Oruthee

2022 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Directed byV. K. Prakash
Written byS. Suresh Babu
Produced byK. V. Abdul Nazar
Starring
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Oruthee
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Directed byV. K. Prakash
Written byS. Suresh Babu
Produced byK. V. Abdul Nazar
Starring
CinematographyJimshi Khalid
Edited byLijo Paul
Music by
Production
company
Benzy Productions
Distributed byMagic Frames
Release date
  • 18 March 2022 (2022-03-18)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
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Premise

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

  • 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

Filming

Oruthee commenced principal photography in January 2020.[9] The filming was concluded in one schedule on March, carried out primarily at Kochi.[10]

Release

Theatrical

The film was released on 18 March 2022 to positive reviews.[11][12][13][14]

Reception

Critical reception

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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