Oru kal Oru kannadi (OK OK) full movie 2012
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (English: One Stone, One Mirror) is an Indian Tamil comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh.[1] It stars producer Udhayanidhi Stalin, in his acting debut, Hansika Motwani and Santhanam, whilst featuring Harris Jayaraj's music andBalasubramaniem's cinematography.[2] The film was named after a song from the film Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009). Releasing on 13 April 2012, it opened to positive reviews and became a commercial success.
Plot
The story begins with Saravanan (Udhayanidhi Stalin) receiving his ex-girlfriend Meera’s (Hansika) wedding card. In order to stop the marriage,he sets out to Pondicherry along with his close buddy Parthasarathy aka Partha (Santhanam) in a janavasa car. As they embark on the journey, a flashback opens up. Saravanan, a happy-go-lucky youth, and Partha work for a cinema theathre in the city. Saravanan meets Meera at a traffic signal and falls for her beauty instantly. He follows her and finds out that she is an aspiring airhostess and her father is a deputy commissioner of police (Sayaji Shinde). Despite spending time with him and showing interest in him, Meera rejects Saravanan due to certain circumstances. The flashback ends there and then the comical episodes of Saravanan and Partha begin. With Partha's help, Saravanan tries to impress Meera before the wedding. Whether Meera accepts Saravanan forms the rest of the story.
[edit]Cast
- Udhayanidhi Stalin as Saravanan (Hero)
- Hansika Motwani as Meera (Heroine)
- Santhanam as Parthasarathy (Saravanan's friend)
- Saranya Ponvannan as Shenbagam (Saravanan's mother)
- Azhagam Perumal as Varadharajan (Saravanan's father)
- Sayaji Shinde as Mahendrakumar (Meera's father)
- Uma Padmanabhan as Gayathri (Meera's mother)
Guest appearances (in alphabetical order):
- Andrea Jeremiah
- Arya as Rajini Murugan
- Sneha as Jennifer
[edit]Production
[edit]Pre-production
Udhayanidhi Stali had bought the distribution rights of Rajesh's previous film Boss Engira Bhaskaran.[6] As the film emerged successful, Udhayanidhi decided to continue the collaboration, going on to play the lead role in the new project.[7]
During the pre-production stage, several actresses including Trisha, Nayantara and Asin Thottumkal were considered to play the female lead but Hansika Motwani was eventually signed. The protagonist was revealed to be an unemployed youngster, as unofficial reports of a ticket collector and a band master were brushed aside.[8] Arya, Sneha and Andrea Jeremiah were roped in to perform cameo roles.[9] Hansika was forced to learn Tamil, for the director wanted her to speak fluently in the film.[10] Rajesh planned to retain the same crew members from his first two ventures but since Udhayanidhi wanted Harris Jayaraj to score the music for his debut film, he was signed over Rajesh's usual associate Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the makers decided to proceed with Balasubramaniam as the cinematographer as Sakthi Saravanan was unavailable.[11]
[edit]Filming
A photo shoot for the film was held in February 2011 with the lead.[12] The shooting of the film began in March 2011.[13] Filming was held in Tidel Park and Rajiv Gandhi Road inChennai on 26 April.[14] Overseas shooting locations included Jordan and Abu Dhabi, where the film's team flew over to shoot a song in December 2011.[15][16] Some shots were canned at the PVR theater in Ampa Mall, Aminjikarai. Hansika Motwani and Saranya were spotted doing a scene together in the theater.[17] In the second schedule, director Rajesh shot a scene on Udayanidhi Stalin, Azhagam Perumal and Saranya Ponvannan at KK Nagar.[18] During a schedule, Santhanam was hospitalized due to illness, delaying the shoot.[19]
[edit]Release
A two minute teaser trailer, introducing the main characters of the film, was screened during 7aum Arivu in theaters. The film received a "U" (Universal) rating by the censor board.] It was released on 13 April 2012. Sun TV bagged the satellite rights.
[edit]Soundtrack
| Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Harris Jayaraj | ||||
| Released | 5 March 2012 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Harris Jayaraj | |||
| Harris Jayaraj chronology | ||||
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The album features five songs,composed by Harris Jayaraj. The composing sessions took place in Singapore and Ooty.The audio launch was held at the Sathyam Cinemas on 5 March 2012. Actors Karthi, Surya, Jeeva and Arya were present at the event. A three minute trailer and song sequences was screened for the guests and media people as well.
| Tracklisting | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Kaadhal Oru" | Aalap Raju, Hemachandran & Sunitha Sarathy | 6:07 | |||||||
| 2. | "Azhage Azhage" | Mukesh & Madhumitha | 5:55 | |||||||
| 3. | "Akila Akila" | Aalap Raju, Chinmayi & Sharmila | 4:44 | |||||||
| 4. | "Adada Oru" | Karthik | 3:46 | |||||||
| 5. | "Venaam Macha" | Naresh Iyer & Velmurugan | 5:14 | |||||||
The soundtrack received generally positive reviews. Behindwoods.com claimed that it "definitely has a few like-able singalongs to keep the audio outlets happy", providing a rating of 3/5. Indiaglitz.com mentioned that the composer had "fulfilled the director's expectations, as the songs strike a chord during the first-listen itself. 'Oru Kal Oru Kannadi' music album celebrates love and reflects youngsters, like the previous films of Rajesh.
