Oozham (2016 film)
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| Malayalam | ഊഴം |
| Directed by | Jeethu Joseph |
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| Written by | Jeethu Joseph |
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| Music by | Anil Johnson |
| Cinematography | Shamdat Sainudheen |
| Edited by | Ayoob Khan |
Production company |
Fine Tune Pictures |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures Release |
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Running time | 139 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | 10 crore |
| Box office | 25 crore |
Oozham (English: The Chance) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film[2][3] written and directed by Jeethu Joseph.[4][5] The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Divya Pillai and debutant Rasna Pavithran in the lead roles.[6][7] Shamdat Sainudheen handles the cinematography. The film released on 8 September 2016.[8]
Plot
It is the story of Surya (Prithviraj Sukumaran) and his revenge against his family's ill fate. Surya is the son of a health inspector Krishnamurthy (Balachandra Menon) and works in United States as a Demolition expert. He returns to the homeland for his sister's engagement. After returning to US while video chatting with his sister, he sees his whole family being killed. This devastating incident shakes him up. On the same day his fiancee's (Divya Pillai) brother a Superintendent of police is also killed. Surya along with his adopted brother (Neeraj Madhav) and his fiancee sets out for vengeance with a pharmaceutical company and their lackeys who caused them this pain with their particular skill sets.
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Surya
- Divya Pillai as Gayathri
- Rasna Pavithran as Aishwarya
- Neeraj Madhav as Ajmal
- Anson Paul as Edward wilfred Marcus
- Balachandra Menon as Krishnamoorthy
- Kishor Satya as SP Parthasarathy[9]
- Irshad as SP Niyas Mohammed
- Jayaprakash as Wilfred Marcus
- Pasupathy as Captain Chathuranga
- Seetha as Krishnamoorthy's wife
- Tony Luke as Andrew Wilfred Marcus
Crew
- Director and writer – Jeethu Joseph
- Producers – G. George and Anto Padinjarekkara
- Director of Photography – Shamdat Sainudeen
- Music director – Anil Johnson
- Editor – Ayoob Khan
- Lyricist – Santhosh Varma
- Art director – Saburam
- Costume designer – Linta Jeethu
- Makeup designer – Ranjith Ambady
- Visual Effects – Tony Macmyth
- Production Controller – Vinod Managalath
Production
After completing Life of Josutty (2015) director Jeethu Joseph announced his next film entitled Oozham which features Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead. The film marks the second collaboration of Jeethu and Prithviraj who had worked earlier in the 2013 crime thriller film Memories.[10][11] The director delineate the film is not a thriller like his previous films, it is a revenge drama with some action.[12]
Release
The film released on 8 September 2016 in 97 screens in Kerala.[13]
Box office
The film collected ₹1.25 crore in the opening day from Kerala box office.[14] The first 4 days weekend collection is estimated at ₹4.45 crore.[15] The film grossed ₹15.25 crore in 25 days run in Kerala.[16]
References
- ↑ "Oozham (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ Express Features (6 February 2016). "Oozham is Not a Thriller: Jeethu Joseph". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Oozham a revenge drama: Jeethu Joseph". Deccan Chronicle. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ James, Anu (4 February 2016). "Prithviraj Sukumaran-Jeethu Joseph join hands for 'Oozham'; actor releases first look poster". International Business Times.
- ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (5 February 2016). "Prithviraj-Jeethu Joseph's movie titled Oozham". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Prithviraj, Jeethu to team up for Oozham". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ Suresh, Meera (23 May 2016). "'Thrilled to play Prithviraj's sister'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (12 February 2016). "Oozham will be Prithviraj's Onam release". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ Cris (16 May 2016). "Kishor Satya's comeback". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (5 February 2016). "Prithviraj-Jeethu Joseph's movie titled Oozham". Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "Prithviraj, Jeethu to team up for Oozham". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "Oozham a revenge drama: Jeethu Joseph". Deccan Chronice. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ James, Anu (8 September 2016). "Prithviraj's 'Oozham' movie review: Live updates on Jeethu Joseph's film". International Business Times. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ James, Anu (10 September 2016). "Kerala box office: Check day 2 collection of 'Oppam','Oozham' and 'Iru Mugan' at Kochi multiplexes". International Business Times. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ James, Anu (12 September 2016). "Kerala box office: Check 'Oppam' and 'Oozham' first weekend collection report". International Business Times. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ James, Anu (6 October 2016). "Kerala box office: Here's collection report of Onam releases Oppam, Oozham, WTCJ, Iru Mugan". International Business Times. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
External links
- Oozham at the Internet Movie Database