| Kurai Ondrum Illai | |
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| File:Kurai Ondrum Illai.jpg Poster | |
| Directed by | Karthik Ravi |
| Written by | Karthik Ravi |
| Starring | Geethan Haritha Parokod |
| Music by | Ramanu (Musicloudstudio & Technology) |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar I. M. |
| Edited by | Vishwa N. M. |
Production company | Pathway Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kurai Ondrum Illai (transl. No grievances) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Karthik Ravi and starring newcomers Geethan and Haritha Parokod.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Geethan as Krishna
- Haritha Parokod as Sandhya
- Shruti Pradeep as Krishna's mother
- Vinoth Sagar as Sandhya' father
- Vijayalakshmi as Sandhya's mother
- Amrutha Srinivasan as Deepika
- Muktha Nanjunda (Ajay Raj) as Saravanan
Production[edit | edit source]
The film was crowdfunded by sixty different investors and was in the making for three years.[1][2] It was shot in the villages of Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli.[3]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by Ramanu (Ramanujan MK) from Musicloudstudio & Technology.[3] Vijay Sethupathi and Balaji Mohan attended the film's audio launch in Chennai.[4]
- "Ellai Ilam Kizhiye" - Saindhavi, Vaisakh Gopi
- "Kadhal Mazhyil" - Chinmayi Sripada, Chorus: M. M. Manasi, M. M. Monisha, Bhargavi
- "Killi Killi Pakkam"- Haricharan, Archana Ravi (Manasa Holla)
- "Tholaiviniley" - Naresh Iyer, Gurupriya
- "Kurai Ondrum Illai: Payanam" - Nivas
- "Kannan (Reprise)" - Vaisakh Gopi
Reception[edit | edit source]
Manigandan K. R. of The Times of India gave the film a rating of three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "A bunch of inexperienced youngsters come together to deliver a film that can so easily be cited as a fine example of responsible filmmaking".[5] Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express opined that "it’s a well-intentioned film, with the director making a sincere effort to strike away from the beaten path".[6] The film did not do well at the box office.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Udhav Naig (21 March 2013). "Shot Cuts: 60 friends fund a film". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ "Crowdfunded Tamil movie based on farming set to release". The News Minute. 26 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mythily Ramachandran (8 October 2014). "First crowd-funded Tamil film is ready". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ "Kurai Ondrum Illai audio launched". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ "Kuraiondrumillai Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Kuraiondrumillai by The Times of India". The Times of India. 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "Feel-good Flavour with Freshers as the Lead". The New Indian Express. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ Mrinalini Sundar. "I play a confused yet confident youngster". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.