Evano Oruvan

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Evano Oruvan
Evano Oruvan Official Poster.jpg
Poster
Directed by Nishikant Kamat
Written byDialogue:
Madhavan
Dialogue Superviser:
Seeman
Screenplay byNishikant Kamat
Paul
Story byNishikant Kamat
Based on Dombivli Fast
by
Nishikant Kamat
Produced by Abbas–Mustan
K. Sera Sera
Co-producer:
Madhavan
StarringMadhavan
Sangeetha
Seeman
Cinematography Sanjay Jadhav
Edited by Amit Pawar
Music byTitle Song:-
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Songs:-
Sanjay Mourya
Background Song:-
P. Sameer
Production
companies
Distributed by Leukos Films
Pyramid Saimira
Release date
  • 7 December 2007 (2007-12-07)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Evano Oruvan (English: Someone) is a 2007 Tamil-language drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat who made his debut in the Tamil film industry with the film. It is a remake of Kamat's critically acclaimed Marathi film, Dombivli Fast , [1] [2] which is loosely based on the Michael Douglas starrer 1993 Hollywood film Falling Down . It stars Madhavan and Sangeetha, with director Seeman acting in a pivotal role.

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The film's music is composed by P. Sameer and the title song by G. V. Prakash Kumar. It is produced by noted Hindi directors Abbas Burmawalla and Mustan Burmawalla as they make their debuts as Tamil film producers under the distribution of their home banner, Burmawalla Limited. It had been previously named, Ivan Yaaro. The film's title is based on a song from Alaipayuthey (2000).

Plot

Sridhar Vasudevan is a middle-class family man employed in a bank. He is very idealistic, principled, and recognizes a deep sense of belonging with the society he is part of. He gets annoyed and flustered by illegal and semi-legal activities happening around him. His wife Vatsala persistently demands he should be more 'flexible' and make more money, but Sridhar does not accede. He endures the illegal and semi-legal activities around him because he anticipates a change in the mindsets of people. He feels that over time, they will become more honest, socially aware and willing to make small personal sacrifices for the greater good of all (like him).

Vatsala is a typical middle-class homemaker and a caring mother of two children, Varsha and Varun. Societal imperfections and related problems matter very little to her. She is more concerned about her reactive husband, thinking about ways to save him from the effects of his angry outbursts and to steer him away from his impractical thoughts and deeds.

At a certain point in life, Sridhar faces a case of deceit that compels him to take action. Provoked by his deep anger and guilt, he decides to retaliate for wrongs done to him, violently if required. When charged 2 rupees extra for a cool drink, he picks up a cricket bat and smashes the shop. From that incident onward, Sridhar progresses, taking law in his own hands and trying to bring about instant changes wherever needed. A string of incidents occur; he thrashes the Area Councillor, the insincere hospital employees, water supplier, and many more. Sridhar's anger goes beyond these incidents, targeting individuals who do not follow norms created for their own benefit. Nishikanth Kamath has presented Sridhar as a representative for every common man in today's society, who, even after seeing and going through such wrong things, tolerates them to avoid getting his settled routine disturbed. Because of his behaviour and approach, Sridhar is termed as a criminal, harmful to his fellow men.

Inspector Vetri Maran is appointed to shoot Sridhar in an arranged 'encounter'. Vetri Maran, though not of the incorruptible kind, feels bad about the police-corruption nexus. He is a goodhearted cop and inwardly feels justified by Sridhar's approach. He comes to a quiet agreement with the young man, personally approves his action, then arranges for the 'encounter killing'. At the end, Sridhar is shot dead by Vetri Maran.

Cast

Music

The film stars only one song "Unathu Enathu Endru Ulagil Enna Ullathu", music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and penned by Na. Muthukumar, a soundtrack was not released. The film score (played at the end) was composed by P. Sameer plays a very important role in expressing the complete view and message of the movie.

Reception

Evano Oruvan got very favourable reviews, with Rediff calling it a "must-watch" [3] and Sify Moviebuzz giving it a "very good" rating. [4] A critic from Behindwoods wrote that "The Director’s conviction on the subject is totally evident, delivering a riveting two hours of entertainment. Special thanks to his decision to completely avoid song routines, the movie unfolds at a brisk pace". [5] The Hindu wrote "Few and far between they may be, but it is films such as ‘Evano Oruvan’ (U) that make film lovers optimistic about the future of Tamil cinema. Rising against wrongs and striving to right them is typical of any hero. But in showcasing the mindset of a middleclass citizen who generally gets lost in the sea of faces we see everyday, this Leukos Films and Abbas Mustan presentation is indeed different". [6] Revathi of Kalki praised the star cast, score, cinematography, story while praising director for directing the film with finesse carrying strong plot, measured screenplay but felt if he had avoided things like television interviews and public looking up Madhavan as hero, it would have been a compelling work nevertheless this Evano Oruvan (someone) is one amongst us. [7]

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