Kurai Ondrum Illai

For the song, see Kurai Onrum Illai.

Kurai Ondrum Illai
Poster
Directed byKarthik Ravi
Written byKarthik Ravi
StarringGeethan
Haritha
CinematographyAshok Kumar I. M.
Edited byVishwa N. M.
Music byRamanu
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 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.