Oru Naal Iravil(2015)
Oru Naal Iravil is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Anthony in his directorial debut. The cast includes Sathyaraj, Yugi Sethu, Varun Kamal, and Anumol K. Manoharan. The story follows Sekar, an NRI father who, after a fight with his daughter, gets drunk and becomes trapped in a locked building with a sex worker named Thangam. Their captor, Suri, is an abusive pimp who wants to punish Thangam. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film Shutter (2012) and was produced by Paulsons Media and Think Big Studios. It received mixed to positive reviews for its performances and tense atmosphere. The film was released in theatres on November 20, 2015.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT
- Theatrical Release
- 20 November 2015
- Director
- Anthony
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
Sekar, a strict father, scolds his daughter harshly. She runs away. Guilty and drunk, he stumbles into a dark, locked building. Inside, he meets Thangam, a sex worker trapped by her abusive pimp. Now they must survive the night together and escape before the pimp returns to kill them.
“One night can change everything.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Oru Naal Iravil
Cast reunions in this film: Sathyaraj & R. Sundarrajan (2 films together), and Varun & Anthony (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot almost entirely inside a single apartment building to create a claustrophobic feel.
- Director Anthony is also a well-known cinematographer who worked on the popular film 'Kaakha Kaakha'.
- The movie's story unfolds in real-time, matching the duration of a single night.
- It is a remake of the 2013 Malayalam film 'ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi', but with a different setting.
- Actor Prasanna, who plays the lead, was praised for portraying a character stuck in a moral dilemma.
- The film had a limited theatrical release and later gained more attention through television broadcasts.
- The title 'Oru Naal Iravil' translates to 'On a Certain Night', hinting at the film's single-night timeline.
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