Oru Pakka Kathai
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Directed by | Balaji Tharaneetharan |
Written by | Balaji Tharaneetharan |
Produced by | K.S.Sreenivasan |
Starring | Kalidas Jayaram Megha Akash |
Cinematography | C. Prem Kumar |
Edited by | R. Govindaraj |
Music by | Govind Vasantha |
Production company | Vasan's Visual Ventures |
Distributed by | ZEE5 |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Oru Pakka Kathai (transl. One-page story) is a 2020 Indian Tamil language romantic comedy film written and directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan.[1] It stars Kalidas Jayaram and Megha Akash. The movie is produced by K.S. Sreenivasan [2] under the banner of Vasan's Visual Ventures.[3] It released on ZEE5 on December 25, 2020.
Plot[]
Meera and Saravanan appear as lovers who decide to marry after graduation. Both had their parents' blessings. In their conservative society, intimacy begins after marriage. Then Meera gets pregnant. This causes panic among the couple and their respective family members. Doctors diagnosed her condition as parthenogenesis. In layman's terms, she became pregnant without intercourse as a virgin. Meera’s story goes viral on social media. She becomes the talk of the town. Despite the unwanted attention, Saravanan manages to convince his parents and marries Meera.
Cast[]
- Kalidas Jayaram as Saravanan
- Megha Akash as Meera
- P. V. Chandramouli as Meera's Father
- Jeeva Ravi as Saravanan's Father
- Chef Damodharan as Lawyer
- Lakshmi Priya Menon as Meera's Mother
- Meena Vemuri as Saravanan's Mother
Production[]
After the success of his debut venture,[4] Balaji began pre-production on his second film titled Seethakathi for Vasan's Visual Ventures. After a year of scripting, Balaji announced that he had temporarily shelved the venture and would resume it later (eventually restarted it in April 2017). In August 2014, he subsequently made an official announcement that his next venture would be Oru Pakka Kathai[5] and would feature Kalidas Jayaram, son of actor Jayaram in the lead role. The launch for the movie was held on 1 September 2014 at Prasad Lab in Vadapalani. Kamal Haasan showed up for the event to introduce Kalidas to the audience.[6] Shooting began in December 2014.[7] The film was produced by K. S. Sreenivasan[8] for Visual Ventures.[9]
Release[]
The film's distribution rights were bought by ZEE5 after a theatrical release failed to happen.[10] It released on 25 December 2020.[11] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "Balaji Tharaneetharan may be the gentlest filmmaker in Tamil cinema today. The smallest of plot points is treated with dignity. But the second half needed more work".[12]
References[]
- ^ "Balaji Tharaneetharan's next to be titled Oru Pakka Kathai". Times of India.
- ^ "K.S. Sreenivas to produce Balaji Tharaneetharan's Oru Pakka Kathai". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014.
- ^ "K.S Sreenivasan of Vasan's Visual Ventures to produce Balaji Tharaneetharan's next". Only Kollywood.
- ^ "Balaji Tharaneetharan's debut is a huge success". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Balaji's next titled as "Oru Pakka Kathai"". Times of India.
- ^ "Oru Pakka Kathai launch in Chennai by Kamal Haasan on 1st September 2014". Kolly Talk.
- ^ "Kalidasan starts shooting on Jayaram's birthday - Times of India".
- ^ "K.S. Sreenivas to produce Balaji Tharaneetharan's Oru Pakka Kathai". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014.
- ^ "K.S Sreenivasan of Vasan's Visual Ventures to produce Balaji Tharaneetharan's next". Only Kollywood.
- ^ "Interview | Despite his growth, Vijay Sethupathi's still the same: 'Seethakaathi' director Balaji Tharaneetharan".
- ^ Kumar, Pradeep (23 December 2020). "Balaji Tharaneetharan thought 'Oru Pakka Kathai' would remain unreleased". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Oru Pakka Kathai on ZEE5: Kalidas Jayaram and Megha Akash In A Story About a Miracle That Has Its Moments". 25 December 2020.
External links[]
- 2020 films
- Tamil-language films
- Indian films
- Films scored by Govind Menon
- ZEE5 original films