''Jannal Oram'' () is a 2013 Tamil-language

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directed by

Karu Pazhaniappan Karuppaih Palaniappan, credited on-screen as Karu Palaniappan, is an Indian film director, actor, and television host who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also hosted the show Thamizha Thamizha on Zee Tamil. Biography Palaniappan hails ...

A remake of the 2012

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film, '' Ordinary'', it stars

Parthiban R. Parthiban (born 14 October 1958) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has directed 15 films, produced 13 films and acted in more than 70 films. He started his career as assistant director for K. Bhagyaraj i ...

, Vimal,

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, Poorna and Manisha Yadav of '' Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' fame. The story is set in

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, a hillside village, with only one bus service to and from a nearby town. The film released on 29 November 2013 to mixed reviews.

Cast

as Bus Driver Karuppu * Vimal as Bus Conductor Subbiah *

as Saamy * Poorna as Teacher Nirmala David * Manisha Yadav as Kalyani *

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as Justin *

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as Vinayagam, Village Panchayat Chief (Annan Sir) *

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as Subbiah's mother *

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as Police Inspector * Santhana Bharathi as Senior Bus Repair Mechanic, TNSTC * Sanjay Bharathi as Siva, Annan sir's son *

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as Tiyagi Thillai *

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as Ex-Village Panchayat Chief * Joe Malloori as Church Father * Sriranjini as Siva's mother * Krishnamoorthy as Drunkard * Chutti Aravind * Shivashankar * Veera Santhanam as Villager * Monica (Guest role)

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Vidyasagar who composed the original film uniting with Karu Palaniappan for the sixth time. Behindwoods called it "joyride". Milliblog wrote:"Karu Palaniappan’s record with Vidyasagar is fantastic but – disappointingly – only half-way through the soundtrack". * "Ennadi Ennadi Oviyame" -

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, Vishal * "Aasa Vecha Manasula" - Tippu,

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, Abhirami, Priyadarshini,

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* "Ele Malathoppu" -

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, Velmurugan * "Unnai Paarkama" - Abhirami, Ceceille, Haricharan * "Athili Pathili" - K. Lakshman, Aravind, Rishi, Haresh, Aishwarya, Aswitha * "Aatho Apatho" - Bhoopalam Pragadeesh, Senthil Lyrics were penned by

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Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews. * Indiaglitz wrote:"Jannal Oram' is an interesting journey, which turns a thriller in the second half. Stopping by to take note of most of the small emotions and gestures we miss in our everyday rush, the film is an interesting tale of a humble small town". * Behindwoods wrote:"Palaniappan takes his own time to begin the actual film just before the interval and it is the post-interval block where all the drama happens and keeps you engaged fairly. The climax is also stretched more than necessary and when the suspense gets lengthened, it actually loses its purpose". * Times of India wrote:"Overall, the film is competently put together and somewhat interesting but you cannot escape a lingering feeling that it should have been a little ambitious and much better". * Sify wrote:"The major problem with Jannal Oram a scene-by-scene remake of the original is the over-the top performances by lead actors, especially Parthipan. The director should have known that the likes of Parthipan and Prakashraj are past their sell-by dates and can only add to unwanted irritations and nuisances. A very similar irritating Sathyaraj seems to have realised it about himself and has stopped irritating audiences".

Box office

The film took average opening and grossed Rs. 4.50 crore in first week.

References

External links

* {{Karu Pazhaniappan 2013 films 2010s Tamil-language films Tamil remakes of Malayalam films Films scored by Vidyasagar Films directed by Karu Pazhaniappan