Kodiyil Oruvan
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Directed by | Ananda Krishnan |
Written by | Ananda Krishnan |
Produced by | T. D. Rajha D. R. Sanjay Kumar Kamal Bohra Lalitha Dhananjayan Pradeep Pankaj Bohra |
Starring | Vijay Antony Aathmika Divya Prabha |
Cinematography | N. S. Udhaya Kumar |
Edited by | Vijay Antony |
Music by | Nivas K. Prasanna |
Production companies | Infiniti Film Ventures Chendur Film International |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Kodiyil Oruvan (transl. One in a million) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film directed by Ananda Krishnan and produced by Infiniti Film Ventures and Chendur Film International.[1] It stars Vijay Antony and Aathmika.[2][3] Vijay Antony also edited the film while the music is composed by Nivas K. Prasanna. The film was released on 17 September 2021.[4] This film received positive reviews upon its release, praising Vijay Antony's performance, the music and action sequences, but was criticized on the screenplay and predictable storyline.
Cast[]
- Vijay Anthony as Vijaya Raghavan
- Aathmika as Meera Kachchatheevu
- Ramachandra Raju as Pedha Perumal
- Prabhakar as Conference Karna
- Divya Prabha as Arulmozhi
- Shankar Krishnamurthy
- Poo Ram
- Sachin Khedekar as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and President of Ruling party
- Super Subburayan as Don Kumar, Ex Councillor
Production[]
The shooting was wrapped in February 2021.[5]
Soundtrack[]
The soundtrack and score is composed by Nivas K. Prasanna. The soundtrack album featured five songs and the audio rights were acquired by Saregama.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Avan Paathu Sirikala" | Mohan Rajan | Malvi Sundaresan | 5:29 |
2. | "Naan Varuven" | Arun Bharathy | Haricharan, Nivas K Prasanna | 5:28 |
3. | "Slum Anthem (Atti)" | Super Subu | Gautham Vasudev Menon, Premji Amaren, Vijay Antony, Nivas K. Prasanna | 4:46 |
4. | "Nee Kaanum Kanave" | Mohan Rajan | Sathyaprakash Dharmar, Abhishek Ravishankar, Vanjula Oppili | 4:48 |
5. | "Sila Naal Karuvil" | Mohan Rajan | Sukanya Varadarajan | 4:06 |
6. | "Kodiyil Oruvan- Theme Song" | Dinesh Kanagaratnam (Rap), Vijay Antony | 3:45 |
Release[]
The film was released in theatres on 17 September 2021. The film was dubbed and released in Kannada, Telugu and Hindi versions under the title Vijaya Raghavan while the Malayalam dubbed version retained the same title as the original.[6][7][8][9] The streaming rights were acquired by Amazon Prime Video.[10]
Reception[]
The film received generally positive reviews from critics and became a box office success. Sify rated the film with 3/5 stars, stating that "Kodiyil Oruvan is a mass action entertainer from Vijay Antony on the lines of Pichaikkaran with strong mother sentiment."[11] Suganth of The Times of India gave a rating of 3 out on 5 and wrote, " An uneven masala movie saved by strong amma sentiment."[12] Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times wrote, "Director Ananda Krishnan's first big-budget film is a predictable but entertaining political thriller."[13] Srivatsan S of The Hindu stated that, "The Vijay Antony-starrer is loud, mostly boring and has a soft-spoken, kind-hearted hero at the centre, who seemed to have been written not on a white paper, but on tile."[14] Navein Darshan of The New Indian Express wrote, "Kodiyil Oruvan is an unabashed commercial entertainer, and no surprise, the hero wins. Making this format click with the audience is quite tricky."[15] Behindwoods rated the film with 2.5/5 stars, stating that "There are few lacklustre performances that pull down the film's effectiveness. The writing could have been more solid, but despite all this, the film tries to entertain you well throughout. A decent watch for the weekend. Vijay Antony's Kodiyil Oruvan is a watchable commercial drama that is high on emotions and sentiments."[16]
References[]
- ^ "விஜய் ஆண்டனி - ஆனந்த் கிருஷ்ணன் இணையும் கோடியில் ஒருவன்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Vijaya Raghavan Telugu Movie Review". 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Vijay Antony's next titled Kodiyil Oruvan". News Today. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Vijay Antony's Kodiyil Oruvan to release in theatres on September 17". India Today. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Vijay Antony's Kodiyil Oruvan shoot has been completed". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "கோடியில் ஒருவன் வெளியீட்டுத் தேதி அறிவிப்பு". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Vijay Antony's 'Kodiyil Oruvan' to release on September 17". Sify. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Vijay Antony's Kodiyil Oruvan to release on this date". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Vijay Antony's 'Kodiyil Oruvan' to release in four languages". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "நாளை மறுநாள் ஓடிடியில் வெளியாகும் விஜய் ஆண்டனியின் 'கோடியில் ஒருவன்'". Puthiya Thalaimurai (in Tamil). 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Kodiyil Oruvan review: A mass action entertainer". Sify. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kodiyil Oruvan Movie Review: An uneven masala movie saved by strong amma sentiment". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kodiyil Oruvan movie review: Vijay Antony plays to his strengths in predictable political thriller". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "'Kodiyil Oruvan' movie review: A silly drama that neither gets its 'mass' right nor its politics". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "'Kodiyil Oruvan' movie review: A film that ticks off all the boxes for masala entertainment". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kodiyil Oruvan Movie Review". Behindwoods. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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External links[]
- 2021 films
- Tamil-language films
- 2020s Tamil-language films
- Indian films
- Indian political films
- Political action films