''Om Vellimalai'' is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language comedy

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Om Vijay and starring

Supergood Subramani Supergood Subramani was an Indian actor who worked in Tamil-language films. Career Subramani entered the cinema industry with hopes of becoming a director. He worked as an assistant director to Pavithran for ''Thirumoorthy'' (1995) and to S ...

, Veera Subash and Anju Krishna in the lead roles. It was released on 24 February 2023.

Cast

Production

, who had played pivotal roles in films including '' Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum'' (2016), '' Rajinimurugan'' (2016) and ''

Jai Bhim Jai Bhim (alternatively spelled Jay Bhim or Jai Bheem; ; pronounced or ) is a slogan and greeting used by followers of B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian politician, social reformer and first Law and Justice Minister of India. It refers to Ambedkar's ...

'' (2021), was cast in his first lead role. The film was described prior to release as a "social dramedy about

siddhar The Siddhar (Tamil language, Tamil (romanized) ''cittar)'' in Tamils, Tamil tradition is a perfected individual who has attained spiritual powers called ''siddhi''. Historically, Siddhar also refers to the people who were early-age wandering ...

gal".

Reception

The film was released on 24 February 2023 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from ''

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'' gave the film a mixed review, while praising some scenes from the film. A critic from ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...

'' gave the film a negative review, citing the director could have conceived scenes differently. A reviewer from ''

Dina Thanthi ''Dina Thanthi'' (, ; known as Daily Thanthi in English) is a Tamil language daily newspaper. It was founded by S. P. Adithanar in Madurai in 1942. ''Dina Thanthi'' is India's largest daily printed in the Tamil language and the ninth largest ...

'' gave the film a largely positive review.

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* {{IMDb title, 25813988 2023 films 2020s Tamil-language films 2020s Indian films Films scored by N. R. Raghunanthan