Unnodu Oru Naal Explained

Unnodu Oru Naal
Director:Durai Karthikeyan
Producer:Arunmozhi Manikam
Starring:
  • Arjun Vijayraghavan
  • Gibran
  • Neelam
Cinematography:Vijayaraj
Music:Sivaprakasam
Studio:Jarci Production
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Unnodu Oru Naal is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film[1] directed by Durai Karthikeyan and starring Arjun Vijayraghavan, Gibran and Neelam. The film is inspired by the American film Across the Hall (2009). The Tamil film Ner Ethir (2014) has a similar storyline.[2]

Premise

The film is about two friends who fall in love with the same girl.[1]

Madhav falls in love with Priya, but Priya leaves Madhav and falls in love with Karthik. Madhav tries to forgot Priya and leave the country. Karthik marries Priya, but Karthik later turns showcases a different side of himself. What happens next forms the rest of the story.[3] [4]

Cast

Production

Director Durai Karthikeyan died in the middle of the film's shooting and his assistant Shakthi took over the direction.[5]

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Sivaprakasam. Lyrics by G. Malathi and Rudra.[6] The music launch was attended by A. R. Reihana and Shantha Kumar.[7]

Reception

M. Suganth of The Times of India opined that "With a weak script and limp performances, Durai Karthikeyan’s debut film mostly resembles a student film that has managed to get screened on the big screen".[8] On the contrary, Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express wrote that "Unnodu... is ideal fare for lovers of this genre".[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nikhil Raghavan . 25 February 2012 . Friends and follies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220709194600/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsybitsy-experimenting-with-roles/article2932310.ece . 9 July 2022 . 9 August 2022 . The Hindu.
  2. Web site: 27 January 2014 . Ner Ethir . https://web.archive.org/web/20220727091932/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:fyUPHQmCi00J:https://www.sify.com/movies/ner-ethir-review--pcmbiWijgffff.html+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us . 27 July 2022 . 9 August 2022 . Sify.
  3. Web site: Nikhil Raghavan . 20 August 2013 . Tale with twists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131127203725/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/shotcuts-role-of-a-lifetime/article5041721.ece . 27 November 2013 . 9 August 2022 . The Hindu.
  4. Web site: Nikhil Raghavan . 24 August 2013 . Three in a row . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809100505/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-success-despite-odds/article5055547.ece . 9 August 2022 . 9 August 2022 . The Hindu.
  5. Web site: Nikilh Raghavan . 31 March 2012 . Act II . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140204074432/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsybitsy-best-of-both-worlds/article3266038.ece . 4 February 2014 . 9 August 2022 . The Hindu.
  6. Web site: 17 August 2013 . உன்னோடு ஒரு நாள் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809100515/https://cinema.dinakaran.com/cine-news-details.aspx?id=10946&id1=3 . 9 August 2022 . 9 August 2022 . . ta.
  7. Web site: S. R. Ashok Kumar . 24 March 2012 . Audio Beat: Unnodu Oru Naal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220727095138/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-unnodu-oru-naal/article3219901.ece . 27 July 2022 . 9 August 2022 . The Hindu.
  8. Web site: Suganth . M . 13 September 2013 . Unnodu Oru Naal Movie Review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220730092302/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/unnodu-oru-naal/movie-review/22617246.cms . 30 July 2022 . 9 August 2022 . The Times of India.
  9. Web site: Malini Mannath . 14 September 2013 . A crisp thriller . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809100508/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2013/sep/14/A-crisp-thriller-516544.html . 9 August 2022 . 9 August 2022 . The New Indian Express.

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