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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Ore Oru Gramathiley | | name = Ore Oru Gramathiley | ||
| image = | | image = Ore Oru Gramathiley.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = VCD cover | ||
| director = K. Jyothi Pandian | | director = K. Jyothi Pandian | ||
| producer = S. Rangarajan | | producer = S. Rangarajan | ||
| story = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] | | story = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] | ||
| screenplay = | | screenplay = | ||
| starring = [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]]<br />[[Nizhalgal Ravi | | starring = [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]]<br />[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] | ||
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]] | | music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]] | ||
| cinematography = Rangaa | | cinematography = Rangaa | ||
| editing = T. K. Rajan | | editing = T. K. Rajan | ||
| studio = Aries Enterprises | | studio = Aries Enterprises | ||
| released = 14 | | released = {{film date|1987|12|14|df=y}} | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Tamil | | language = Tamil | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Ore Oru | '''''Ore Oru Gramathiley''''' ({{translation|Once upon a time in a village}}) is a 1987 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by K. Jyothi Pandian. The film stars [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] and [[Nizhalgal Ravi]]. The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]]. Lakshmi starred as a collector who manipulates her caste certificate to get a government job. Though controversial, her role was praised for the acting. | ||
== Plot == | |||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
*[[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] as Gayathri/Karuppayi | |||
*[[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] | |||
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] | *[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] | ||
*[[Poornam | *[[Poornam Viswanathan]] as Shankara Sastri | ||
*[[Charle]] | *[[Charle]] | ||
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] | *[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] | ||
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*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] | *[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] | ||
==Soundtrack== | == Soundtrack == | ||
Soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https:// | Soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ore Oru Gramathile Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/ore-oru-gramathile-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030205011/https://mossymart.com/product/ore-oru-gramathile-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=30 October 2021 |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 1987 |title=Ore Oru Gramathiley |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/ore-oru-gramathiley/pSJK66N0Ujw_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311082221/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/ore-oru-gramathiley/pSJK66N0Ujw_ |archive-date=11 March 2022 |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> | ||
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| '''No.''' || '''Song''' || '''Singers''' ||'''Lyrics''' | | '''No.''' || '''Song''' || '''Singers''' ||'''Lyrics''' | ||
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== Reception == | == Reception == | ||
C. V. Aravind of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' praised the film for having a "novel theme".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat= | C. V. Aravind of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' praised the film for having a "novel theme", but said the comedy track was "not up to the mark".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aravind |first=C. V. |date=1 April 1988 |title=Novel theme |pages=5 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VX1lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uJ0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1423%2C98751 |access-date=11 March 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | ||
== Controversies == | |||
''Ore Oru Gramathiley'' was initially banned for criticising [[Reservation in India|caste based reservations]]. The [[Supreme Court of India]] later allowed its release.<ref name="oreoru">{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Samanth |date=14 February 2012 |title=From Tamil Film, a Landmark Case on Free Speech |url=https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/from-tollywood-a-landmark-case-on-free-speech/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530202802/http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/from-tollywood-a-landmark-case-on-free-speech/ |archive-date=30 May 2013 |access-date=7 May 2013 |website=[[The New York Times]] |location=India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 November 2017 |title=For the record- The state cannot plead its inability to handle the hostile audience problem: SC |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/padmavati-sanjay-leela-bhansali-tamil-nadu-film-ore-oru-gramathile-caste-reservation-freedom-of-expression-supreme-court-4946862/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123222524/http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/padmavati-sanjay-leela-bhansali-tamil-nadu-film-ore-oru-gramathile-caste-reservation-freedom-of-expression-supreme-court-4946862/ |archive-date=23 January 2018 |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> After it won the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]], a writ plea to have the award nullified was made in the [[Madras High Court|High Court]]. The plaintiff argued that the conferment of the award should be deemed "illegal" since the film was screened for the jury even before the ban was lifted by the Supreme Court. Ultimately, his effort were fruitless.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 August 1988 |title=Plea to nullify national award to Tamil film |pages=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880812&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=10 June 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*{{IMDb title|0308678 | *{{IMDb title|0308678}} | ||
{{National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues}} | {{National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]] | ||
[[Category:1989 films]] | [[Category:1989 films]] | ||
[[Category:Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award winners]] | |||
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]] | [[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Indian films]] | ||
[[Category:Works about reservation in India]] | [[Category:Works about reservation in India]] | ||