Are You Ok Baby? Explained

Are You Ok Baby?
Director:Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Producer:Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan
Cinematography:Krishna Sekhar
Editing:CS Prem Kumar
Music:Ilaiyaraaja
Studio:Monkey Creative Labs
Runtime:113
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Are You Ok Baby? is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan[1] and produced by Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Samuthirakani, Abhirami, Mullai Arasi and Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan in the lead roles, with Mysskin, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Anupama Kumar, Aadukalam Naren, Pavel Navageethan, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, Kalairani, Kavithalaya Krishnan, Uday Mahesh, and Robo Shankar in supporting roles. The film's music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja,[2] while the cinematography is handled by Krishna Sekhar and editing is by CS Prem Kumar.[3]

Plot

Balachandhran (Samuthirakani) and Vidhya (Abhirami), who had adopted a female child a year ago, receives a call from Rashmy Ramakrishnan (Lakshmy Ramakrishnan), the host of the reality show Sollaadhadhum Unmai from the N Tamil channel. Rashmy tells Balachandhran that the birth mother Shobha (Mullai) is seeking help from the show to retrieve her child back to her. The N Tamil channel and Shobha takes up the issue with the child welfare committee and then to the CID branch. The plot then moves on from there and ends with whether Shobha is able to retrieve her child or not.

Production

The film's title is based on a line from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015).[4] Principal photography took place in Chennai, Rajapalayam, and Kerala.[5] The entire shoot was completed in June 2023.[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Reception

The film released on 22 September 2023.[7] Raakvkumaar of Kalkionline said kudos to Lakshmi Ramakrishna who changed the name of a live show she conducted and said that she has not done any kind of Sama Rasa in the film she is directing.[8] Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India rated 3 out of 5 and stated that "A well-intentioned film that explores adoption and its complications".[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-06-29 . 'ஆர் யூ ஓகே பேபி?' சொல்லப்பட வேண்டிய கதை - லட்சுமி ராமகிருஷ்ணன் . 2023-09-18 . Hindu Tamil Thisai . ta . 2023-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629022215/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1030409-are-you-ok-baby-a-story-to-be-told-lakshmy-ramakrishnan.html . live .
  2. News: 2023-01-04 . Ilaiyaraaja completes work on Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's next . The Times of India . 2023-09-18 . 0971-8257 . 2023-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105082826/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ilaiyaraaja-completes-work-on-lakshmy-ramakrishnans-next/articleshow/96730189.cms . live .
  3. News: 2023-09-15 . Are You Ok Baby? . The Times of India . 2023-09-18 . 0971-8257 . 2023-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230919222223/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/previews/are-you-ok-baby/articleshow/103692949.cms . live .
  4. Web site: Sundar . Anusha . 29 June 2023 . Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's next to be a mix of genres . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240206114141/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2023/Jun/29/lakshmy-ramakrishnans-next-to-be-a-mix-of-genres-2589435.html . 6 February 2024 . 6 February 2024 . The New Indian Express.
  5. Web site: 2022-08-19 . லட்சுமி ராமகிருஷ்ணனின் 5-வது படம் 'ஆர் யூ ஓகே பேபி' . 2023-09-18 . . ta . 2023-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230919165758/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/director-lakshmi-ramakrishnans-5th-film-are-you-ok-baby-772708 . live .
  6. Web site: 2023-07-05 . It's a wrap for Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's 'Are You Ok Baby', starring Samuthirakani and Mysskin; first look out . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705235135/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/its-a-wrap-for-lakshmy-ramakrishnans-are-you-ok-baby-starring-samuthirakani-and-mysskin-first-look-out/article67019979.ece . 2023-07-05 . 2023-09-18 . The Hindu.
  7. Web site: manimegalai.a . சொல்லாதது உண்மை! நிஜத்தில் சந்தித்த பிரச்னையை படமாக்கிய லட்சுமி ராமகிருஷ்ணன்! 'ஆர் யூ ஓகே பேபி' ட்ரைலர் இதோ! . 2023-09-18 . Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd . ta . 2024-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240206114140/https://tamil.asianetnews.com/video/trailer/lakshmy-ramakrishnan-directing-are-you-ok-baby-trailer-released-s113bt . live .
  8. Web site: ராகவ்குமார் . 2023-09-21 . விமர்சனம்: 'ஆர் யூ ஒகே பேபி' . live . https://archive.today/20240206114828/https://kalkionline.com/cinema/review/are-you-ok-baby-movie-review . 2024-02-06 . 2023-09-21 . Kalki Online . ta.
  9. News: Balachandran . Logesh . Are You Ok Baby Movie Review : A well-intentioned film that explores adoption and its complications . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925182554/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/are-you-ok-baby/movie-review/103833065.cms . 2023-09-25 . 2023-09-22 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.

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