Oozham (2016 film)

Oozham

Theatrical release poster
Malayalam ഊഴം
Directed by Jeethu Joseph
Produced by
  • G. George
  • Anto Padinjarekkara
Written by Jeethu Joseph
Starring
Music by Anil Johnson
Cinematography Shamdat Sainudheen
Edited by Ayoob Khan
Production
company
Fine Tune Pictures
Distributed by Central Pictures Release
Release dates
  • 8 September 2016 (2016-09-08)
Running time
139 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Malayalam
Budget 10 crore
Box office 25 crore

Oozham (English: The Chance) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film[2][3] written and directed by Jeethu Joseph.[4][5] The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Divya Pillai and debutant Rasna Pavithran in the lead roles.[6][7] Shamdat Sainudheen handles the cinematography. The film released on 8 September 2016.[8]

Plot

It is the story of Surya (Prithviraj Sukumaran) and his revenge against his family's ill fate. Surya is the son of a health inspector Krishnamurthy (Balachandra Menon) and works in United States as a Demolition expert. He returns to the homeland for his sister's engagement. After returning to US while video chatting with his sister, he sees his whole family being killed. This devastating incident shakes him up. On the same day his fiancee's (Divya Pillai) brother a Superintendent of police is also killed. Surya along with his adopted brother (Neeraj Madhav) and his fiancee sets out for vengeance with a pharmaceutical company and their lackeys who caused them this pain with their particular skill sets.

Cast

Crew

Production

After completing Life of Josutty (2015) director Jeethu Joseph announced his next film entitled Oozham which features Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead. The film marks the second collaboration of Jeethu and Prithviraj who had worked earlier in the 2013 crime thriller film Memories.[10][11] The director delineate the film is not a thriller like his previous films, it is a revenge drama with some action.[12]

Release

The film released on 8 September 2016 in 97 screens in Kerala.[13]

Box office

The film collected 1.25 crore in the opening day from Kerala box office.[14] The first 4 days weekend collection is estimated at 4.45 crore.[15] The film grossed 15.25 crore in 25 days run in Kerala.[16]

References

  1. "Oozham (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. Express Features (6 February 2016). "Oozham is Not a Thriller: Jeethu Joseph". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. "Oozham a revenge drama: Jeethu Joseph". Deccan Chronicle. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. James, Anu (4 February 2016). "Prithviraj Sukumaran-Jeethu Joseph join hands for 'Oozham'; actor releases first look poster". International Business Times.
  5. Sidhardhan, Sanjith (5 February 2016). "Prithviraj-Jeethu Joseph's movie titled Oozham". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  6. "Prithviraj, Jeethu to team up for Oozham". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  7. Suresh, Meera (23 May 2016). "'Thrilled to play Prithviraj's sister'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  8. Sidhardhan, Sanjith (12 February 2016). "Oozham will be Prithviraj's Onam release". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  9. Cris (16 May 2016). "Kishor Satya's comeback". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  10. Sidhardhan, Sanjith (5 February 2016). "Prithviraj-Jeethu Joseph's movie titled Oozham". Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  11. "Prithviraj, Jeethu to team up for Oozham". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  12. "Oozham a revenge drama: Jeethu Joseph". Deccan Chronice. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  13. James, Anu (8 September 2016). "Prithviraj's 'Oozham' movie review: Live updates on Jeethu Joseph's film". International Business Times. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  14. James, Anu (10 September 2016). "Kerala box office: Check day 2 collection of 'Oppam','Oozham' and 'Iru Mugan' at Kochi multiplexes". International Business Times. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  15. James, Anu (12 September 2016). "Kerala box office: Check 'Oppam' and 'Oozham' first weekend collection report". International Business Times. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  16. James, Anu (6 October 2016). "Kerala box office: Here's collection report of Onam releases Oppam, Oozham, WTCJ, Iru Mugan". International Business Times. Retrieved 7 October 2016.

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