Oattathoodhuvan-1854

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Oattathoodhuvan-1854
Directed byRa.Mu. Chidambaram
Story byRa.Mu. Chidambaram
Produced byKalorful Beta Movement
StarringRam Arun Castro
Gowthami Chowdary
Jayapraprash Radhakrishnan
Ambeth Kulothungan
CinematographyPhilip R Sunder
Edited byC. S. Prem
Music byPavan Karthik
Production
company
Kalorful Beta Movement
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Oattathoodhuvan-1854 (Tamil: ஓட்டத்தூதுவன்-1854; English: The Mail Runner-1854) is a 2015 Tamil historical period film,[1] set in the year 1854. It was the first directorial venture of Ra.Mu. Chidambaram who had earlier penned the story for Newtonin Moondram Vidhi starring S.J. Suryah. Oattathoodhuvan-1854 was produced under the banner of the Kalorful Beta Movement.

Ra.Mu Chidambaram is a freelance journalist who has contributed to popular Tamil magazines. He has also written two Tamil novels under his pen name Rasin, and has almost fifteen years of experience as an assistant director in Tamil Cinema. He is an aspiring historian and worked on the script for this movie for nearly two years. The movie stars debutant actors, Ram Arun Castro,[1] and Gowthami Chowdary[2] in the lead roles.

Cast[]

  • Ram Arun Castro as Madeshwaran
  • Gowthami Chowdhry
  • Nicolas Fuster
  • Jayaprakash
  • Kulothungan
  • Senthil
  • Pradeep
  • John Christopher

Production[]

The story is set in the year 1854 when India was under the British East India Company rule and was shot in the hills of Tamil Nadu.

Film festivals[]

The film was officially selected and screened in four prestigious international film festivals across India: the 21st Kolkata International Film Festival 2015;[3] the 8th Bangalore International Film Festival 2016;[4] the 14th Pune International Film Festival 2016;[5][6] and the 13th Chennai International Film Festival 2016.[7] The movie received positive reviews from critics and viewers during the screening at the festivals.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "The mail runner - Chennai". The Hindu. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.cochintalkies.com/celebrity/gowthami-chowdary.html
  3. ^ "Oattathoodhuvan-1854 | Chidambaram | Kolkata International Film Festival 2015". Kff.in. Kolkata International Film Festival. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ^ "OTTATHOODHUVAN(1854)". Biffes.in. Bengaluru International Film Festival. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  5. ^ "City Pride Presents Indian Cinema" (PDF). Piffindia.com. Pune International Film Festival. p. 251. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  6. ^ "14th Pune International Film Festival" (PDF). Piffindia.com. Pune International Film Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  7. ^ "DailyBuzz: 13th Chennai International Film Festival" (PDF). Chennaifilmfest.com (in Tamil). Chennai International Film Festival. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.


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