Oru Naal Oru Kanavu
| Oru Naal Oru Kanavu | |
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| Directed by | Fazil |
| Written by | Gokula Krishnan (dialogues) |
| Story by | Fazil |
| Produced by | K. Muralidharan V. Swaminathan G. Venugopal |
| Starring | Srikanth Sonia Agarwal |
| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | T. R. Sekhar K. R. Gowri Shankar |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Oru Naal Oru Kanavu (transl. One day, one dream) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Fazil. Srikanth and Sonia Agarwal play the lead roles, music was by Ilaiyaraaja and it was shot by Anandakuttan.[1] The film was released on 26 August 2005 to average reviews.[2]
Plot[edit]
The story revolves around Maya, a college student, who always wants to triumph in all her endeavours. She comes across a middle-class youth, Cheenu, a happy-go-lucky-youngster, who strives to work hard to get his sisters married well.
A few encounters result in wordy duels between them leading to Maya challenging Cheenu that she will make him fall in love with her. Her further course of action to achieve her challenge leaves Cheenu frustrated and he decides to take revenge on her by pretending to fall in love with her.
Maya, who starts to spend more time with Cheenu discovers his kindness and eventually develops an honest love towards him. She even helps him in setting his own business house. Slowly Cheenu too realises Maya's nobleness and generosity and falls in love with her.
Trouble comes in the form of her brothers who threaten Cheenu of dire consequences. Cheenu resolves to earn more and become rich and then hold the hands of Maya. But Maya has other plans. Whether or not the couple marries forms the rest of the story.
Cast[edit]
- Srikanth as Srinivsan (Cheenu)
- Sonia Agarwal as Mayadevi (Maya)
- Nizhalgal Ravi
- Madhupal as Sekhar
- Remya Nambeesan as Vanaja
- Saranya Mohan as Meera
- Sudha as Cheenu's mother
- Ilavarasu as Rajamani
- Sridevi as Vasanthi
- Suvarna Mathew as Maya's sister
- Bombay Gnanam
- K. V. Prasad as Srikanth's father
- Sathyan as Kumara
- Shyam Ganesh
- Kadhal Sukumar as Saravana
- Scissor Manohar as Broker
- Nellai Siva
- Jolly Joseph as Doctor
Music[edit]
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3] The song "Kaatril Varum" is based on Kalyani raga.[4] The song "Khajuraho" is based on Keeravani raga.[5]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Enna Paattu Venum" | Sonu Nigam | Palani Bharathi |
| "Ilamaikkoor Vegam" | Vaali | |
| "Kaatril Varum Geethame I" | Bhavatharini, Shreya Ghoshal, Sadhana Sargam, Hariharan | |
| "Kaatril Varum Geethame II" | Shreya Ghosal, Bhavatharini | |
| "Kaatril Varum Geethame III" | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| "Khajiraho Kanavil" | Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal | Palani Bharathi |
| "Konjum Thira" | Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam | Vaali |
| "Ponnukitta Mappilai" | Manjari, Tippu, Chorus |
Reception[edit]
Indiaglitz wrote "Fazil is a past master in soft, close-to-the-heart romantic entertainers. His films known for their clean frames and clearer screenplay. It is no different in Oru Naal Oru Kanavu. Thanks to a good script, melodious music by Ilayaraja and a good on-screen chemistry between the lead pair Srikanth and Sonia Agarwal,ONOK works for most part of the time".[6] Chennai Online wrote "'Oru Naal' may not have reached the standard of Fazil's earlier films like 'Poove Poochoodava', 'Poovizhivasaliley' or 'Kadhalukku Mariyathai'. The twists and surprises are milder here, and the narration a bit slow paced. But it's a film the family wouldn't mind watching together without any sense of embarrassment".[7] The Hindu wrote "Fazil, who has always been known for his plausible, well-etched storyline and screenplay, slips towards the end. Whatever happened to the ace maker of `Kannukkul Nilavu' and `Kadhalukku Mariyadhai,' in the second half?".[8] Lajjavathi of Kalki wrote director brought the one-and-a-half-line story to the shooting spot by hand, pulled a bit here and there like bubble gum, and patiently delivered in two and half hours.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Fazil's unusual love story". Sify. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Crazy little thing called love". The Hindu. 26 August 2005. Archived from the original on 13 February 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "ORU NAAL ORU KANAVU / A,B,C,D". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Ashok Kumar, S.R. (6 March 2008). "Ragam-based film song show". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Mani, Charulatha (26 April 2013). "Harmonious symmetry". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Oru Naal Oru Kanavu Review". IndiaGlitz. 26 August 2005. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Oru Naal Oru Kanavu". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Love tale not wholly gripping". The Hindu. 2 September 2005. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ லஜ்ஜாவதி (11 September 2005). "ஒரு நாள் ஒரு கனவு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 96. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
