Kurai Ondrum Illai

2014 Tamil-language film

  • 10 October 2014 (2014-10-10)
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Kurai Ondrum Illai (transl. No grievances) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Karthick and starring Geethan and Haritha.

Cast

  • Geethan Britto as Krishna
  • Haritha Parukod as Sandhya
  • Shruti Pradeep as Krishna's mother
  • Vinoth Sagar as Sandhya' father
  • Vijayalakshmi as Sandhya's mother
  • Amrutha Srinivasan as Deepika

Production

This marks the film debut of Jodi Number One fame Geethan Britto and Kana Kaanum Kaalangal fame Haritha Parukod.[1] The film is crowdfunded by sixty different investors and was in the making for three years.[2][3] The film was shot in the nearby villages of Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli.[4][5]

Soundtrack

Music composed by Ramanu (Ramanujan MK).[5] Vijay Sethupathi and Balaji Mohan attended the film's audio launch.[1]

  • "Ellai Ilam Kizhiye" - Saindhavi, Vaisakh Gopi
  • "Kadhal Mazhyil" - Chinmayi, M. M. Manasi, M. M. Monisha
  • "Killi Killi Pakkam"- Haricharan, Archana Ravi (Manasa Holla)
  • "Tholaiviniley" - Naresh Iyer, Gurupriya
  • "Kurai Ondrum Illai: Payanam" - Nivas
  • "Kannan (Reprise)" - Vaisakh Gopi

Reception

Manigandan K. R. of The Times of India gave the film a rating of three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "A bunch of inexperienced youngsters come together to deliver a film that can so easily be cited as a fine example of responsible filmmaking".[6] Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express opined that "it’s a well-intentioned film, with the director making a sincere effort to strike away from the beaten path".[7] The film did not do well at the box office.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kurai Ondrum Illai audio launched". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ^ Udhav Naig (21 March 2013). "Shot Cuts: 60 friends fund a film". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Crowdfunded Tamil movie based on farming set to release". The News Minute. 26 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Kurai Ondrum Illai – A cocktail of message and entertainment". Behindwoods. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b Mythily Ramachandran (8 October 2014). "First crowd-funded Tamil film is ready". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Kuraiondrumillai Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Kuraiondrumillai by The Times of India". The Times of India. 10 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Feel-good Flavour with Freshers as the Lead". The New Indian Express. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  8. ^ Mrinalini Sundar. "I play a confused yet confident youngster". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  • Kurai Ondrum Illai at IMDb