Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (English: A Stone, A Mirror) famously abbreviated as OKOK is an Indian Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh. It stars producer Udhayanidhi Stalin, in his acting debut, Hansika Motwani and Santhanam, whilst featuring Harris Jayaraj's music and Balasubramaniem's cinematography. 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. It was eventually released in Telugu as OK OK on 31 August 2012.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Release
5 Soundtrack
6 Reception
7 Awards
8 References
9 External links
Plot
One morning in his house, Saravanan (Udhayanidhi Stalin) receives his ex-girlfriend, Meera's (Hansika Motwani) wedding invitation. He phones his friend Parthasarathy aka Partha (Santhanam) to come with his janvasa car. On his way to Pondicherry, Saravanan thinks of his flashback. He was a ruthless youth. One day in traffic, he sees Meera and falls for her on the site. He follows her to a cloth shop and also to her Air Hostess class. He sees her house and he and Partha goes to her house as Meera calls them. There, Meera threatens Saravanan by showing her dad's photo, who is a Deputy Commissioner. But still, Saravanan follows her and asks her to love him. Meera takes her to her dad's office and he asks Saravanan to stop following Meera. Meera tells Saravanan that she has some qualifications required by her lover like shaving regularly, dressing well, breaking his friendship with Partha, coming on time, etc. Saravanan tells this to Partha and Partha asks him if Meera or he is best for him. Saravanan tells Meera is more important to him than Partha and this causes a break between Saravanan's and Partha's friendship. Later, Saravanan joins the broken love of Partha and asks him to rejoin his love. Partha agrees and then they go to Mumbai, following Meera in a flight. There, Meera alas tells that she loves Saravanan. After some months, Meera calls Saravanan once, but he doesn't pick up the phone and tells Partha that Meera is not real love and it is all a drama. But he really tells this for fun. But Partha had accidentally switched on the phone while Saravanan told all these. Meera, mistaking him for intentionally misusing her, comes there and shouts at Saravanan, thus breaking their love. Now, at Pondicherry, during Meera's marriage, both Saravanan and Partha end up drunk and tell a small story, in a comical way describing the broken love of Saravanan and Meera. Just about the marriage is going to happen, Rajini Murugan (Arya) comes there with a pregnant girl and his wife (Andrea Jeremiah) and tells that Meera's groom has a girlfriend who is pregnant by him and that the girl Rajini Murugan is with, is that girl. The groom agrees his mistake and reunites with his old girlfriend. Saravanan and Partha walk off the Hall, just then Meera comes and hugs Saravanan, hence reuinting with him, ending the film
Cast
Udhayanidhi Stalin as Saravanan
Hansika Motwani as Meera
Santhanam as Parthasarathy aka Partha
Narayan as Meera's Fiance
Jangiri Madhumitha as Jangiri ( Santhanam's Love Interest )
Saranya Ponvannan as Shenbagam Saravanan's mother
Azhagam Perumal as Varadharajan Saravanan's father
Sayaji Shinde as Mahendrakumar DC Meera's father
Uma Padmanabhan as Gayathri, Meera's mother
Lollu Sabha Swaminathan as Ulundurpettai Ulaganantha
Mahanathi Shankar as Traffic Police
Cameo Performances
Andrea Jeremiah as Rajini Murugan's wife
Arya as Rajini Murugan
Sneha as Jennifer
Production
Development
Udhayanidhi Stalin had bought the distribution rights of Rajesh's previous film Boss Engira Bhaskaran. As the film emerged successful, Udhayanidhi decided to continue the collaboration, going on to play the lead role in the new project.
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. Arya, Sneha and Andrea Jeremiah were roped in to perform cameo roles. Hansika was forced to learn Tamil, for the director wanted her to speak fluently in the film. 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.Filming
A photo shoot for the film was held in February 2011 with the lead. The shooting of the film began in March 2011. Filming was held in Tidel Park and Rajiv Gandhi Road in Chennai on 26 April. Overseas shooting locations included Jordan and Abu Dhabi, where the film's team flew over to shoot a song in December 2011. 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. In the second schedule, director Rajesh shot a scene on Udayanidhi Stalin, Azhagam Perumal and Saranya Ponvannan at KK Nagar. During a schedule, Santhanam was hospitalized due to illness, delaying the shoot.Release
A two-minute teaser trailer, introducing the main characters of the film, was screened during the screening of 7aum Arivu and Velayudham in theaters. The film received a "U" (Universal) rating by the censor board It was released on 13 April 2012 in Tamil as a Tamil New Year release and on 31 August 2012 in Telugu. Sun TV bagged the satellite rights.
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, composed by Harris Jayaraj. The composing sessions took place in Singapore and Ooty. The audio launch was held at the Sathyam Cinemas on 5 March 2012. Actors Karthi, Surya, Jeeva and Arya were present at the event. A three-minute trailer and song sequences was screened for the guests and media people as well.
Tamil Tracklist
All lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar.
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 Machaan" Naresh Iyer & Velmurugan 5:14
Telugu Tracklist
No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Just Like" Aalap Raju, Hemachandran & Sunitha Sarathy 6:07
2. "Areree Areree" Mukesh & Madhumitha 5:55
3. "Akila Akila" Aalap Raju, Chinmayi & Sharmila 4:44
4. "Kalala Oka Devathe" Karthik 3:46
5. "Vaddura Maavaa" 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. 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."
Reception
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". 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?" 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". Behindwoods.com rated the film 3 out of 5 and quoted: "OKOK double OK". Oneindia expressed that the film "may not have a great storyline, but watching the film is worth every penny". Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com stated that it was "by no means a meaningful film experience, but it is a portal for popcorn escapism". 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".
Box Office
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi witnessed a grand opening. It opened in more than 300 screens, with an average of 95 per cent theatre occupancy in urban regions. The film began to collect even larger sums of revenue in the next four continuous weeks, acquiring a total of INR15.09 crore in a matter of 25 days in Chennai.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". Taken with a budget of INR13 crore it grossed around INR42 crore worldwide.
Awards
Awards Category Nominee Result
Vijay Awards Best Comedian Santhanam Won
Best Dialogue Writer M. Rajesh Won
Favourite Face Udhayanidhi Stalin Won
Edison Awards Best Actress Hansika Motwani Won
Best Debut Actor Udhayanidhi Stalin Won
Best Male Playback Singer Velmurugan Won
2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress Hansika Motwani Won
Best Comedian Santhanam Nominated
Best Dance Choreographer Dinesh Nominated
Best Male Debutant Udhayanidhi Stalin Nominated
Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal (English: This Is Kathirvelan's Love) is a 2014 Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by S. R. Prabhakaran starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Nayantara. Santhanam and Sunder Ramu will be seen playing important roles in the film while Saranya Ponvannan and Chaya Singh will be playing supporting roles while Mayilsamy makes a Cameo appearance as a mimicry artist. Produced by Red Giant Films, the film has cinematography by Balasubramanium of Oru Kal Oru Kannadi fame and art direction by V Selvaraj.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Soundtrack
5 Critical reception
6 Box office
7 References
8 External links
Plot
The film opens with a prologue, in which a person (revealed later to be Mayilvaganam aka Mayil (Santhanam)) being taken to a hospital and the doctor later reporting that the person's condition will be known only after sometime. The scene then shifts a few months back.
Enter Kathirvelan aka Kathir (Udhayanidhi Stalin), a Madurai-based minibus owner who is a devotee of Lord Anjaneya since the age of five. Due to his devotion for Lord Anjaneya, he does not show any interest in women.
One day, while returning from an Anjaneya temple, he sees his elder sister Vineethra (Chaya Singh) crying outside his house after his father (Aadukalam Naren) refused to take her in, having disowned her for eloping with a Coimbatore-based mill owner Shanmugham (Dr. Bharath Reddy) against his wishes. Vineethra however, now has issues with Shanmugham, as a result of which she left him and returned to her father's house. On Kathir's cajoling, his father reluctantly accepts Vineethra into the house. Kathir then decides to find out what caused the standoff between Vineethra and Shanmugham and leaves for Coimbatore, lying to his father that he is headed for Salem to do some work related to his minibus business. Before leaving, he is warned by Vineethra not to fall for her neighbour Pavithra (Nayantara), as her father and Shanmugham are sworn enemies.
In Coimbatore, Kathir successfully manages to resolve the conflict between Vineethra and Shanmugham, with Vineethra returning to Coimbatore eventually. He however, does not return to Madurai immediately, staying back in Coimbatore after seeing Pavithra and falling in love with her anyway, despite Vineethra's warning and his devotion to Lord Anjaneya. Determined to win Pavithra's heart, he takes the help of his college friend Mayil, who finds out that Pavithra is working as a manager in a Panasonic showroom. The duo go there so that Kathir can speak to Pavithra, but end up creating a scene, forcing Pavithra to throw both of them out. After Pavithra notices Kathir constantly following her, she admonishes him and threatens to take him to the police, which increases the friction between them. However when Pavithra finds out how Kathir had saved his sister's marriage, she forgives him and becomes his friend, but later reveals that she is in love with a businessman Gautham (Sunder Ramu), which breaks Kathir's heart. To add to Kathir's woes, Shanmugham finds out that he is in love with Pavithra, and kicks him out of his house for showing interest in his enemy's daughter. Meanwhile, back in Madurai, his father too disowns him after finding out that he had not gone to Salem after all. Without a home now, Kathir moves into Mayil's room.
Kathir soon finds out that Pavithra's boyfriend Gautham is a womaniser, planning to dump Pavithra after having a one night stand with her at his friend's upcoming marriage in Ooty. He tells her about this, but she rubbishes his claims and admonishes him for still hitting on her. However, she soon realises the truth about Gautham after he attempts to kiss her in his car and then she slaps and dumps him. She and Kathir reconcile, but she now realises that she has feelings for Kathir. With the help of Mayil and Pavithra's Malayali friend (Kala Kalyani), they soon express their feelings for one another.
Trouble soon erupts however, after Shanmugham and Pavithra's father find out that Kathir and Pavithra are in love. Kathir and Pavithra decide that the only way Shanmugham and Pavithra's father can accept their relationship is to make them reconcile (Shanmugham and Pavithra's father are sworn enemies due to the enmity which existed between the latter and Shanmugham's deceased father, who happened to be Pavithra's paternal uncle). They take the help of a mimicry artist (Mayilsamy), who mimics both Shanmugham's and Pavithra's father's voices in the presence of the real Pavithra's father and Shanmugham respectively, which eventually leads to Shanmugham and Pavithra's father reconciling.
With the initial hurdle cleared, Kathir and Mayil then plan to convince Kathir's father, who has now reconciled with Kathir, but is also searching for a bride for him, to allow Kathir to marry Pavithra. However, while trying to tell Kathir's father about Pavithra, Mayil consumes poison and is immediately rushed to hospital (though it is later revealed that Mayil pretended to poison himself by pretending to swallow laxatives to avoid facing the wrath of Kathir's father, and thereby revealing the identity of the person in the prologue). On returning home, Kathir tells his father about Pavithra, who, as expected, becomes furious and locks himself up in his room. Later, Kathir manages to calm down his father and adds that he will not marry Pavithra as long as he refuses to accept their relationship, whilst also saying that, unlike his sister, he did not want to marry without seeking his father's permission. At this, his father forgives Kathir, accepts his relationship with Pavithra and gives the go-ahead for their marriage.
The movie ends with Kathir and Pavithra getting married happily.
Cast
Udhayanidhi Stalin as Kathirvelan/Kathir
Nayantara as Pavithra
Santhanam as Mayilvaganam/Mayil
Sunder Ramu as Gautham
Chaya Singh as Vineethra/Kathirvelan's elder sister
Bharath Reddy (actor) as Shanmugam / Vineethra Husband
Saranya Ponvannan as Yasothammal/Kathirvelan's mother
Aadukalam Naren as Kathirvelan's father
Aadukalam Murugadoss as Kathirvelan's Friend/Kathirvelan's father's assistant
Jayaprakash as Pavithra's father
Vanitha Krishnachandran as Pavithra's mother
Bharath Reddy as Shanmugham
Kala Kalyani as Pavithra's friend
Neethu Neelambaran as Vinotha/Kathirvelan's younger sister
Mayilsamy as Palla Kural Mannan Balaraman (cameo appearance)
Swaminathan as a man in Hanuman getup (cameo appearance)
Production
Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal, started its shoot on Feb 22, 2013 in Chennai The film released on February 14, 2014 across 320 screens in Tamil Nadu.
Soundtrack
Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal
Soundtrack album to Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal by Harris Jayaraj
Recorded 2013
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 25:65
Language Tamil
Label Sony Music
Producer Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj chronology
Endrendrum Punnagai
(2013) Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal
(2014) Yaan
(2014)
Music was composed by Harris Jayaraj who had collaborated with S. R. Prabhakaran for the first time.The album was released on 20 January 2014 to generally positive reviews, with "Maelae Maelae" and "Anbae Anbae" being favourites .Critics felt that the soundtrack had "a handful of bright moments".
Track listing
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Maelae Maelae" Thamarai Karthik 4:46
2. "Anbae Anbae" Thamarai Harish Raghavendra, Harini 5:44
3. "Sara Sara Saravedi" Yugabharathi KK, Srilekha, MK Balaji 4:27
4. "Vizhiyae Vizhiyae" Thamarai Aalap Raju 6:05
5. "Palakku Devathaiya" Yugabharathi Jassie, Velmurugan, Jayamoorthy 4:43
Total length:
25:65
Critical reception
The film received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. Sify wrote, "the story is wafer-thin and weak and none of the characters are well-etched out. Every scene looks contrived and manipulated. This film doesn't work because it's hard to empathize with any of the characters and the actors fail to rise above the flawed script".[7] Rediff gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal is a simple love story with a good mix of romance, comedy and sentiment. Though nothing extraordinary, the film makes a good Valentine’s Day watch", calling it a "feel good entertainer". Behindwoods gave it also 2.5 stars out of 5 and called it "A rom-com family drama which falls short of realizing its full potential". Indiaglitz gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and wrote, "Though there are quite a number of relishing moments, the screenplay is mediocre, the scenes apart from Santhanam-Udhay-Nayan has nothing big to offer. Prabhakaran's story telling is sweet with an emotional climax, however does not spring you the WOW factor". Moviecrow gave a rating of 2.75 out of 5 stars and wrote "Idhu kadhirvelan kadhal is a Clean Fun". Cinemalead gave a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Even though IKK does drag around a bit at places, it is a feel good fare on the whole and not another OKOK as most would have thought of".oneindia gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Many felt that Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal would be on the lines of Udhayanidhi Stalin's debut movie Oru Kal Oru Kannadi. But it is not. Indeed, the latest film comes out as an entertaining film with good things about the values of family". Timesofcity gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Feel good and fun filled family entertainer. The only minus of the movie is that it drags a bit in more than couple of instances but the comedy and fun filled sequences has come out as a good compensation". Thehansindia gave it 3 out of 5 and said, "Overall, a movie worth watching especially for the young lovey dovey couples looking for wholesome entertainment".The Hindu gave a mixed review and said, "A few laughs, but overstuffed with subplots".Box office
The movie was a commercial success despite the release of several new films.
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Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Release
5 Soundtrack
6 Reception
7 Awards
8 References
9 External links
Plot
One morning in his house, Saravanan (Udhayanidhi Stalin) receives his ex-girlfriend, Meera's (Hansika Motwani) wedding invitation. He phones his friend Parthasarathy aka Partha (Santhanam) to come with his janvasa car. On his way to Pondicherry, Saravanan thinks of his flashback. He was a ruthless youth. One day in traffic, he sees Meera and falls for her on the site. He follows her to a cloth shop and also to her Air Hostess class. He sees her house and he and Partha goes to her house as Meera calls them. There, Meera threatens Saravanan by showing her dad's photo, who is a Deputy Commissioner. But still, Saravanan follows her and asks her to love him. Meera takes her to her dad's office and he asks Saravanan to stop following Meera. Meera tells Saravanan that she has some qualifications required by her lover like shaving regularly, dressing well, breaking his friendship with Partha, coming on time, etc. Saravanan tells this to Partha and Partha asks him if Meera or he is best for him. Saravanan tells Meera is more important to him than Partha and this causes a break between Saravanan's and Partha's friendship. Later, Saravanan joins the broken love of Partha and asks him to rejoin his love. Partha agrees and then they go to Mumbai, following Meera in a flight. There, Meera alas tells that she loves Saravanan. After some months, Meera calls Saravanan once, but he doesn't pick up the phone and tells Partha that Meera is not real love and it is all a drama. But he really tells this for fun. But Partha had accidentally switched on the phone while Saravanan told all these. Meera, mistaking him for intentionally misusing her, comes there and shouts at Saravanan, thus breaking their love. Now, at Pondicherry, during Meera's marriage, both Saravanan and Partha end up drunk and tell a small story, in a comical way describing the broken love of Saravanan and Meera. Just about the marriage is going to happen, Rajini Murugan (Arya) comes there with a pregnant girl and his wife (Andrea Jeremiah) and tells that Meera's groom has a girlfriend who is pregnant by him and that the girl Rajini Murugan is with, is that girl. The groom agrees his mistake and reunites with his old girlfriend. Saravanan and Partha walk off the Hall, just then Meera comes and hugs Saravanan, hence reuinting with him, ending the film
Cast
Udhayanidhi Stalin as Saravanan
Hansika Motwani as Meera
Santhanam as Parthasarathy aka Partha
Narayan as Meera's Fiance
Jangiri Madhumitha as Jangiri ( Santhanam's Love Interest )
Saranya Ponvannan as Shenbagam Saravanan's mother
Azhagam Perumal as Varadharajan Saravanan's father
Sayaji Shinde as Mahendrakumar DC Meera's father
Uma Padmanabhan as Gayathri, Meera's mother
Lollu Sabha Swaminathan as Ulundurpettai Ulaganantha
Mahanathi Shankar as Traffic Police
Cameo Performances
Andrea Jeremiah as Rajini Murugan's wife
Arya as Rajini Murugan
Sneha as Jennifer
Production
Development
Udhayanidhi Stalin had bought the distribution rights of Rajesh's previous film Boss Engira Bhaskaran. As the film emerged successful, Udhayanidhi decided to continue the collaboration, going on to play the lead role in the new project.
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. Arya, Sneha and Andrea Jeremiah were roped in to perform cameo roles. Hansika was forced to learn Tamil, for the director wanted her to speak fluently in the film. 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.Filming
A photo shoot for the film was held in February 2011 with the lead. The shooting of the film began in March 2011. Filming was held in Tidel Park and Rajiv Gandhi Road in Chennai on 26 April. Overseas shooting locations included Jordan and Abu Dhabi, where the film's team flew over to shoot a song in December 2011. 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. In the second schedule, director Rajesh shot a scene on Udayanidhi Stalin, Azhagam Perumal and Saranya Ponvannan at KK Nagar. During a schedule, Santhanam was hospitalized due to illness, delaying the shoot.Release
A two-minute teaser trailer, introducing the main characters of the film, was screened during the screening of 7aum Arivu and Velayudham in theaters. The film received a "U" (Universal) rating by the censor board It was released on 13 April 2012 in Tamil as a Tamil New Year release and on 31 August 2012 in Telugu. Sun TV bagged the satellite rights.
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, composed by Harris Jayaraj. The composing sessions took place in Singapore and Ooty. The audio launch was held at the Sathyam Cinemas on 5 March 2012. Actors Karthi, Surya, Jeeva and Arya were present at the event. A three-minute trailer and song sequences was screened for the guests and media people as well.
Tamil Tracklist
All lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar.
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 Machaan" Naresh Iyer & Velmurugan 5:14
Telugu Tracklist
No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Just Like" Aalap Raju, Hemachandran & Sunitha Sarathy 6:07
2. "Areree Areree" Mukesh & Madhumitha 5:55
3. "Akila Akila" Aalap Raju, Chinmayi & Sharmila 4:44
4. "Kalala Oka Devathe" Karthik 3:46
5. "Vaddura Maavaa" 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. 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."
Reception
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". 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?" 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". Behindwoods.com rated the film 3 out of 5 and quoted: "OKOK double OK". Oneindia expressed that the film "may not have a great storyline, but watching the film is worth every penny". Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com stated that it was "by no means a meaningful film experience, but it is a portal for popcorn escapism". 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".
Box Office
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi witnessed a grand opening. It opened in more than 300 screens, with an average of 95 per cent theatre occupancy in urban regions. The film began to collect even larger sums of revenue in the next four continuous weeks, acquiring a total of INR15.09 crore in a matter of 25 days in Chennai.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". Taken with a budget of INR13 crore it grossed around INR42 crore worldwide.
Awards
Awards Category Nominee Result
Vijay Awards Best Comedian Santhanam Won
Best Dialogue Writer M. Rajesh Won
Favourite Face Udhayanidhi Stalin Won
Edison Awards Best Actress Hansika Motwani Won
Best Debut Actor Udhayanidhi Stalin Won
Best Male Playback Singer Velmurugan Won
2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress Hansika Motwani Won
Best Comedian Santhanam Nominated
Best Dance Choreographer Dinesh Nominated
Best Male Debutant Udhayanidhi Stalin Nominated
Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal (English: This Is Kathirvelan's Love) is a 2014 Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by S. R. Prabhakaran starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Nayantara. Santhanam and Sunder Ramu will be seen playing important roles in the film while Saranya Ponvannan and Chaya Singh will be playing supporting roles while Mayilsamy makes a Cameo appearance as a mimicry artist. Produced by Red Giant Films, the film has cinematography by Balasubramanium of Oru Kal Oru Kannadi fame and art direction by V Selvaraj.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Soundtrack
5 Critical reception
6 Box office
7 References
8 External links
Plot
The film opens with a prologue, in which a person (revealed later to be Mayilvaganam aka Mayil (Santhanam)) being taken to a hospital and the doctor later reporting that the person's condition will be known only after sometime. The scene then shifts a few months back.
Enter Kathirvelan aka Kathir (Udhayanidhi Stalin), a Madurai-based minibus owner who is a devotee of Lord Anjaneya since the age of five. Due to his devotion for Lord Anjaneya, he does not show any interest in women.
One day, while returning from an Anjaneya temple, he sees his elder sister Vineethra (Chaya Singh) crying outside his house after his father (Aadukalam Naren) refused to take her in, having disowned her for eloping with a Coimbatore-based mill owner Shanmugham (Dr. Bharath Reddy) against his wishes. Vineethra however, now has issues with Shanmugham, as a result of which she left him and returned to her father's house. On Kathir's cajoling, his father reluctantly accepts Vineethra into the house. Kathir then decides to find out what caused the standoff between Vineethra and Shanmugham and leaves for Coimbatore, lying to his father that he is headed for Salem to do some work related to his minibus business. Before leaving, he is warned by Vineethra not to fall for her neighbour Pavithra (Nayantara), as her father and Shanmugham are sworn enemies.
In Coimbatore, Kathir successfully manages to resolve the conflict between Vineethra and Shanmugham, with Vineethra returning to Coimbatore eventually. He however, does not return to Madurai immediately, staying back in Coimbatore after seeing Pavithra and falling in love with her anyway, despite Vineethra's warning and his devotion to Lord Anjaneya. Determined to win Pavithra's heart, he takes the help of his college friend Mayil, who finds out that Pavithra is working as a manager in a Panasonic showroom. The duo go there so that Kathir can speak to Pavithra, but end up creating a scene, forcing Pavithra to throw both of them out. After Pavithra notices Kathir constantly following her, she admonishes him and threatens to take him to the police, which increases the friction between them. However when Pavithra finds out how Kathir had saved his sister's marriage, she forgives him and becomes his friend, but later reveals that she is in love with a businessman Gautham (Sunder Ramu), which breaks Kathir's heart. To add to Kathir's woes, Shanmugham finds out that he is in love with Pavithra, and kicks him out of his house for showing interest in his enemy's daughter. Meanwhile, back in Madurai, his father too disowns him after finding out that he had not gone to Salem after all. Without a home now, Kathir moves into Mayil's room.
Kathir soon finds out that Pavithra's boyfriend Gautham is a womaniser, planning to dump Pavithra after having a one night stand with her at his friend's upcoming marriage in Ooty. He tells her about this, but she rubbishes his claims and admonishes him for still hitting on her. However, she soon realises the truth about Gautham after he attempts to kiss her in his car and then she slaps and dumps him. She and Kathir reconcile, but she now realises that she has feelings for Kathir. With the help of Mayil and Pavithra's Malayali friend (Kala Kalyani), they soon express their feelings for one another.
Trouble soon erupts however, after Shanmugham and Pavithra's father find out that Kathir and Pavithra are in love. Kathir and Pavithra decide that the only way Shanmugham and Pavithra's father can accept their relationship is to make them reconcile (Shanmugham and Pavithra's father are sworn enemies due to the enmity which existed between the latter and Shanmugham's deceased father, who happened to be Pavithra's paternal uncle). They take the help of a mimicry artist (Mayilsamy), who mimics both Shanmugham's and Pavithra's father's voices in the presence of the real Pavithra's father and Shanmugham respectively, which eventually leads to Shanmugham and Pavithra's father reconciling.
With the initial hurdle cleared, Kathir and Mayil then plan to convince Kathir's father, who has now reconciled with Kathir, but is also searching for a bride for him, to allow Kathir to marry Pavithra. However, while trying to tell Kathir's father about Pavithra, Mayil consumes poison and is immediately rushed to hospital (though it is later revealed that Mayil pretended to poison himself by pretending to swallow laxatives to avoid facing the wrath of Kathir's father, and thereby revealing the identity of the person in the prologue). On returning home, Kathir tells his father about Pavithra, who, as expected, becomes furious and locks himself up in his room. Later, Kathir manages to calm down his father and adds that he will not marry Pavithra as long as he refuses to accept their relationship, whilst also saying that, unlike his sister, he did not want to marry without seeking his father's permission. At this, his father forgives Kathir, accepts his relationship with Pavithra and gives the go-ahead for their marriage.
The movie ends with Kathir and Pavithra getting married happily.
Cast
Udhayanidhi Stalin as Kathirvelan/Kathir
Nayantara as Pavithra
Santhanam as Mayilvaganam/Mayil
Sunder Ramu as Gautham
Chaya Singh as Vineethra/Kathirvelan's elder sister
Bharath Reddy (actor) as Shanmugam / Vineethra Husband
Saranya Ponvannan as Yasothammal/Kathirvelan's mother
Aadukalam Naren as Kathirvelan's father
Aadukalam Murugadoss as Kathirvelan's Friend/Kathirvelan's father's assistant
Jayaprakash as Pavithra's father
Vanitha Krishnachandran as Pavithra's mother
Bharath Reddy as Shanmugham
Kala Kalyani as Pavithra's friend
Neethu Neelambaran as Vinotha/Kathirvelan's younger sister
Mayilsamy as Palla Kural Mannan Balaraman (cameo appearance)
Swaminathan as a man in Hanuman getup (cameo appearance)
Production
Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal, started its shoot on Feb 22, 2013 in Chennai The film released on February 14, 2014 across 320 screens in Tamil Nadu.
Soundtrack
Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal
Soundtrack album to Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal by Harris Jayaraj
Recorded 2013
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 25:65
Language Tamil
Label Sony Music
Producer Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj chronology
Endrendrum Punnagai
(2013) Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal
(2014) Yaan
(2014)
Music was composed by Harris Jayaraj who had collaborated with S. R. Prabhakaran for the first time.The album was released on 20 January 2014 to generally positive reviews, with "Maelae Maelae" and "Anbae Anbae" being favourites .Critics felt that the soundtrack had "a handful of bright moments".
Track listing
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Maelae Maelae" Thamarai Karthik 4:46
2. "Anbae Anbae" Thamarai Harish Raghavendra, Harini 5:44
3. "Sara Sara Saravedi" Yugabharathi KK, Srilekha, MK Balaji 4:27
4. "Vizhiyae Vizhiyae" Thamarai Aalap Raju 6:05
5. "Palakku Devathaiya" Yugabharathi Jassie, Velmurugan, Jayamoorthy 4:43
Total length:
25:65
Critical reception
The film received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. Sify wrote, "the story is wafer-thin and weak and none of the characters are well-etched out. Every scene looks contrived and manipulated. This film doesn't work because it's hard to empathize with any of the characters and the actors fail to rise above the flawed script".[7] Rediff gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal is a simple love story with a good mix of romance, comedy and sentiment. Though nothing extraordinary, the film makes a good Valentine’s Day watch", calling it a "feel good entertainer". Behindwoods gave it also 2.5 stars out of 5 and called it "A rom-com family drama which falls short of realizing its full potential". Indiaglitz gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and wrote, "Though there are quite a number of relishing moments, the screenplay is mediocre, the scenes apart from Santhanam-Udhay-Nayan has nothing big to offer. Prabhakaran's story telling is sweet with an emotional climax, however does not spring you the WOW factor". Moviecrow gave a rating of 2.75 out of 5 stars and wrote "Idhu kadhirvelan kadhal is a Clean Fun". Cinemalead gave a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Even though IKK does drag around a bit at places, it is a feel good fare on the whole and not another OKOK as most would have thought of".oneindia gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Many felt that Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal would be on the lines of Udhayanidhi Stalin's debut movie Oru Kal Oru Kannadi. But it is not. Indeed, the latest film comes out as an entertaining film with good things about the values of family". Timesofcity gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Feel good and fun filled family entertainer. The only minus of the movie is that it drags a bit in more than couple of instances but the comedy and fun filled sequences has come out as a good compensation". Thehansindia gave it 3 out of 5 and said, "Overall, a movie worth watching especially for the young lovey dovey couples looking for wholesome entertainment".The Hindu gave a mixed review and said, "A few laughs, but overstuffed with subplots".Box office
The movie was a commercial success despite the release of several new films.
Sources from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/udhayanidhi stalin
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