Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal
Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal (transl. One House, Two Entrances) is a 1990 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Yamini, Kumaresh and Ganesh. The film had two storylines, first story was adapted from novel "Meendum Meendum" by Anuradha Ramanan and the second story was written by Ananthu. Violin virtuoso-brothers Ganesh and Kumaresh made their acting débuts. 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.
| Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Produced by | Rajam Balachander |
| Screenplay by | K. Balachander |
| Story by | Anuradha Ramanan (story 1) Ananthu (story 2) |
| Starring | Yamini Ganesh Kumaresh Livingston Surya Vaishnavi |
| Music by | V S Narasimhan |
| Cinematography | R.Raghunatha Reddy |
| Edited by | Ganesh Kumar Kishore Kumar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Kavithalayaa Productions |
Release date | 7 September 1990 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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.
Cast
- Yamini as Vinodha
- Kumaresh as Sugumar
- Ganesh as Author
- Livingston as Arun Kapoor
- Surya as Shenbagam
- Vaishnavi as Yamuna
- Charle as Elango
- Vivek as Panneer
- K. S. Jayalakshmi as Sivappu Rukmani
- Kavithalya Krishnan as Assistant director
- Sithara (Guest appearance)
- Nizhalgal Ravi (Guest appearance)
- Disco Shanti (Guest appearance)
- R. Sundaramoorthy (Guest appearance)
- Brinda (Uncredited Cameo appearance)
Release and reception
Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal was released on 7 September 1990.[1] 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."[2] The film became a box office bomb.[3]
Awards
References
- "Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal". The Indian Express. 7 September 1990. p. 3.
- "Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal". The Indian Express. 7 September 1990. p. 7.
- Shetty, Kavitha (28 February 1991). "With most films flopping, Tamil film industry faces a bleak future". India Today. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2018.