Ore Oru Gramathiley

Ore Oru Gramathile (transl. Once upon a time in a village) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Jyothi Pandian. The film stars Lakshmi and Nizhalgal Ravi.[1] The film was banned for criticising caste based reservations. The Supreme Court of India later allowed its release.[2] The film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues. Lakshmi starred as a collector who manipulated her caste certificate to get a government job. Though controversial, her role was praised for the acting.

Ore Oru Gramathiley
Directed byK. Jyothi Pandian
Produced byS. Rangarajan
Story byVaali
StarringLakshmi
Nizhalgal Ravi
Poornam Vishwanathan
Charle
Senthil
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographyRangaa
Edited byT. K. Rajan
Production
company
Aries Enterprises
Release date
14 December 1987
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil


Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3]

Reception

C. V. Aravind of The Indian Express praised the film for having a "novel theme".[4]

See also

References
  1. "Ore Oru Gramathile LP Vinyl Records". ebay. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. Subramanian, Samanth (14 February 2012). "From Tamil Film, a Landmark Case on Free Speech". New York Times. India. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. https://tamilmusiq.cc/Movie/Ore+Oru+Gramathiley
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880401&printsec=frontpage&hl=en


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