Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal Explained

Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal
Director:K. Balachander
Screenplay:K. Balachander
Story:Anuradha Ramanan (story 1)
Ananthu (story 2)
Producer:Rajam Balachander
Starring:Yamini
Ganesh
Kumaresh
Livingston
Surya
Vaishnavi
Cinematography:R.Raghunatha Reddy
Editing:Ganesh–Kumar
Music:V. S. Narasimhan
Studio:Kavithalayaa Productions
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language anthology drama film directed by K. Balachander, starring Yamini, Kumaresh and Ganesh. The film is a compilation of two stories; the first one was adapted from the novel Meendum Meendum by Anuradha Ramanan, and the second story was an original one written by Ananthu. Violin virtuoso-brothers Ganesh and Kumaresh made their acting debuts. The film had no songs. The film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues at the 38th National Film Awards.

Plot

The film contains two distinct story lines, each story lines revolves around Ganesh and Kumaresh. This film depicts difficulties women face(d) in a predominantly male dominated society. How these women when pushed to edge fight their ostracised husbands and set a tone and lead a meaningful life.

Production

One of the shooting locations was a bungalow called Kamakoti House in T. Nagar.[1]

Release and reception

Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal was released on 7 September 1990.[2] The Indian Express said, "When you read a novel, if the author has any creative power and capacity to create engrossing characters, and if you have the sensibility to appreciate this, you enter into a whole new world. Seeing Kavithalaya's Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal directed by K. Balachander opened up such vistas for this writer."[3] Ki. Rajendran of Kalki praised the film for eschewing box-office ingredients like action, comedy and songs.[4] The film became a box-office bomb.[5]

Accolades

!Event!Category!Awardee!
38th National Film AwardsBest Film on Other Social IssuesOru Veedu Iru Vaasal[6]
Tamil Nadu State Film AwardsBest EditorGanesh–Kumar[7]

Notes and References

  1. மௌஷ்மி . 16 December 1990 . நடிக்கும் வீடுகள்... . live . https://archive.today/20230221060026/https://archive.org/details/kalki1990-12-16/page/n35/mode/2up . 21 February 2023 . 5 January 2023 . . 34–35 . Ta . Internet Archive.
  2. News: 7 September 1990 . Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal . 22 March 2018 . . 3 . Google News Archive.
  3. News: 7 September 1990 . Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal . 22 March 2018 . . 7 . Google News Archive.
  4. ராஜேந்திரன் . கி. . 23 September 1990 . ஒரு வீடு இரு வாசல் . dead . . ta . 1 . https://archive.today/20220801062923/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1990/sep/23-09-1990/p1.jpg . 1 August 2022 . 28 October 2021.
  5. Shetty . Kavitha . 28 February 1991 . With most films flopping, Tamil film industry faces a bleak future . . https://web.archive.org/web/20190914054439/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19910228-with-most-films-flopping-tamil-film-industry-faces-a-bleak-future-814116-1991-02-28 . 14 September 2019 . 10 August 2018.
  6. Web site: 38th National Film Festival . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060316/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/79_38thNfacatalogue.pdf . 14 November 2018 . 14 February 2021 . Directorate of Film Festivals.
  7. News: 30 October 1992 . Chinnathambi bags six awards . 14 February 2021 . . 3 . Google News Archive.