Ore Oru Gramathiley

Ore Oru Gramathiley
Ore Oru Gramathiley
Directed by	K. Jyothi Pandian
Story by	Vaali
Produced by	S. Rangarajan
Starring	Lakshmi; Nizhalgal Ravi; Poornam Vishwanathan; Charle; Senthil
Cinematography	Rangaa
Edited by	T. K. Rajan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	Aries Enterprises
Release date	14 December 1987
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Ore Oru Gramathile (transl. Once upon a time in a village) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Jyothi Pandian. The film stars Lakshmi and Nizhalgal Ravi.^[1] The film was banned for criticising caste based reservations. The Supreme Court of India later allowed its release.^[2] The film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues. Lakshmi starred as a collector who manipulated her caste certificate to get a government job. Though controversial, her role was praised for the acting.

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Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[3]

C. V. Aravind of The Indian Express praised the film for having a "novel theme".^[4]

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