Oh My Kadavule
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| Oh My Kadavule | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ashwath Marimuthu |
| Written by | Ashwath Marimuthu |
| Produced by | G. Dilli Babu Ashok Selvan Abinaya Selvam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Vidhu Ayyanna |
| Edited by | Boopathi Selvaraj |
| Music by | Leon James |
Production companies | Axess Film Factory Happy High Pictures |
| Distributed by | Sakthi Film Factory |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Oh My Kadavule (transl. Oh My God) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language romantic fantasy film written and directed by Ashwath Marimuthu in his directorial debut. The film stars Ashok Selvan, Ritika Singh and Vani Bhojan as the leads while Shah Ra and M. S. Bhaskar play supporting roles. Vijay Sethupathi and Ramesh Thilak make extended cameo appearances. The film had its theatrical release on Valentine's Day, 2020. Oh My Kadavule was selected for official screening at International Indian Film Festival in Toronto, held in August 2020.[2] It was remade in Kannada as Lucky Man (2022) and in Telugu as Ori Devuda (2022).
Plot
[edit]Anu, Arjun and Mani are best friends since childhood. During a party, Anu tells the other two of her father Paulraj looking for a groom for her. She suddenly asks Arjun if he'd like to marry her, to which he agrees. One year later, Anu and Arjun are seen sitting in family court for final hearing to obtain divorce. A man sits behind Arjun and predicts that he won't get his divorce on that day as his wife will faint and be rushed to hospital, then he provides him a visiting card and disappears. To Arjun's shock, all the events predicted by this strange man turn out true. Arjun rushes to the address mentioned on the visiting card. There, he encounters the man, who introduces himself as God. Arjun explains his problems to God.
Arjun, after marriage, continues to treat Anu as a friend and things are smooth until he starts working in Paulraj's toilet manufacturing factory as a quality control checker. Arjun hates this job, but gets used to it. But he is unable to see Anu as anything more than a friend and is totally bored by the monotony of his life. One day, he meets Meera, his school senior and childhood crush, who now works as an assistant film director. They strike up a friendship, with Meera encouraging Arjun to explore his passion for acting and requesting him to go to an audition. The audition goes very well. Later at a pub, Meera tells Arjun about her failed film-making attempts and a past break-up. Arjun consoles Meera and hugs her, but this is noticed by Anu, who is already sad at Arjun not reciprocating her feelings and assumes they are having an extramarital affair. Anu and Arjun have a nasty quarrel, which ends with Arjun asking for divorce.
Back in the present, Arjun blames God for his current situation. So God gives Arjun a second chance to rectify the mistake with a golden ticket with three conditions - The ticket should always stay with Arjun, he should tell nobody about this ticket and if he does, he will die. Accepting the conditions, Arjun grabs the ticket and time travels to the night where he accepted Anu's marriage proposal.
This time, Arjun rejects Anu's proposal. Therefore, Anu decides to marry Matthew, the groom chosen by her father. Meanwhile, Arjun decides to pursue Meera, feeling that she is the right person for him. They strike a friendship, with Arjun removing all barriers which caused Meera's film-making attempts to fail in the original timeline. Arjun also decides to pursue acting as a career and Anu manages to convince his parents on the same. Meera soon starts to reciprocate Arjun's interest for her. Arjun also gets a chance to perform in an audition and is selected for final audition. He goes to tell Paulraj about this news and gets into a conversation with him. Paulraj tells Arjun that he hails from a very backward village in Tirunelveli and his mother had died 50 years ago by snake bite, due to lack of toilets. He then left village as a teenager, with the mission of eradicating open defecation in his area. This led to him creating his latrine company and achieving his goal of bringing toilets to his native village. This revelation makes Arjun realise his mistake of ridiculing their business.
Anu learns that Arjun likes Meera and there is fair chance that Meera might reciprocate his love too. So Anu offers to help Arjun to propose Meera, asking him to make a video for Meera's upcoming birthday. As a result, they go on a bike ride to Kerala, which is Meera's home state. By this time, through various instances, Arjun had started to realise how sweet and loving Anu is, and how supportive Anu's father was. During the trip, Arjun realises that he actually loves Anu. While on the Kerala trip, Arjun and Anu come across Meera's ex-boyfriend Krishna, who has also not gotten over her. Arjun decides to reunite Meera and Krishna. Meera reconciles with Krishna on her birthday.
Arjun attends Anu's wedding with Matthew with a heavy heart. Unable to express his feelings for Anu, Arjun walks out of the church with Mani. At this juncture, they see Anu running out of the church without getting married. They meet her in their usual hangout pub, where she reveals her love for Arjun. But Arjun again refuses to marry her as he does not want to hurt her again. When confronted by Anu and Mani, he blurts out about the second chance and the golden ticket. Immediately the ticket flies away from Arjun and in a bid to catch it, he gets hit by a lorry, killing him.
Arjun finds himself with God once again and pleads for one final chance; this time God states that no more final chances will be given to him and sends him away, asking him to take care of his own problems. Then Arjun realises that he is back in reality; on the day his divorce hearing is taking place. He rushes back to the court, where Anu is ready to give consent to the divorce. This time, Arjun refuses divorce and confesses his love to Anu. Anu accepts Arjun's love and reunites with him. It is revealed that God has given Arjun yet another chance.
Cast
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- Ashok Selvan as Arjun Marimuthu, Anu's childhood friend turned her husband
- Jay Adithya as young Arjun
- Ritika Singh as Anu Arjun (née Paulraj), Arjun's childhood friend turned wife (Voiceover by M. M. Manasi)
- Amrutha Dhivanand as young Anu
- Vani Bhojan as Meera, Anu and Arjun's senior in school on whom Arjun had a crush
- Shah Ra as Mani, Anu and Arjun's childhood best friend
- Master Jagannath as young Mani
- M. S. Bhaskar as Paulraj, Anu's father
- Vijay Sethupathi as Kadavul (Extended Cameo Appearance)
- Ramesh Thilak as Kadavul's Assistant
- Gajaraj as Marimuthu, Arjun's father
- Sujatha Babu Ramesh as Arjun's mother
- Santhosh Prathap as Krishna, Meera's boyfriend, a boxer
- Abhishek Vinod as Mathew, Anu's ex-fiancé
- Aditi Dinesh as Swathi, Mani's wife
- Saranya as Krishna's sister
- Gautham Vasudev Menon as himself (Guest appearance)
- Seema as a Judge (Guest appearance)
Production
[edit]The project was announced by newcomer Ashwath Marimuthu as his debut directorial venture.[3] Vani Bhojan made her feature film acting debut through this project while Vijay Sethupathi was signed to play a cameo role.[4] The first look poster was unveiled in September 2019 and the official teaser was unveiled in October 2019.[5][6] In February 2020, Gautham Vasudev Menon was announced to be portraying a cameo role as himself.[7] During the same month, the Telugu remake rights were claimed by PVP Cinema.[8]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 7 February 2020 | ||||
| Recorded | 2019–2020 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 21:01 | ||||
| Language | Tamil | ||||
| Label | Sony Music India | ||||
| Producer | Leon James | ||||
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| Singles from Oh My Kadavule | |||||
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The musical score and soundtrack were composed by Leon James, with the lyrics for the songs being written by Ko Sesha. The audio rights were secured by Sony Music India.[citation needed] The first single "Friendship Anthem" was released on 8 November 2019, at a private college event held in Chennai.[citation needed] The lyric video of the song features 1,000 photos of common people with their gang, accommodated in the song.[citation needed] In an interview, with Times of India, Ashwath Marimuthu shared his hope that the song would become popular as a friendship-themed song like "Mustafa" from Kadhal Desam (1996).[9]
The second single "Haiyo Haiyo" was released on 22 November 2019.[citation needed] The third single "Kadhaippoma" was released on 3 January 2020.[citation needed] The fourth single "Ennada Life Idhu" was released on 29 January 2020.[citation needed]
The remaining two songs, were released along with the complete soundtrack album on 7 February 2020.[citation needed] Sruthi Raman from The Times of India, gave a positive review for the album, in which "Kadhaipoma" as a perfect meet-cute song, in which Sid Sriram injects his characteristic charm in the song, which brims with beautiful acoustics. Reviewing for "Friendship Anthem", Raman stated "the song paints a nice picture of a long-standing friendship. The crisp song is rendered by Anirudh with peppy notes. Also tracing the friendship along with Anirudh in the song are Leon and MM Manasi." For "Ennada Life Idhu", Raman stated the song as a bright number by Santhosh Narayanan and Leon, ruing the complexities of life. Raman also stated "Kadhal Kozhappudhey begins with sharp tunes of jazz and goes on to shine in Sanjeev T's voice, which stands out with its conversational lyrics." She also reviewed about Haiyo Haiyo song in which Leon's voice sounds crisper in its remastered version.[10]
All lyrics are written by Ko Sesha
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Haiyo Haiyo" | Leon James | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Kadhaippoma" | Sid Sriram, Sinduri Vishal | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Friendship Anthem" | Anirudh Ravichander, M. M. Manasi | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Ennada Life Idhu" | Santhosh Narayanan | 2:41 |
| 5. | "Kadhal Kozhappudhey" | Leon James, Sanjeev T | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Haiyo Haiyo" (Remix) | Leon James | 2:09 |
Background score
[edit]| Oh My Kadavule (Original Background Score + Additional Songs) | |||||
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| Released | 26 February 2020 | ||||
| Recorded | 2019–2020 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 48:09 | ||||
| Language | Tamil | ||||
| Label | Sony Music India | ||||
| Producer | Leon James | ||||
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The original background score of the film was released on 26 February 2020. It features 30 original compositions from the film with two additional songs.[citation needed]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Marappadhilai Nenje" (Additional Song) | Ko Sesha | Leon James, Sudharshan Ashok | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Dinamum Dinamum" (Additional Song) | Ko Sesha | Leon James | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Are Marriages Made in Heaven" | 1:10 | ||
| 4. | "Anu Enters Court" | 0:38 | ||
| 5. | "Fantasy Strikes" | 0:32 | ||
| 6. | "Unakku Sonna Puriyathu" | 2:02 | ||
| 7. | "Love Court - The New World" | 1:01 | ||
| 8. | "The First Night" | 0:47 | ||
| 9. | "Toilet Quality Controller" | 1:50 | ||
| 10. | "When Crush Comes Back" | 1:28 | ||
| 11. | "Open Air Theater" | 0:54 | ||
| 12. | "The Gautham Menon Audition" | 3:28 | ||
| 13. | "Arjun Falls for Meera" | 1:39 | ||
| 14. | "Meera or Anu" | 0:54 | ||
| 15. | "Divorce" | 0:54 | ||
| 16. | "Vijay Sethupathi God Theme" | 1:52 | ||
| 17. | "Life Restarts Theme" | 1:33 | ||
| 18. | "Haiyo Haiyo Flute Version" | 2:09 | ||
| 19. | "Arjun, Anu & Mani" | 1:15 | ||
| 20. | "A Father's Struggles" | 2:54 | ||
| 21. | "The Friend's Reunite" | 2:31 | ||
| 22. | "Marapadhillai Nenje Instrumental" | 0:31 | ||
| 23. | "Anu Teases Arjun" | 0:37 | ||
| 24. | "The Wedding Shopping" | 2:04 | ||
| 25. | "Krishna the Boxer" | 0:41 | ||
| 26. | "Kadhaippoma Reprise" | 1:17 | ||
| 27. | "Friendship Than Sotthu" | 0:24 | ||
| 28. | "Krishna Re-Enters Meera's Life" | 2:13 | ||
| 29. | "Anu Leaves Church" | 0:48 | ||
| 30. | "Final Confrontation with God" | 0:44 | ||
| 31. | "Arjun Runs Back to Court" | 0:49 | ||
| 32. | "Arjun Wins Anu in the Court" | 2:07 | ||
| Total length: | 48:09 | |||
Release
[edit]The film was released on 14 February 2020, coinciding with Valentine's Day,[11] and received a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification after the director refused to cut a scene he felt was "the most important shot in the film".[12] The film's distribution rights were bought by Sakthi Film Factory.[13] The film's Karnataka release rights were bought by Horizon Studios,[14] and North India release rights were bought by Ganesh Films.[15] Overseas rights of the film were bought by AP International.[16] The Kerala rights of the film were acquired by E4 Entertainment,[17] and was released in Kerala on 21 February 2020.[18]
Marketing
[edit]The first look posters of the film were released on 12 September 2019,[19] and received positive responses from the audience.[20][21] The WWE wrestler Kurt Angle's wife Giovanna Angle shared the first look of this film.[22] On 15 October 2019, another first look featuring Vani Bhojan was released.[23] The official teaser of the film,[24] was released by Vijay Sethupathi and Gautham Menon, who played cameo appearances in the film on 17 October 2019.[25][26] The trailer of the film was unveiled on 31 January 2020.[27]
Home media
[edit]The satellite and digital broadcasting rights of the film were bought by Zee Network.[28] The film had its digital premiere on Zee5, on 24 April 2020.[29]
Reception
[edit]The Times of India gave a rating of 3.5 out of 5, stating "Despite some conventional turns, Oh My Kadavule is a refreshing romance."[30] India Today gave 3 out of 5 stars and stated "Director Ashwath Marimuthu's debut film Oh My Kadavule is an endearing romantic comedy that gives treats its characters with utmost respect."[31] Indian Express gave 3 out of 5 stars to the film stating "This Ashok Selvan and Ritika Singh film largely works because of the fantasy spin and the fun treatment to the subject matter—but the writing is problematic."[32] Sify gave 3.5/5 to the film stating it as "A breezy feel-good romantic entertainer."[33]
Remakes
[edit]The film was remade in Telugu as Ori Devuda by the same director,[34] and in Kannada as Lucky Man, both released in 2022.[35]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oh My Kadavule". BBFC. Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Oh My Kadavule". iifft.ca.
- ^ "It's A Wrap For 'Oh My Kadavule'". Silverscreen.in. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Cr, Sharanya. "Vijay Sethupathi to do a cameo in 'Oh My Kadavule'". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Oh My Kadavule first look out: Ritika Singh and Ashok Selvan are cute together". India Today. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "The teaser of Oh My Kadavule is out". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Here's why team Oh My Kadavule decided to cast Gautham Menon for a cameo". The Times of India. 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Oh My Kadavule Telugu remake rights bagged". The Times of India. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "We want this friendship song to become the next Mustafa: Ashwath". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Raman, Sruthi. "Music Review: Oh My Kadavule". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Ashok Selvan's Oh My Kadavule to be released for Valentine's day". The Times of India. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Ashwath Marimuthu [@dir_ashwath] (28 January 2020). "Censor board offered U if I take off one shot from the film ! Couldn't accept since it's the most important shot in the film and hence U/A ! Even one shot can cost a different certificate but it's worth it !! :)" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Extremely thrilled to announce this! Happy to be associated with @SakthiFilmFctry #OhMyKadavuleFromFeb14". @AxessFilm. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Super happy to announce that #OhMyKadavule will be released in Karnataka by @studio_horizon". @AxessFilm. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Proud to announce that #OhMyKadavule will be released in North India by @GaneshFilms1". @AxessFilm. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "We're going global! #OhMyKadavule releasing worldwide on Feb 14". @AxessFilm. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Thrilled to announce that #OhMyKadavule Kerala Theatrical Rights has been acquired by the most prestigious @E4Emovies #OhMyKadavuleFromTomorrow". @AxessFilm. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Are you ready to feel the love in Kerala? #OhMyKadavule is coming to theatres near you! Book your tickets! #OhMyKadavuleRunningSuccessfully TicketNew". @AxessFilm. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Thank you @gopiprasannaa for the 3 super fun First Looks of our crazy romcom #OhMyKadavule! #OhMyKadavuleFirstLook". @AxessFilm. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Cr, Sharanya. "Ashok Selvan & Ritika come together for fun romcom". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Thank you for the overwhelming response! #OhMyKadavuleFirstLook #OhMyKadavule". @AxessFilm. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Kurt Angle's wife Giovanna Angle shares poster of Oh My Kadavule". The Times of India. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Introducing the sensational @vanibhojanoffl as one of the female leads in #OMK". @AxessFilm. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "#OMKTeaserFromToday at 5 PM #OhMyKadavule". @AxessFilm. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "The teaser of Oh My Kadavule is out". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Oh My Kadavule teaser will take you on a fun ride". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "The trailer of Ashok Selvan and Ritika's Oh My Kadavule is out". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "We're super delighted to share the news that #OhMyKadavule satellite rights has been acquired by Zee Tamil and digital rights acquired by Zee5". @ZeeTamil. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Guys the wait is over..! #OHMYkadavule #omk premieres on 24th April..!". @AxessFilm. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Suganth, M. "Oh My Kadavule Movie Review: It is this sensitivity that makes Oh My Kadavule refreshing". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Janani K. (14 February 2020). "Oh My Kadavule Movie Review: Ashok Selvan and Ritika Singh shine in delightful rom-com". India Today. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Oh My Kadavule review: Of friendship, romance and second chances". The Indian Express. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Oh My Kadavule review: A breezy feel-good romantic entertainer". Sify. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ CH, Murali Krishna (21 October 2022). "Ori Devuda Movie Review: A faithful remake that's less fun". Cinema Express. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "One of Puneeth's final few appearances, the first look of Lucky Man is here". The Times of India. 31 December 2021.
External links
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- 2020 films
- 2020 directorial debut films
- 2020s Indian films
- 2020s romantic fantasy films
- 2020s Tamil-language films
- Films directed by Ashwath Marimuthu
- Films scored by Leon James (composer)
- Indian nonlinear narrative films
- Indian romantic fantasy films
- Tamil films remade in other languages
- Tamil-language Indian films