''Oru Kalluriyin Kathai'' () is a 2005 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language
romantic drama film written and directed by newcomer
Nandha Periyasamy
Nanda Periyasamy (born 1968) is an Indian film director, who has worked in Tamil cinema.
Career
In 2002, Nanda Periyasamy was given the opportunity by producer S. S. Chakravarthy to make a police thriller film titled ''Mahaa'' with Ajith K ...
. It stars
Arya
Aryan or Arya (, Indo-Iranian *''arya'') is a term originally used as an ethnocultural self-designation by Indo-Iranians in ancient times, in contrast to the nearby outsiders known as 'non-Aryan' (*''an-arya''). In Ancient India, the term ' ...
and
Sonia Agarwal
Sonia Agarwal is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is best known for her performances in the films such as ''Kaadhal Kondein'' (2003), ''7G Rainbow Colony'' (2 ...
alongside an ensemble supporting cast including Jaivarma,
Santhanam Santhanam or Santanam ( te, సంతానం) is an Indian name that may refer to:
People
* K. Santhanam (1895–1980), Indian politician
* Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan (born 1941), Indian mathematician
* Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928–1992) ...
, and
Charuhasan
S. Charuhasan (born 5 January 1931) is an Indian actor, director and retired lawyer who has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He won the National Film Award for Best ActorSubha J Rao,Entertainment for a cause, The Hind ...
. The music was composed by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja or Abdul Haliq (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He mainly scores music for Tamil films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Wes ...
with editing by
Kola Bhaskar
Kola Bhaskar (died 4 November 2020) was an Indian film editor.
Personal life
His son Balakrishna Kola made his acting debut with Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam (2016).
Death
He died on November 4, 2020
Notable filmography As producer
* ''Maalai N ...
and cinematography by
R. Madhi
Madhie is an Indian film cinematographer. Former assistant of noted cinematographer S. Saravanan, he has notably worked in films such as ''Veyil'', ''Paiyaa'', ''Pandianadu'', '' Mirchi'', ''Srimanthudu'' and ''Ghaz''i.
Early life
Madhie i ...
. The film released in 2005 and was deemed a success upon its release.
Plot
Satya (
Arya
Aryan or Arya (, Indo-Iranian *''arya'') is a term originally used as an ethnocultural self-designation by Indo-Iranians in ancient times, in contrast to the nearby outsiders known as 'non-Aryan' (*''an-arya''). In Ancient India, the term ' ...
) planned to meet his five friends after five years of leaving college. Unfortunately, his father comes only to inform that Satya is in a coma. In a psycho test conducted by his doctor (
Charuhasan
S. Charuhasan (born 5 January 1931) is an Indian actor, director and retired lawyer who has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He won the National Film Award for Best ActorSubha J Rao,Entertainment for a cause, The Hind ...
), Satya reveals some of the incidents that happened in the early years of his college life. It turns out that he is in love with Jothi (
Sonia Agarwal
Sonia Agarwal is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is best known for her performances in the films such as ''Kaadhal Kondein'' (2003), ''7G Rainbow Colony'' (2 ...
) after she helps him get in a train that he was about to miss. When Jothi enters the same college where he studies, he was so happy since he could see her more often. However, he never confesses his love to her, and it lasted until the farewell day as he heard Jothi advising her friend about this. Satya's narration ended here as he started shouting in the doctor's room.
Following the doctor's advice, Satya's friends decided to follow a treatment which will help Satya wake himself up from the coma. Agreeing to this, his friends, Chandru (Jaivarma), David (
Santhanam Santhanam or Santanam ( te, సంతానం) is an Indian name that may refer to:
People
* K. Santhanam (1895–1980), Indian politician
* Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan (born 1941), Indian mathematician
* Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928–1992) ...
), and more contacted, all the students from the batch 2000, help in this treatment. When they go finding for Jothi at her house, it was found out that Jothi is already engaged. Still, Chandru hid the truth that Satya loves Jothi to make her agree to their plan, and she agreed.
The group of students then turned their now new modern college to an old college as it was in the year 2000. Satya was brought here and began to believe that it was the same time when he studied there and fell in love with Jothi. He waits until the farewell day as he was waiting five years ago. On the night before the farewell day, he found out that the current situation that he is facing is not the real one. He realizes that it is now 2005, not 2000 as he was thinking. Slowly, he began to remember what exactly happened five years ago on the farewell day.
Satya waited for Jothi outside a temple to confess his love, when someone hits his head from the back. He suddenly wakes up and came back to the present day and realized what his friends have done. On the last day, his friends forced him to propose to Jothi. Satya went to Jothi and asked her to stop the acting that his friends had asked and also not to cheat herself. He then walked away without saying his love. Jothi comes running towards Satya and tells him that she needs him and regrets why she wasted the five years not knowing his love for her. The couple then hugged each other followed by cheers from all the college students.
Cast
*
Arya
Aryan or Arya (, Indo-Iranian *''arya'') is a term originally used as an ethnocultural self-designation by Indo-Iranians in ancient times, in contrast to the nearby outsiders known as 'non-Aryan' (*''an-arya''). In Ancient India, the term ' ...
as Satya
*
Sonia Agarwal
Sonia Agarwal is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is best known for her performances in the films such as ''Kaadhal Kondein'' (2003), ''7G Rainbow Colony'' (2 ...
as Jothi
* Jaivarma as Chandru
*
Santhanam Santhanam or Santanam ( te, సంతానం) is an Indian name that may refer to:
People
* K. Santhanam (1895–1980), Indian politician
* Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan (born 1941), Indian mathematician
* Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928–1992) ...
as David
*
Charuhasan
S. Charuhasan (born 5 January 1931) is an Indian actor, director and retired lawyer who has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He won the National Film Award for Best ActorSubha J Rao,Entertainment for a cause, The Hind ...
as Doctor
*
Mouli as Principal
*
Periyar Dasan
Dr. Periyar Dasan or Dr. Abdullah (born Seshachalam; 21 August 1949 – 19 August 2013) was an Indian scholar, professor, eminent speaker, and activist from Tamil Nadu. He propagated atheism and rationalist ideologies for most part of his lif ...
as College Peon
*
Thalaivasal Vijay
Thalaivasal Vijay is an Indian actor and dubbing artist. He was born on 4 August 1962 in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. He has acted predominantly in numerous Tamil and Malayalam films.
Career
Vijay's debut film was '' Thalaivaasal'' (1992) ...
as Taxi Driver
*
Charle
*
Nizhalgal Ravi
*
Pyramid Natarajan
Pyramid Natarajan is a former Indian actor and producer, who has appeared in character roles in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough as an actor playing a role in Mani Ratnam's ''Alaipayuthey'' (2000) portraying the role of Madhavan's father ...
* Sasi
* Raja
* Manju
* Sai Madhavi
Soundtrack
The music, including the film score and soundtrack was composed by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja or Abdul Haliq (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He mainly scores music for Tamil films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Wes ...
. The soundtrack released on 4 August 2005 and features 8 tracks with lyrics penned by
Na. Muthukumar.
Critical reception
''Indiaglitz'' wrote "The director Nandha Periyasamy deserves special mention for trying his hand at a difficult theme considering this to be his maiden venture." ''Sify'' wrote "On the whole Oru Kalooriyin Kathai is too high-concept for our audience with a slow paced narration that goes back and forth with a predictable climax." G. Ulaganathan of ''
Deccan Herald
''Deccan Herald'' is an Indian English language daily newspaper published from the Indian state of Karnataka. It was founded by K. N. Guruswamy, a liquor businessman from Ballari and was launched on 17 June 1948. It is published by The Print ...
'' wrote, "Weird and depressing. That in a nutshell is Oru Kalluriyin Kadhai
..Yuvan Shankar Raja’s music is the only saving grace".
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0477353, Oru Kalluriyin Kathai
Oru Kalluriyin Kathai Previewat Behindwoods
2005 films
2005 romantic drama films
Indian romantic drama films
2000s Tamil-language films