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Oruthee (transl. One Woman, also a play on the translation of ‘One fire’) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by V. K. Prakash.[1] Produced by K. V. Abdul Nazar under the banner of Benzy Productions,[2] the screenplay of the film was written by S. Suresh Babu.[3] Marking her return to Malayalam cinema after 10 years,[4] it stars Navya Nair, Vinayakan, and Saiju Kurup.[5][6] The cinematography of the film was done by Jimshi Khalid and was edited by Lijo Paul.[7] Gopi Sundar and the band Thakara composed the soundtrack, with lyrics written by B. K. Harinarayanan, Alankode Leelakrishnan, and Abru Manoj.[8] The movie is about a mother in city and the hardships she has to face while paying the hospital for her daughter’s accident. The film was based on a true story.

Premise

Antony is a SI in the city, while Radhamani is a middle-class woman who is a boat conductor. She has to face shocking events and she fights to survive the trauma. Things take a deadly turn as she fights back forms the story. Antony helps her to solve out the problem.

Cast

  • Navya Nair as C. K. Radhamani, SWTD Conductor
  • Vinayakan as Ernakulam South Police Station SI C.K. Antony
  • Mukundan as Ernakulam South Police Station ASI V.Hari
  • Saiju Kurup as Sreekumar, Radhamani’s Husband And Gulf employee
  • KPAC Lalitha as Bharathi, Radhamani’s Mother
  • Master Adithyan as Adityan Sreekumar/Appu, Radhamani’s Son
  • Baby Adithi as Malavika Sreekumar/Malu, Radhamani’s Daughter
  • Santhosh Keezhattoor as HRR Jewelerry Manager, Manoj Kumar
  • Vaisakh Vijayan as Vineeth, Radhamani’s brother
  • Kalabhavan Haneef as Peroorkada Police Station ASI Kurian
  • Sreedevi Varma as Gouriamma, Sreekumar’s Mother
  • Aparna Nair as Suja, Antony’s wife
  • Malavika Menon as Sister Amala
  • Arun Gosh as Dr. Ranjith K.R.

Production

Filming

Oruthee commenced principal photography in January 2020.[9] The filming was concluded in one schedule on March, carried out primarily at Kochi.[10]

Release

Theatrical

The film was released on 18 March 2022 to positive reviews.[11][12][13][14]

Reception

Critical reception

For Firstpost, film critic Anna M. M. Vetticad ranked it sixth in her year-end list of the best Malayalam films.[15] Deepa Soman of The Times of India gave it a rating of 3.5/5 calling it “An empowering tale of a woman’s fight for justice” and praising the performances of Vinayakan and Navya Nair. Sajin Shrijith of The New Indian Express calls it one of VKP’s finest films.[16]

References

  1. ^ “ഒരു സ്ത്രീയുടെ ആരും പറയാത്ത കഥ; നവ്യ നായരുടെ തിരിച്ചുവരവ് ഉജ്ജ്വലമാക്കി ഒരുത്തിയുടെ ട്രെയ്‌ലർ”. Zee News (in Malayalam). 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ “കരുത്തുറ്റ വേഷവുമായി നവ്യ നായർ; ‘ഒരുത്തീ’ ട്രെയിലർ”. Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. ^ “‘ഒരുത്തി’യായി നവ്യ നായർ, ചിത്രീകരണം പൂർത്തിയായി”. Madhyamam (in Malayalam). 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. ^ “Navya Nair returns in V K Prakash feature ‘Oruthee’“. The New Indian Express. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. ^ “നവ്യ നായർ നായികയാകുന്ന “ഒരുത്തി” മാർച്ച് 11ന് തിയേറ്ററിലെത്തും”. Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. ^ “Trailer of VK Prakash’s Oruthee presents Navya Nair in a mystery thriller”. Cinema Express. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  7. ^ “‘Oruthee’: Navya Nair strikes a pose with her team at a recording studio”. The Times of India. 31 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  8. ^ “നവ്യയുടെ തിരിച്ചുവരവ്, ഒപ്പം വിനായകന്‍; ‘ഒരുത്തീ’ ട്രെയ്‍ലര്‍”. Asianet News (in Malayalam). 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  9. ^ “Navya Nair makes her comeback with ‘Oruthee’!”. Sify. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  10. ^ “രാധാമണിയായി നവ്യാനായര്‍, ‘ഒരുത്തീ’ ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ കാണാം”. Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  11. ^ “‘ഒരുത്തീ’യില്‍ നവ്യയുടെ അപ്പുവായി ആദിത്യൻ; ജീവിതത്തിന്റെ കൊടുംചൂട് തൊട്ടറിഞ്ഞവൻ”. Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  12. ^ “Oruthee Movie Review: Navya Nair, Vinayakan dominate in VK Prakash’s tense, empowering drama- Cinema express”. Cinema Express. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  13. ^ “Oruthee Movie Review: An empowering tale of a woman’s fight for justice”. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  14. ^ “Oruthee review: When woman power overwhelms life | Entertainment Review | English Manorama”. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  15. ^ Anna M. M. Vetticad (26 December 2022). “Best Malayalam Films 2022: A year so good that keeping this list down to 10 was impossible”. Firstpost.
  16. ^ “Navya, Vinayakan superb in V K Prakash’s tense drama”. The New Indian Express. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.