://mib.nic.in/dff/feature.htm |title=The Feature Film Jury of the 49th Annual Film Festival — 2002 Has Given the Following Awards |access-date=2007-03-25 |work=NIC India |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070523082348/http://mib.nic.in/dff/feature.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-05-23}}</ref>
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] – ''Ooruku Nooruper'' (2002).<ref name=49thNFA/>
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] – ''Ooruku Nooruper'' (2002).<ref name=49thNFA />


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*http://www.nfdcindia.com/view_film.php?film_id=128&categories_id=6
*{{IMDb title}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071113080543/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/810123 BFI entry for Ooruku Nooruper]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071113080543/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/810123 BFI entry for Ooruku Nooruper]


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Latest revision as of 10:04, 3 March 2026


Ooruku Nooruper
Title card
Directed byB. Lenin
Produced byLakshmanan Suresh
Screenplay by
  • B. Lenin
  • Prakash Menon
Based onOoruku Nooruper
by Jayakanthan
StarringHans Kaushik
G. M. Sundar
Music byArvind Jayashankar
CinematographyAlphonse Roy
Edited bySuresh Urs
Production
company
Ananda Movies
Distributed byNational Film Development Corporation of India
Release date
  • 12 December 2003 (2003-12-12)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ooruku Nooruper (transl. A hundred people for the village) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language film directed by B. Lenin and starring Hans Kaushik and G. M. Sundar.[1][2] Based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Jayakanthan,[3] the film focuses on capital punishment. It won two awards at the 49th National Film Awards, including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Balan, a young artist, becomes a part of "Ooruku Nooruper", a revolutionary organisation. To promote the ideals of the group, he becomes a modern-day Robinhood, as looting becomes an integral part of his life. Anandan, a leftist freelance writer, supports Balan and runs a campaign against capital punishment. Being a part of a revolutionary group, Balan finds no time for his family. His wife Saroja feels she is alienated from her husband. In the meanwhile, Balan accidentally kills a priest while attempting a robbery and is sentenced to death. The organisation when gets to know this, ignores him and goes on with its activities as it believes cause more important than an individual.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Accolades[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Mannath, Malini (13 December 2003). "Ooruku Nooruper". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 8 April 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ↑ ""Oorukku Nooru Paer"". The Hindu. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Baskaran, S. Theodore (20 October 2002). "A language of visuals". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 January 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Feature Film Jury of the 49th Annual Film Festival — 2002 Has Given the Following Awards". NIC India. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2007.

External links[edit | edit source]

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