Oruthee
| Oruthee | |
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| Directed by | V. K. Prakash |
| Written by | S. Suresh Babu |
| Produced by | K. V. Abdul Nazar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jimshi Khalid |
| Edited by | Lijo Paul |
| Music by |
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Production company | Benzy Productions |
| Distributed by | Magic Frames |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Oruthee (transl. One Woman, also a play on the translation of 'One fire') is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by V. K. Prakash.[1] Produced by K. V. Abdul Nazar under the banner of Benzy Productions,[2] the screenplay of the film was written by S. Suresh Babu.[3] Marking her return to Malayalam cinema after 10 years,[4] it stars Navya Nair, Vinayakan, and Saiju Kurup.[5][6] The cinematography of the film was done by Jimshi Khalid and was edited by Lijo Paul.[7] Gopi Sundar and the band Thakara composed the soundtrack, with lyrics written by B. K. Harinarayanan, Alankode Leelakrishnan, and Abru Manoj.[8] The movie is about a mother in city and the hardships she has to face while paying the hospital for her daughter's accident. The film was based on a true story.
Premise
[edit | edit source]Antony is a SI in the city, while Radhamani is a middle-class woman who is a boat conductor. She has to face shocking events and she fights to survive the trauma. Things take a deadly turn as she fights back forms the story. Antony helps her to solve out the problem.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Navya Nair as C. K. Radhamani, SWTD Conductor
- Vinayakan as Ernakulam South Police Station SI C.K. Antony
- Mukundan as Ernakulam South Police Station ASI V.Hari
- Saiju Kurup as Sreekumar, Radhamani's Husband And Gulf employee
- KPAC Lalitha as Bharathi, Radhamani's Mother
- Master Adithyan as Adityan Sreekumar/Appu, Radhamani's Son
- Baby Adithi as Malavika Sreekumar/Malu, Radhamani's Daughter
- Santhosh Keezhattoor as HRR Jewelerry Manager, Manoj Kumar
- Vaisakh Vijayan as Vineeth, Radhamani's brother
- Kalabhavan Haneef as Peroorkada Police Station ASI Kurian
- Sreedevi Varma as Gouriamma, Sreekumar's Mother
- Aparna Nair as Suja, Antony's wife
- Malavika Menon as Sister Amala
- Arun Gosh as Dr. Ranjith K.R.
Production
[edit | edit source]Filming
[edit | edit source]Oruthee commenced principal photography in January 2020.[9] The filming was concluded in one schedule on March, carried out primarily at Kochi.[10]
Release
[edit | edit source]Theatrical
[edit | edit source]The film was released on 18 March 2022 to positive reviews.[11][12][13][14]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Critical reception
[edit | edit source]For Firstpost, film critic Anna M. M. Vetticad ranked it sixth in her year-end list of the best Malayalam films.[15] Deepa Soman of The Times of India gave it a rating of 3.5/5 calling it "An empowering tale of a woman's fight for justice" and praising the performances of Vinayakan and Navya Nair. Sajin Shrijith of The New Indian Express calls it one of VKP's finest films.[16]
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