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Oruvan (1999 film)
| Oruvan | |
|---|---|
| File:Oruvan 1999 poster.jpg Poster | |
| Directed by | Suresh Krissna |
| Produced by | V. Swaminathan G. Venugopal K. Muralidharan |
| Written by | Gopu Babu (dialogues) |
| Story by | Suresh Krissna |
| Starring | Sarath Kumar Pooja Batra Devayani |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | S. Saravanan |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Production company | |
Release date | 25 June 1999[1] |
Running time | 153 mins[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Oruvan (transl. One Man) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Suresh Krissna. The film stars Sarath Kumar and Pooja Batra while 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. It had a theatrical release across Tamil Nadu on 25 June 1999.[3][4]
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.[5]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Sarath Kumar as Surya
- Pooja Batra as Kalpana
- Devayani as Nandini
- Raghuvaran as Krishna Prasad
- Anandaraj as Peter Fernandes
- Manivannan
- Delhi Ganesh
- Vivek
- Vadivelu
- K. S. Jayalakshmi
- Master Vicky
Production[edit | edit source]
Suresh Krissna and Sarath Kumar decided to collaborate again after the relative commercial failure of their previous project, Vedan (1993).[6] Hindi film actress Pooja Batra played her first lead role in Tamil cinema through the project.[7][8][9][10][11]
While the film was in the post-production stage, Suresh Krissna moved on to begin work on two other projects starring Karthik and Vijay. Neither film later materialised.[12]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music for the film was composed by Deva.[13][14] The song "Chandamama" from Telugu film Auto Driver was reused as "Chinna Roja".
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chinna Roja" | Hariharan | Pazhani Bharathi |
| 2 | "Gopala Gopala" | Deva, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha | Kalaikumar |
| 3 | "O Nandini" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha | Ra. Ravishankar |
| 4 | "Vaarevaa" | Vandemataram Srinivas | Pazhani Bharathi |
| 5 | "Vandhachu Vandhachu" | Mano, Sujatha | Kalaikumar |
Release[edit | edit source]
The film had a theatrical release across Tamil Nadu on 25 June 1999. Usha Gopalakrishnan of the film portal 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."[15] 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."[16] 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."[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!". டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு.
- ↑ "Oruvan | Flixster". www.flixster.com.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAvdUbn2mlo
- ↑ Arvind, T. (2 November 2017). "The numbers game: Tamil cinema's numerical titles" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Happy Birthday Sarathkumar: 15 memorable characters of the action star". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/1999/oruvan.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090427152440/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/1999/1999hili.htm
- ↑ "Thala Ajith's costar gets married secretly! - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 12 July 2019.
- ↑ "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry". www.rediff.com.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/iampoojabatra/status/454152151283941376?lang=en
- ↑ "rediff.com, Movies: The Rediff Interview -- Pooja Batra". www.rediff.com.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070912040248/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/16-06-99/parthiba.htm
- ↑ "Oruvan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Deva" – via music.apple.com.
- ↑ "Oruvan Songs Download, Oruvan All MP3 Songs, Raaga.com All Songs". www.raaga.com.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20000601084837/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Oruvan_72249.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19991009205132/http://www.dinakaran.com:80/cinema/english/reviews/08-07-99/oruvan.htm
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