Otru

Otru (Tamil: ஒற்று) is a 2021 Indian Tamil drama thriller film written and directed by Mathivanan Sakthivel. The film features music composed by S. P. Venkatesh, and editing by Suresh Urs.[1]

Otru
Directed byMathivanan Sakthivel
Written byMathivanan Sakthivel
Produced bySakthi Screens
StarringMathivanan Sakthivel
Mahashri
Indira
CinematographyR. Dinesh
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byS. P. Venkatesh
Release dates
  • July 2021 (2021-07) (Tagore Film Festival)
  • 8 July 2022 (2022-07-08)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

The hero, Indran (Mathivanan Sakthivel) is a writer who meets a blind girl, Pramila (Mahashri). Indran uses the issues that Pramila have as a plot for his novel. In this journey he explores some thrilling events.[2]

Cast
  • Mathivanan Sakthivel as Indran
  • Mahashri as Pramila
  • Indira as Bavitha
  • Mahalakshmi as Mala
  • Uma as Sujima
  • Vany as Ratnam
  • Siva Arasakumar as Vasi
  • Dilip as Ajay
  • Karunakaran as Prabhu
  • Dinesh Raveendran as Senthil
  • P. Panchadcharam as Sekhar
  • R. Sivasubramanian as Sekhar
  • Manimaran as Sekhar's son
  • Prakalya Kugananthan as Baby Dharshini
  • Mandas Ramesh Jesudas as Lawyer
  • Marion Fernandez as Sister Julie
  • Deepan Sugumaran as Inspector Maran
  • Manu Joseph as Constable
  • Surya Kaivaram as Doctor
  • Suganty Palanisamy as Doctor
  • Naresh Kumar as Psychiatrist
  • Sefath as Teacher
  • Christopher Manu as Young Indran
  • Jayashri as Young Pramila

Production

The film is produced by Sakthi Screens and it is written and directed by Mathivanan Sakthivel.[3]

Reception

CinemaInbox appreciated Mathivanan Sakthivel's and Mahashri's performance in the movie. It reviewed that Mathivanan Sakthivel was very natural in his acting as a novel writer and Mahashri performed the strong character as a blind girl very easily portraying as a real blind girl. The movie has lots of suspense in the search for unanswered thoughts and questions, tempting the audience to expect what comes next in the movie. The main drawbacks of the movie relates to the fact there were lots of new casts in the movie and the story revolving around similar locations.[4]

Tamil2day News commented that a nice story has been filmed with a very small budget. Mathivanan Sakthivel's acting was extraordinary, especially his acting on sad scenes are exemplary. Mahashri's acting does not show that this is her first movie, she has acted as an experienced actress.[5]

In her review Malini Mannath, said that the director has given a thriller like knot with couple of twists and turns. The knot has potential to be a better thriller, however the screen play has failed with too many issues pushed in the script. Mathivanan Sakthivel looks suitable for his role as a writer and Mahashri has done a fairly competent job as the blind girl. Mathivanan should be appreciated for not turning Mahashri's character as a stereotype.[6]

Accolades
Date Film Festival Category Result Reference
Mar 2022 Cult Critic Movie Awards Best Actress, Best Films on Disability Issues Won [7]
Jan 2022 Blue Hill International Film Festival Best Feature Film Official Selection
Dec 2021 Tamilnadu International Film Festival Best Director, Best Feature Film Won
Nov 2021 Calcutta International Cult Film Festival Best Director, Best Film on Women Won [8][9]
Oct 2021 Museum Talkies International Film Festival Best Director, Best Actor Won
Oct 2021 Cambodia Independent Film Festival Best International Feature Film, Best Director, Best Women's Film Won
Sep 2021 Uruvatti International Film Festival Best Actor Won [10]
Sep 2021 Virgin Spring Cinefest Best Family Movie Won [11]
Sep 2021 Aasha International Film Festival Best Feature Film Won
Sep 2021 Golden Sparrow International Film Festival Best Feature Film & Best Actor Won [12]
Sep 2021 Aasha International Film Festival Best Feature Film Won
Aug 2021 World Film Carnival Best Director Won [13]
Aug 2021 Noble International Film Festival Feature Film Official Selection
Aug 2021 Indo French International Film Festival Best Family Feature Film Won [14]
Aug 2021 Mumbai Indie Film Festival Feature Film Official Selection
July 2021 Tagore International Film Festival Best Director, Best Script & Best Editing Won [15][16]

Other-language version

OTRU was dubbed as Jasoos (which means spy/ detective) in Hindi. The Hindi version of the movie was released February 2023 .[17]

References
  1. "காதல் காட்சி இல்லா திரில்லர் ஜானரில் உருவாகும் 'ஒற்று'!". ETV Bharat News.
  2. "ஒற்று". maalaimalar.com. 18 April 2021.
  3. "சர்வதேச விருதுகளை பெற்ற 'ஒற்று' திரைப்படம்". 5 July 2022.
  4. "'ஒற்று' விமர்சனம்".
  5. ""ஒற்று" விமர்சனம் | Tamil2daynews". 9 July 2022.
  6. "Review- Otru". 11 July 2022.
  7. "Month : Monthly Results".
  8. "Month : December 2021".
  9. "Monthly Selection October- November 2021 – Calcutta International Cult Film Festival".
  10. "UIFF".
  11. "Monthly Selection August – September 2021 – VS CInefest".
  12. "Golden Sparrow International Film Festival". Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  13. "Monthly Results : AUGUST 2021 – World Film Carnival".
  14. "Indo French International Film Festival". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  15. "Films of the Month – July 2021 – Tiff".
  16. "Films of the Month – August 2021 – Tiff".
  17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tz6HFkG1xc
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