| Oru Kalluriyin Kathai | |
|---|---|
 VCD Cover | |
| Directed by | Nandha Periyasamy |
| Written by | Nandha Periyasamy |
| Produced by | Sakthi Sanghavi Mohana Sanghavi |
| Starring | Arya Sonia Agarwal |
| Cinematography | R. Madhi |
| Edited by | Kola Bhaskar |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Production company | Chozha Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Oru Kalluriyin Kathai (transl. The story of a college) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by newcomer Nandha Periyasamy. It stars Arya and Sonia Agarwal alongside an ensemble supporting cast, including Jaivarma, Santhanam, and Charuhasan. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with editing by Kola Bhaskar and cinematography by R. Madhi. The film was released in 2005 and was deemed a success upon its release.[1]
Plot[edit]
Satya (Arya) planned to meet his five friends after five years of leaving college. Unfortunately, his father comes only to inform them that Satya is in a coma. In a psycho-test conducted by his doctor (Charuhasan), 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) after she helps him get on a train that he was about to miss. When Jothi joined the same college where he studied, 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 when 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 decide to follow a treatment which will help him wake himself up from the coma. Agreeing to this, his friends, Chandru (Jaivarma), David (Santhanam), and more contacted, all the students from batch 2000 to help in this treatment. When they go to find Jothi at her house, it is shown that Jothi is already engaged. Still, Chandru hid the truth that Satya loves Jothi to make her agree to their plan, and she agrees.
The group of students then turns their now new modern college to an old college as it was in the year 2000. Satya is brought and begins to believe that it was the same time when he studied. He falls in love with Jothi and until the farewell day as he was waiting five years ago. On the night before the farewell day, he finds out that the current situation that he is facing is not the real one. He realizes that it is 2005 now, not 2000 as he was thinking. Slowly, he begins 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 comes back to the present day and realizes 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 walks 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 hugs each other, followed by cheers from all the college students.
Cast[edit]
- Arya as Satya
- Sonia Agarwal as Jothi
- Jaivarma as Chandru
- Santhanam as David
- Charuhasan as Doctor
- Mouli as Principal
- Anandsami as Guru
- Periyar Dasan as College Peon
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Taxi Driver
- Charle as Professor
- Nizhalgal Ravi
- Pyramid Natarajan
- Vasu Vikram
- Sasi
- Raja
- Manju
- Sai Madhavi
Soundtrack[edit]
The music, including the film score and soundtrack, was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The soundtrack was released on 4 August 2005 and features eight tracks with lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar.[2]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kadhal Enbathu" | Harish Raghavendra, Chinmayi | 5:25 | |
| 2 | "Kangal Kalangida" | Karthik | 4:54 | |
| 3 | "Kangal Kandadhu" | KK, Sujatha Mohan | 4:50 | |
| 4 | "Pangu Podu" | KK, Ranjith | 4:04 | |
| 5 | "Unakku Endru Oruthi" | Unni Menon | 1:07 | |
| 6 | "Dhalappa Kattuda" | Sriram | 3:03 | |
| 7 | "Kangal Kandadhu (film version, included in the soundtrack)" | Ganga, Ranjith | 4:48 | |
| 8 | "Geetha Mela" | Devan, Ranjith, Sounder Rajan | 3:55 | |
| 9 | "Kadhal Enbathu (film version, not included in the soundtrack)" | Ranjith, Chinmayi | 4:17 |
Critical reception[edit]
Indiaglitz wrote "The director Nandha Periyasamy deserves special mention for trying his hand at a difficult theme considering this to be his maiden venture."[3] 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."[4] G. Ulaganathan of Deccan Herald wrote, "Weird and depressing. That in a nutshell is Oru Kalluriyin Kadhai [...] Yuvan Shankar Raja’s music is the only saving grace".[5] Lajjavathi of Kalki wrote though the story is good but called screenplay, dialogues and direction as average and most of the scenes did not stay in the mind and advised Arya to concentrate more on script selection.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chennai Box-Office (Sep 02-04) - Sify.com". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Oru Kalluriyin Kathai Tamil Movie Songs Download & Listen to Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja - Listen High Quality mp3 Oru Kalluriyin Kathai - Songs Free @ StarMusiQ.Com". Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Oru Kalluriyin Kadhai review. Oru Kalluriyin Kadhai Tamil movie review, story, rating".
- ^ Sify.com [bare URL]
- ^ "Oru Kalluriyin Kadhai (U/A) - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition". Deccan Herald. 6 October 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006.
- ^ லஜ்ஜாவதி (18 September 2005). "ஒரு கல்லூரியின் கதை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 80. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Oru Kalluriyin Kathai at IMDb
- Oru Kalluriyin Kathai Preview at Behindwoods
