''House Owner'' is a 2019 Indian

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language action drama film written and directed by

Lakshmy Ramakrishnan Lakshmy Ramakrishnan is an Indian actress, director and philanthropist. She made her debut in the Malayalam film ''Chakkara Muthu'' (2006), and has since appeared primarily in supporting roles in Tamil films. Personal life Lakshmy was born an ...

and produced by her husband Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan under the banner of Monkey Creative Labs and in association with Seven Wonders Motion Pictures. ''House Owner'' is one among 21 Indian films, and one of the only two Tamil films, selected to be showcased in th
Indian Panorama
the flagship component of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa 2019. The film stars Kishore, Sriranjini, Pasanga Kishore and Lovelyn in the lead roles. M. Ghibran composed the background score of the film.

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commenced on 10 July 2018. The film had its theatrical release on 28 June 2019 and received positive reviews from critics.

Plot

Vasu and Radha, an elderly couple who were madly in love, face problems when Vasu, a former army officer, gets diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Radha must deal with his changing behaviour.

Cast

* Kishore as Col. P. K. Vasudevan *

Kishore DS Kishore Shanthi Dhinakaran is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made a breakthrough appearing as a child actor, winning a National Film Award for his performance in Pandiraj's ''Pasanga'' (2009). He has since appear ...

as Young Col. P. K. Vasudevan * Sriranjini as Radha * Lovelyn Chandrasekhar as Young Radha *

Subbalakshmi Subbalakshmi is an acclaimed Carnatic musician, composer and an actress in Malayalam movies. She is one of the prominent supporting actresses currently handling grand mother roles in Malayalam movies. She is noted for her performance in '' Kal ...

as Radha's grandmother *

Kavithalaya Krishnan T. Krishnan, popularly known as Kavithalayaa Krishnan, is an Indian actor known for playing supporting roles in Tamil film and television. He is a regular artist in many K. Balachander's films and television serials produced by Kavithalayaa Pro ...

as Radha's father * Chetan as Mani * Murali Mohan as Krishnamani, Vasudevan's father

Production

The film announcement was made by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan in 2017 who also revealed that the film is set against the backdrop of

2015 Chennai floods The 2015 South India floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in November–December 2015. They affected the Coromandel Coast region of the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. More than 500 ...

. The director revealed that she started writing the script for the film in 2016. The film is taunted to be about love story despite set on the backdrop against the floods. Newcomer Lovelyn, daughter of

Viji Chandrasekhar Viji Chandrasekhar is an Indian actress. She has appeared in several Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She played the female lead role in '' Arohanam'' which had won several awards. She is known for her roles and she has also featur ...

was hired to play the female lead. Kishore signed the film to act in the male lead role and also it is his second successive film after ''

Kadikara Manithargal ''Kadikara Manithargal'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil language drama thriller film written and directed by Vaigarai Balan on his directorial debut and produced by Pradeep Jose. The film stars Kishore and Latha Rao in the lead roles while Karunaka ...

'' based on house related matters. The film is produced by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's husband Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan under his production banner Monkey Creative Labs.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Ghibran Ghibran (often credited as M. Ghibran) is an Indian composer. He has composed music for Indian films, advertising films and television commercial jingles in different languages. Early life Ghibran was born and raised in Coimbatore. When he w ...

Release

The movie got praise and received recognitions in many national film events. The movie was showcased in Indian Panorama. A critic from ''

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'' gave the film a rating of four out of five stars and stated that "Overall, if you are a connoisseur of good films, ''House Owner'' is certainly the kind of film you would love to watch. It’s a sweet, simple story of life in a city, a bittersweet tale of human frailties, a small film with a very big heart. Go for it!". ''Times of India'' said that "The flow of the sequences here is generic and unpredictable, making it difficult for one to judge the genre of the film". According to Behindwoods "House Owner is a gripping, well staged portrayal of elderly romance in times of calamity."

References

External links

* {{Lakshmy Ramakrishnan 2010s Tamil-language films Indian action drama films 2019 action drama films 2019 films Films directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan