''Oviyavai Vitta Yaru'' () is a 2019 Indian

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-language

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directed by Rajadurai and produced by Madurai Selvam. It stars Sanjeevi and

Oviya Helen Nelson, (born 29 April 1991) better known professionally by her stage name Oviya, is an Indian model and actress who works in the Tamil and Malayalam films. She made her breakthrough as an actress in Sarkunam's rural romantic comedy ' ...

. The film was renamed after the lead actress following her new-found popularity after her appearance in the reality television show ''

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''. Featuring music composed by

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with lyrics by

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and

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, the film began production in mid-2014 was released in May 2019.

Cast

*Sanjeevi as Seeni *

as Oviya *Bharath Ravi *Mahendran *Santhosh *

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as Vel Nayakar *

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as Annachi * Chinni Jayanth * Radharavi *

Ganja Karuppu Ganja Karuppu is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in comedy roles in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in Bala's '' Pithamagan'' (2003), Ganja Karuppu experienced success in the late 2000s with his roles in '' Raam'' (2005), ...

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as Paneerselvam *

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*Bava Lakshmanan

Production

The film began production during June 2014 and marked the debut of producer Madurai Selvam, a former press relations officer for actors including Arjun, Goundamani and

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'' (2002), was signed on as the director, while Sanjeevi and

were cast in the lead roles. The shoot took place throughout late 2014 and early 2015, but the producer's financial problems meant that the film was unable to find a distributor. During the making of the film, the producer also fell out with the director, who claimed he was not paid his remuneration. In August 2017, the film's producer Madurai Selvam opted to change the title of the film from ''Seeni'' to ''Oviyaava Vitta Yaaru'', which could be further abbreviated to ''Oviya''. The move was made following the lead actress's new-found popularity following her stint on the Tamil reality television show ''

''. The producer also increased the visibility of actors

and

, and lyricist

, on the promotional material of the film, post their appearance on ''Bigg Boss''. The producer hoped to release the film in late 2017 or early 2018, but further delays meant that the film finally had a theatrical release in May 2019.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva.

Release

In its review, ''The Indian Express'' wrote the film was "watchable to some extent". ''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote "the movie has nothing new to offer and lacks an engaging story, too."

References

{{reflist 2019 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2019 comedy films Indian comedy films