Om Shanthi Om

Om Shanthi Om
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Directed by	Suryaprabhakar
Produced by	Arumai Chandran
Starring	Srikanth Neelam Upadhyaya Vinodhini Vaidyanathan
Music by	Vijay Ebenezer
Cinematography	Bhaskaran K. M.
Edited by	Vivek Harshan
Production company	8 Point Entertainment
Release date	30 October 2015 (2015-10-30) [1]
Running time	162 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Om Shanthi Om is a 2015 Tamil supernatural drama film directed by D. Suryaprabhakar and produced by Arumai Chandran.The film features Srikanth and Neelam Upadhyaya in the lead roles, while Vijay Ebenezer composes the film's music. The film released in October 2015.^[2][3] It is loosely based on the American fantasy comedy-drama Heart and Souls.

Plot

The film opens with a bus accident in which there is only one survivor — Vasu (Srikanth). The film flashes forward to 6 months later to show us what is happening with him. He works in an automobile showroom and falls in love with Shanthi (Neelam Upadhyaya), who he also hires as his employee. Vasu begins to notice 5 individuals following him everywhere he goes. He confronts them and they tell him that they need his help. Being a helpful person, he agrees. As he fulfils their wishes, he learns they are people who were involved in the same bus accident as him, and they have appeared as spirits so their last wishes can be fulfilled. However, Shanthi mistakes the signs of Vasu talking with the ghosts as a psychological problem, and the lovers separate. Can Vasu fulfil the wishes of the spirits and get back together with Shanthi?

Cast

Production

The film began its first schedule in February 2013 with little fanfare and scenes were shot around Trichy.^[5][6]

Critical reception

The Times of India rated the film 2 out of 5, comparing the concept with Venkat Prabhu's Massu Engira Masilamani and noted, "while Venkat Prabhu used the premise of the hero being able to see ghosts to tell a revenge masala, D Suryaprabaakar gives us an emotional drama."^[7]

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