Oruvan (1999 film)

Oruvan (transl. One Man) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Suresh Krissna. The film stars Sarathkumar and Pooja Batra while Devayani, Raghuvaran and Anandaraj play supporting roles. Produced by Lakshmi Movie Makers, the film had cinematography handled by S. Saravanan and music composed by Deva. It had a theatrical release across Tamil Nadu on 25 June 1999.[1]

Oruvan
Poster
Directed bySuresh Krissna
Written byGopu Babu (dialogues)
Story bySuresh Krissna
Produced byV. Swaminathan
G. Venugopal
K. Muralidharan
StarringSarathkumar
Pooja Batra
Devayani
CinematographyS. Saravanan
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byDeva
Production
company
Release date
25 June 1999
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Production

Hindi film actress Pooja Batra played her first lead role in Tamil cinema through the project.[2][3][4][5] While the film was in the post-production stage, Suresh Krissna moved on to begin work on two other projects starring Karthik and Vijay. Neither film later materialised.[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva.[7] The song "Chandamama" from Telugu film Auto Driver was reused as "Chinna Roja".

SongSingersLyrics
"Chinna Roja"HariharanPazhani Bharathi
"Gopala Gopala"Deva, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, SujathaKalaikumar
"O Nandini"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, SujathaRa. Ravishankar
"Vaarevaa"Vandemataram SrinivasPazhani Bharathi
"Vandhachu Vandhachu"Mano, SujathaKalaikumar

Release and reception

The film had a theatrical release across Tamil Nadu on 25 June 1999. Usha Gopalakrishnan of the film portal Indolink praised the performance of Sarathkumar, but added "compared to director Suresh Krishna's earlier movies, this one is not so good. No need to watch in the theater. Can see in video tape."[8] Thamarai Manalan of Dinakaran also gave the film a positive review, noting Suresh Krishna "has extracted hard and good work from the artists. The way in which he has conceived as well as picturized the passionate and emotive scenes connected with the small boy Vikky has earned the former our great appreciation."[9]

References
  1. Arvind, T. (2 November 2017). "The numbers game: Tamil cinema's numerical titles". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. "Tamil Cinema: 1999 Year Highlights". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. Rajitha (4 November 1999). "The Shankar show". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. Pooja Batra Shah [@iampoojabatra] (10 April 2014). "#throwbackthursday #Oruvan #movie #still #awesome #costar #superstar @realsarathkumar #director #sureshkumar" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. Verma, Sukanya (22 November 2000). "Everyone's here to act". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  6. "Gossip". Dinakaran. 16 June 1999. Archived from the original on 12 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. "Oruvan (2000)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  8. "Oruvan: Movie Review". indolink.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  9. "Review: "Oruvan"". Dinakaran. 8 July 1999. Archived from the original on 9 October 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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