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Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
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This article is about the Tamil film. For the song, see Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (song).
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
Directed by M. Rajesh
Produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin
Written by M. Rajesh
Starring Udhayanidhi Stalin
Hansika Motwani
Santhanam
Music by Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography Balasubramaniem
Editing by Vivek Harshan
Studio Red Giant Movies
Release date(s)
13 April 2012
Country India
Language Tamil
Budget 13 crore[1]
Box office 32 crore[1]
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (English: One Stone, One Mirror) is an Indian Tamil comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh.[2] It stars producer Udhayanidhi Stalin, in his acting debut, Hansika Motwani and Santhanam, whilst featuring Harris Jayaraj's music and Balasubramaniem's cinematography.[3] The film was named after a song from the film Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009). Releasing on 13 April 2012, it opened to positive reviews and became a commercial success.[4][5][6]
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Filming
4 Release
5 Soundtrack
6 Reception
6.1 Critical reception
6.2 Box Office
7 References
8 External links
[edit]Plot
The story begins with Saravanan (Udhayanidhi Stalin) receiving his ex-girlfriend Meera’s (Hansika) wedding invitation. In order to stop the marriage, he sets out for Pondicherry along with his close friend Parthasarathy aka Partha (Santhanam) in a janavasa car. As they embark on the journey, a flashback opens up. Saravanan, a happy-go-lucky youth, and Partha work for a cinema theatre in the city. Saravanan meets Meera at a traffic signal and falls for her beauty immediately. He follows her and finds out that she is an aspiring airhostess and her father is a deputy commissioner of police (Sayaji Shinde). Despite spending time with him and showing interest in him, Meera rejects Saravanan due to certain circumstances. The flashback ends there and then the comical episodes of Saravanan and Partha begin. With Partha's help, Saravanan tries to impress Meera before the wedding. Meera is impressed and she unites with Saravanan.
[edit]Cast
Udhayanidhi Stalin as Saravanan
Hansika Motwani as Meera
Santhanam as Parthasarathy
Saranya Ponvannan as Shenbagam
Azhagam Perumal as Varadharajan
Sayaji Shinde as Mahendrakumar
Uma Padmanabhan as Gayathri
Guest appearances (in alphabetical order):
Andrea Jeremiah
Arya as Rajini Murugan
Sneha as Jennifer
[edit]Production
[edit]Development
Udhayanidhi Stalin had bought the distribution rights of Rajesh's previous film Boss Engira Bhaskaran.[7] As the film emerged successful, Udhayanidhi decided to continue the collaboration, going on to play the lead role in the new project.[8]
During the pre-production stage, several actresses including Trisha, Nayantara were considered to play the female lead but Hansika Motwani was eventually signed. The protagonist was revealed to be an unemployed youngster, as unofficial reports of a ticket collector and a band master were brushed aside.[9] Arya, Sneha and Andrea Jeremiah were roped in to perform cameo roles.[10] Hansika was forced to learn Tamil, for the director wanted her to speak fluently in the film.[11] Rajesh planned to retain the same crew members from his first two ventures but since Udhayanidhi wanted Harris Jayaraj to score the music for his debut film, he was signed over Rajesh's usual associate Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the makers decided to proceed with Balasubramaniam as the cinematographer as Sakthi Saravanan was unavailable.[12]
[edit]Filming
A photo shoot for the film was held in February 2011 with the lead.[13] The shooting of the film began in March 2011.[14] Filming was held in Tidel Park and Rajiv Gandhi Road in Chennai on 26 April.[15] Overseas shooting locations included Jordan and Abu Dhabi, where the film's team flew over to shoot a song in December 2011.[16][17] Some shots were canned at the PVR theater in Ampa Mall, Aminjikarai. Hansika Motwani and Saranya were spotted doing a scene together in the theater.[18] In the second schedule, director Rajesh shot a scene on Udayanidhi Stalin, Azhagam Perumal and Saranya Ponvannan at KK Nagar.[19] During a schedule, Santhanam was hospitalized due to illness, delaying the shoot.[20]
[edit]Release
A two minute teaser trailer, introducing the main characters of the film, was screened during 7aum Arivu in theaters.[21] The film received a "U" (Universal) rating by the censor board.[22] It was released on 13 April 2012(Tamil) 31 August 2012 (Telugu).[23] Sun TV bagged the satellite rights.[24]
[edit]Soundtrack
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
Soundtrack album by Harris Jayaraj
Released 5 March 2012
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label Sony Music
Producer Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj chronology
Nanban
(2011) Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
(2012) Maattrraan
(2012)
The album features five songs,[25] composed by Harris Jayaraj.[26] The composing sessions took place in Singapore and Ooty.[27][28] The audio launch was held at the Sathyam Cinemas on 5 March 2012. Actors Karthi, Surya, Jeeva and Arya were present at the event.[29] A three minute trailer and song sequences was screened for the guests and media people as well.[30]
Tracklisting
No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Kaadhal Oru" Aalap Raju, Hemachandran & Sunitha Sarathy 6:07
2. "Azhage Azhage" Mukesh & Madhumitha 5:55
3. "Akila Akila" Aalap Raju, Chinmayi & Sharmila 4:44
4. "Adada Oru" Karthik 3:46
5. "Venaam Macha" Naresh Iyer & Velmurugan 5:14
The soundtrack received generally positive reviews. Behindwoods.com claimed that it "definitely has a few like-able singalongs to keep the audio outlets happy", providing a rating of 3/5.[31] Indiaglitz.com mentioned that the composer had "fulfilled the director's expectations, as the songs strike a chord during the first-listen itself. 'Oru Kal Oru Kannadi' music album celebrates love and reflects youngsters, like the previous films of Rajesh."[32]
[edit]Reception
[edit]Critical reception
The film received mainly positive reviews. Sify called it a "rollicking comedy", stating: "If all you're looking for is a relaxed time at the movies, then, this is Good Fun. Go with your buddies, you'll laugh till you have tears in your eyes".[33] The Times of India rated it 3.5 out of 5 and quoted: "M Rajesh is a rarity in Tamil cinema. How else does one explain sitting through almost a three-hour-long movie without realising the passage of time?"[34] IndiaGlitz quoted "Oru Kal Oru Kannadi – Humour At Its Best!" and wrote that it was a "clean and convincing film that makes you laugh every minute".[35] Behindwoods.com rated the film 3 out of 5 and quoted: "OKOK double OK".[36] Oneindia expressed that the film "may not have a great storyline, but watching the film is worth every penny".[37] Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com stated that it was "by no means a meaningful film experience, but it is a portal for popcorn escapism".[38] Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff.com rated it 2 out of 5 and said: "OKOK is a slightly torturous friendship story of two guys and that's pretty much it".[39]
[edit]Box Office
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi witnessed a grand opening. It opened in more than 300 screens in Chennai city alone, with an average of 95% theatre occupancy in urban regions.[6][40] The film began to collect even larger sums of revenue in the next four continuous weeks, acquiring a total of 15.09 crore in a matter of 25 days in Chennai city alone.[6][40] The film claimed top spot for more than a month at the Chennai box office. Trade pundits declared the film's collections as impressive and called it a "Blockbuster".[6][40][41] Taken with a budget of 13 crores it grossed around 32 crores worldwide.[1] |
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