Kurai Ondrum Illai

Kurai Ondrum Illai
Poster
Directed byKarthik Ravi
Written byKarthik Ravi
StarringGeethan
Haritha Parokod
CinematographyAshok Kumar I. M.
Edited byVishwa N. M.
Music byRamanu (Musicloudstudio & Technology)
Production
company
Pathway Productions
Release date
  • 10 October 2014 (2014-10-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kurai Ondrum Illai (transl. No grievances) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Karthik Ravi and starring newcomers Geethan and Haritha Parokod.

Cast

  • Geethan as Krishna
  • Haritha Parokod as Sandhya
  • Shruti Pradeep as Krishna's mother
  • Vinoth Sagar as Sandhya' father
  • Vijayalakshmi as Sandhya's mother
  • Amrutha Srinivasan as Deepika
  • Muktha Nanjunda (Ajay Raj) as Saravanan

Production

The film was crowdfunded by sixty different investors and was in the making for three years.[1][2] It was shot in the villages of Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli.[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ramanu (Ramanujan MK) from Musicloudstudio & Technology.[3] Vijay Sethupathi and Balaji Mohan attended the film's audio launch in Chennai.[4]

  • "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".[5] 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".[6] The film did not do well at the box office.[7]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Kurai Ondrum Illai audio launched". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Kuraiondrumillai Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Kuraiondrumillai by The Times of India". The Times of India. 10 October 2014.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.