| Otru | |
| Director: | Mathivanan Sakthivel |
| Producer: | Sakthi Screens |
| Starring: | Mathivanan Sakthivel Mahashri Indira |
| Music: | S. P. Venkatesh |
| Editing: | Suresh Urs |
| Cinematography: | R. Dinesh |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Runtime: | 113 minutes |
Otru (Tamil: ஒற்று) is a 2021 Indian Tamil drama thriller film written and directed by Mathivanan Sakthivel. The film features music composed by S. P. Venkatesh, and editing by Suresh Urs.[1]
The hero, Indran (Mathivanan Sakthivel) is a writer who meets a blind girl, Pramila (Mahashri). Indran uses the issues that Pramila have as a plot for his novel. In this journey he explores some thrilling events.[2]
The film is produced by Sakthi Screens and it is written and directed by Mathivanan Sakthivel.[3]
CinemaInbox appreciated Mathivanan Sakthivel's and Mahashri's performance in the movie. It reviewed that Mathivanan Sakthivel was very natural in his acting as a novel writer and Mahashri performed the strong character as a blind girl very easily portraying as a real blind girl. The movie has lots of suspense in the search for unanswered thoughts and questions, tempting the audience to expect what comes next in the movie. The main drawbacks of the movie relates to the fact there were lots of new casts in the movie and the story revolving around similar locations.[4]
Tamil2day News commented that a nice story has been filmed with a very small budget. Mathivanan Sakthivel's acting was extraordinary, especially his acting on sad scenes are exemplary. Mahashri's acting does not show that this is her first movie, she has acted as an experienced actress.[5]
In her review Malini Mannath, said that the director has given a thriller like knot with couple of twists and turns. The knot has potential to be a better thriller, however the screen play has failed with too many issues pushed in the script. Mathivanan Sakthivel looks suitable for his role as a writer and Mahashri has done a fairly competent job as the blind girl. Mathivanan should be appreciated for not turning Mahashri's character as a stereotype.[6]
| width=10% | Date | Film Festival | Category | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2022 | Cult Critic Movie Awards | Best Actress, Best Films on Disability Issues | [7] | ||
| Jan 2022 | Blue Hill International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | |||
| Dec 2021 | Tamilnadu International Film Festival | Best Director, Best Feature Film | |||
| Nov 2021 | Calcutta International Cult Film Festival | Best Director, Best Film on Women | [8] [9] | ||
| Oct 2021 | Museum Talkies International Film Festival | Best Director, Best Actor | |||
| Oct 2021 | Cambodia Independent Film Festival | Best International Feature Film, Best Director, Best Women's Film | |||
| Sep 2021 | Uruvatti International Film Festival | Best Actor | [10] | ||
| Sep 2021 | Virgin Spring Cinefest | Best Family Movie | [11] | ||
| Sep 2021 | Aasha International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | |||
| Sep 2021 | Golden Sparrow International Film Festival | Best Feature Film & Best Actor | [12] | ||
| Sep 2021 | Aasha International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | |||
| Aug 2021 | World Film Carnival | Best Director | [13] | ||
| Aug 2021 | Noble International Film Festival | Feature Film | |||
| Aug 2021 | Indo French International Film Festival | Best Family Feature Film | [14] | ||
| Aug 2021 | Mumbai Indie Film Festival | Feature Film | |||
| July 2021 | Tagore International Film Festival | Best Director, Best Script & Best Editing | [15] [16] |
OTRU was dubbed as Jasoos (which means spy/ detective) in Hindi. The Hindi version of the movie was released February 2023 .[17]