''House Owner'' is a 2019 Indian

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written and directed by

Lakshmy Ramakrishnan Lakshmy Ramakrishnan is an Indian actress and director. She made her debut in the Malayalam film '' Chakkara Muthu'' (2006), and has since appeared primarily in supporting roles in Tamil films. Personal life Lakshmy was born and raised in a ...

and produced by her husband Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan under the banner of Monkey Creative Labs and in association with Seven Wonders Motion Pictures. ''House Owner'' is one among 21 Indian films, and one of the only two Tamil films, selected to be showcased in th
Indian Panorama
the flagship component of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa 2019. The film stars

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, Pasanga Kishore and Lovelyn in the lead roles.

M. Ghibran Ghibran Vaibodha (born 12 August 1980) formerly known as Mohammed Ghibran, is an Indian composer. He has composed music for Indian films, advertising films and television commercial jingles in different languages. Early life M. Ghibran was b ...

composed the background score of the film.

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commenced on 10 July 2018. The film had its theatrical release on 28 June 2019 and received positive reviews from critics.

Plot

Vasu and Radha, an elderly couple who were madly in love, face problems when Vasu, a former army officer, gets diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Radha must deal with his changing behaviour.

Cast

as Col. P. K. Vasudevan ** Kishore DS as Young Vasu *

as Radha (Voice dubbed by

) ** Lovelyn Chandrasekhar as Young Radha *

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as Radha's grandmother *

Kavithalaya Krishnan T. Krishnan, popularly known as Kavithalayaa Krishnan, is an Indian actor known for playing supporting roles in Tamil film and television. He is a regular artist in many K. Balachander's films and television serials produced by Kavithalayaa Pro ...

as Radha's father * Chetan as Mani * Murali Mohan as Krishnamani, Vasu's father

Production

The film announcement was made by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan in 2017 who also revealed that the film is set against the backdrop of 2015 Chennai floods. The director revealed that she started writing the script for the film in 2016. The film is taunted to be about love story despite set on the backdrop against the floods. Newcomer Lovelyn, daughter of

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was hired to play the female lead.

signed the film to act in the male lead role and also it is his second successive film after '' Kadikara Manithargal'' based on house related matters. The film is produced by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's husband Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan under his production banner Monkey Creative Labs.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Ghibran Ghibran Vaibodha (born 12 August 1980) formerly known as Mohammed Ghibran, is an Indian composer. He has composed music for Indian films, advertising films and television commercial jingles in different languages. Early life M. Ghibran was b ...

Release

The movie got praise and received recognitions in many national film events. The movie was showcased in Indian Panorama. A critic from ''

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'' gave the film a rating of four out of five stars and stated that "Overall, if you are a connoisseur of good films, ''House Owner'' is certainly the kind of film you would love to watch. It’s a sweet, simple story of life in a city, a bittersweet tale of human frailties, a small film with a very big heart. Go for it!". ''Times of India'' said that "The flow of the sequences here is generic and unpredictable, making it difficult for one to judge the genre of the film". According to Behindwoods "House Owner is a gripping, well staged portrayal of elderly romance in times of calamity."

References

External links

* {{Lakshmy Ramakrishnan 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films Indian action drama films 2019 action drama films 2019 films Films directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan