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Ore Kadal 
Directed by Shyamaprasad Produced by Vindhayan Written by Shyamaprasad Starring Mammootty,
Meera Jasmine,
Narain,
Ramya KrishnanMusic by Ouseppachan Cinematography Alagappan Editing by Vinod Sukumaran Release date(s) August 27, 2007 Running time 100 minutes Country India Language Malayalam Ore Kadal(English: The Sea Within) is a 2007 Malayalam film written and directed by Shyamaprasad. The film examines the extra martial relationship between an intellectual economist and a housewife. It stars Mammootty, Meera Jasmine, Narain and Ramya Krishnan.
Ore Kadal was chosen as the inaugural film of the Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India.[1] Ouseppachan won the National Award for the Best Music Director, for Ore Kadal.
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Plot
The film is based on Sunil Gangopadhyay’s novel Hirak Deepthi. Dr. S.R. Nathan (Mammootty) is a world-renowned professor of Economics. A theorist to the core, he always harps on his pet topics of poverty and developmental issues that concern the third world. He is a loner who hits the bottle. Not a womanizer though, in his own terms, he loves their company.
But his close friend Bella (Ramya Krishnan) is more practical. She tries to identify herself with some of the stark realities of life.
Deepthi (Meera Jasmine) is a housewife who stays in the same apartment complex with her husband (Narain) and son. Her husband is on the lookout for a job. On his persuasion, Deepthi approaches Nathan.
Their chance encounter ends up in a complex relationship. But Nathan is unperturbed and quite unmindful of his ways. While Deepthi gets a feeling of guilt, Nathan just shoos it away. In fact, he is working on a book on middle class attitudes and notions. Yet, when confronted with real questions, Nathan loses ground — a reference to the pseudo-intellectual image.
Here, the director closely examines the disturbing relationship between two individuals. Deepthi is not able to pull herself away from Nathan.
The undercurrents in the minds of Deepti and Nathan, their tormented souls turbulent as the sea are captured on frame dexterously by Alagappan, the cameraman. Though the film does not give any direct message, it does hint at what makes or breaks a relationship.
Cast
- Mammootty as Dr. S. R. Nathan
- Meera Jasmine as Deepti
- Narain as Jayakumar
- Ramya Krishnan as Bela
Soundtrack
Ore Kadal Soundtrack album by Ouseppachan Released 2007 Genre Film soundtrack Ouseppachan chronology July - 4
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2007The soundtrack features 5 songs composed by Ouseppachan and lyrics penned by Gireesh Puthenchery. All songs of this film and it's background music is composed in the Carnatic Raga Shubhapantuvarali. Syamaprasad told Ouseppachan that this movie's condition is Serious. So he composed the music in that raga. Subhapanthuvarali is the 45th Melakartha Raga. The soundtrack earned Ouseppachan, the precious National Film Award for Best Music Direction.
Song Artist(s) "Manassinte" Sujatha Mohan, G. Venugopal "Nagaram Viduram" Vineeth Sreenivasan "Oru Kadalay" Navin Iyer "Pranaya Sandhyayoru" Bombay Jayashri "Yamuna Veruthe" Shweta Mohan "Yamuna Veruthe" Ouseppachan Reception
The film received positive critical reviews but failed at the boxoffice. It received many awards at International, National and State Levels. It was selected in Indian Panorama as the opening movie and was selected to Rome (Italy) International Film festival showcased as one of the outstanding film from Asia in this festival.
- Film Festivals
The film was screened in the following film festivals.
- IFFI Indian Panorama -2007
- Asiatic –Rome- 2008
- Fribourg International Film Festival- Switzerland 2008
- Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles -2008
- International Film Festival of Minneapolis -2008
- Cine Del Sur – Granada, Spain -2008
- Stuttgart Festival of Bollywood and Beyond (July-2008)
- Festival of Malayalam Films – Vollodoid, Spain (June -2008)
- International Film Festival of Kerala- 2007
- Hyderabad International Film Fest
- Pune International Film Festival
- MAMI Festival – Mumbai
- Habitat Film Festival – New Delhi
- Asian Film Festival - Abudhabi
- Kerala State Awards 2007
- Second Best Film - Ore Kadal
- Best Actress - Meera Jasmine
- Best Background Score - Ouseppachan
- Best Editor - Vinod Sukumaran
- Dubai Amma Awards 2007
- Best Movie - Ore Kadal
- Best Actor - Mammootty
- Best Actress - Meera Jasmine
- Best Supporting Actress - Ramya Krishnan
- Best Camera Man - Azhakappan
- Best Music Director - Ouseppachan
- NETPAC Award for the Best Malayalam Film
- Fipresci Award for the Best Malayalam Film
- Asianet Film Award 2007
- Best Actor award - Mammootty
- Best Actress award - Meera Jasmine
- Film Critics Award 2007
- Best Movie
- Best Director
- Best Female Singer
- Best Camera man
- Best Sound Recorder
- Vanitha Film Award 2007
- Best Actor- Mammootty
- Best Actress - Meera Jasmine
- FOKANA Film Award 2007
- Best Actor - Mammootty
- Best Actress - Meera Jasmine
- Sify Award 2007
- Best Movie - Ore Kadal
- Best Actor - Mammootty
- Best Actress - Meera Jasmine
- Amrita Film Awards 2007
- Best Director- Shyamaprasad
- Best Actor - Mammootty
- Best Actress - Meera Jasmine
- Best Supporting Actress - Ramya Krishnan
- Best Music Director :Ouseppachan
- Best Female Singer : Shweta Mohan
- Other Awards
- John Abraham Award for Ore Kadal
- V.Santharam National Award for the Best Actress - Meera Jasmine
- First Sreevidya Award for Best Actress -Meera Jasmine
- Bollywood & Beyond 2008 (Stuttgart, Germany): Audience Best Film Award for Ore Kadal [2]
References
- ^ "Indian entries for IFFI". The Hindu. 2007-10-17. http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/17/stories/2007101754651500.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
- ^ "Malayalam Film Wins Award at Germany's Indian Festival". Daijiworld.com (2008-07-22) Retrieved on 2008-08-04
External links
Kallu Kondoru Pennu (1998) · Agnisakshi (1999) · Bokshu the Myth (2002) · Akale (2004) · Ore Kadal (2007) · Ritu (2009) · Elektra (2010)National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam 1954–1963 Neelakuyil (1955) · No Award (1956) · No Award (1957) · Padatha Painkili (1958) · No Award (1959) · No Award (1960) · No Award (1961) · Mudiyanaya Puthran (1962) · No Award (1963)
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Categories:- Indian films
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