Oolu
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| Directed by | Shaji N. Karun |
| Written by | T. D. Ramakrishnan |
| Produced by | A. V. Anoop |
| Starring | Shane Nigam Indrans Kani Kusruti Esther Anil Maya Menon |
| Cinematography | M. J. Radhakrishnan |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Isaac Thomas Kottukapally |
Production company | Piravi Vision |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Oolu is an Indian Malayalam-language fantasy film directed by Shaji N. Karun and written by T D Ramakrishnan.[2] The film stars Shane Nigam, Indrans, Kani Kusruti, Esther Anil in the lead role; produced by A V Anoop.[3] The film was the opening film at the 49th International Film Festival of India (2018). It was also screened at a few other major film festivals.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Shane Nigam as Vasu
- Esther Anil as Oolu
- Samyuktha Shanmuganathan as Shwetha
- Radhika as Meenakshi
- Indrans as Abhu (Thonikkaran)
- Kani Kusruti as Manasi (Vasu's sister)
- P. Sreekumar
- Punnassery Kanchana
- Nyima Nangchung as a Buddhist girl[4]
Reception
[edit]Sajin Shrijith of The New Indian Express rated the film three out of five stars and wrote, "Though I wouldn’t call it a masterpiece, I found Olu to be a much better effort than Swaham, Nishad, and Swapaanam but a couple of notches below Piravi, Vanaprastham, and Kutty Srank. It’s definitely worth a watch."[5] Deepa Antony of The Times of India gave it two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote, "With no space for comedy or everyday references, Olu is what they call an arthouse cinema. But sadly it even as an arthouse cinema it holds back on emotions and focuses on computer generated graphics that the fantasy elements demand of it. However, Olu is watchable with the patience one reserves only for arthouse cinemas, but nothing else."[6]
S. R. Praveen of The Hindu wrote, "the plastic, soulless conversations, and some weak writing, drags the film down. So much so that even M.J. Radhakrishnan’s evocative imageries fail to save it. The moralistic stand the film leans towards also feels a bit outdated, but then that is excusable considering the place and time where the film is set."[7] Padmakumar K of Onmanorama wrote, "Fantasies always transcend beauty and time, but at the same time if gone wrong it can go overboard. Karun, at certain areas, does seem to sweat to manoeuvrer the required connectivity between the magical and the real, especially after the movie journeys to Mumbai in the second half. Yet, the movie provides a wholesome entertainment that is aesthetically refreshing."[8]
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Anushree Madhavan (21 November 2018). "Indian Panorama to begin with Malayalam movie 'Oolu'" Archived 15 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ S, Aravind K (25 May 2017). "Esther Anil in Shaji N Karun's Oal". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ Sudhish, Navamy (3 October 2016). "Shaji N Karun with Oolu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ m.g, Gokul (30 June 2018). "Tibetan link in Mollywood | Tibetan link in Mollywood". www.deccanchronicle.com.
- ^ Shrijith, Sajin (10 September 2019). "Olu film review | An interesting statement on artistic integrity". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Olu Movie Review : A movie that under-utilities its myths and motifs". The Times of India. 20 September 2019.
- ^ Praveen, S. R. (22 September 2019). "'Olu' Malayalam movie review: Depth unexplored of a profound story". The Hindu.
- ^ "'Olu' review: Dream voyage to a fantasy island". Onmanorama. 11 December 2020.
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