Oozham
| Oozham : It's Just A Matter Of Time | |
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| File:Oozham (2016 film) poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jeethu Joseph |
| Written by | Jeethu Joseph |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shamdat Sainudeen |
| Edited by | Ayoob Khan |
| Music by | Anil Johnson |
Production company | Fine Tune Pictures |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures Release & Tricolor Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Malayalam Tamil |
| Box office | ₹ 15.25 crores |
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Oozham : It's Just A Matter Of Time (transl. Turn : It's Just A Matter Of Time) is a 2016 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph.[2][3] The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Anson Paul, Jayaprakash, Balachandra Menon, Pasupathy, Neeraj Madhav and Divya Pillai.[4][5] Shamdat Sainudheen handled the cinematography. The film was shot simultaneously in Malayalam and Tamil. Oozham revolves around a demolition expert who teams up with his fiancée and brother to avenge the deaths of their family members from the corrupt scientist who got them killed. The film released on 8 September 2016.[6] This film was remade in Marathi as Grey starring Vaibhav Tattvawadi in the lead role.
Plot
The trio begins to trail them where they kills Venkatachalapathy in his residence using a bomb implanted on his TV and also kills the company's general manager Karthikeyan at his office in the same way. Marcus realizes that someone is tailing them and decide to hire "Captain" Anand Chathuranga, an ex-bomb squadron of the Sri Lankan Army who is now a freelancer and an explosive expert to protect them. Gayathri pretends to befriend Marcus's younger son Andrew and manages to kill him by using the same explosive implanted as a phone. After checking the details of the persons who were eliminated by Marcus, they concludes that Surya is behind all this. Anand, Marcus and his elder son Edward heads to leave for Australia, but Surya manages to bomb Edward's car with a magnetic bomb, thus killing him.
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Surya Krishnamoorthy
- Jayaprakash as Wilfred Marcus
- Pasupathy as Captain Anand Chathuranga
- Anson Paul as Edward Marcus
- Balachandra Menon as Kovai Krishnamoorthy
- Neeraj Madhav as Ajmal Krishnamoorthy
- Rasna Pavithran as Aishwarya Krishnamoorthy
- Tony Luke as Andrew Marcus
- Kishor Satya as SP Parthasarathy IPS
- Seetha as Subulakshmi Krishnamoorthy
- Irshad as SP Mohammed Riyas IPS
- Dinesh Prabhakar as Selvam
- Anand as Karthikeyan
Crew
- Director and writer – Jeethu Joseph
- Producers – G. George and Anto Padinjarekkara
- Director of Photography – Shamdat Sainudeen
- Music director – Anil Johnson
- Editor – Ayoob Khan
- Action Choreography – Stunt Silva
- Art director – Saburam
- Costume designer – Linta Jeethu
- Makeup designer – Ranjith Ambady
- Visual Effects – Tony Macmyth
- Production Controller – Vinod Managalath
Production
After completing Life of Josutty, 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.[7][8]
Title
The title "Oozham" is designed as a spider caught in a web, symbolizing the entrapment of victims according to the basic story.
Release
The film released on 8 September 2016 in 97 screens in Kerala.[9]
Box office
The film collected ₹1.25 crore in the opening day from Kerala box office.[10] The first 4 days weekend collection is estimated at ₹4.45 crore.[11] The film grossed ₹15.25 crore in 25 days run from Kerala box office.[12]
References
- ↑ "Oozham (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ James, Anu (4 February 2016). "Prithviraj Sukumaran-Jeethu Joseph join hands for 'Oozham'; actor releases first look poster". International Business Times.
- ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (5 February 2016). "Prithviraj-Jeethu Joseph's movie titled Oozham". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Prithviraj, Jeethu to team up for Oozham". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ Suresh, Meera (23 May 2016). "'Thrilled to play Prithviraj's sister'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (12 February 2016). "Oozham will be Prithviraj's Onam release". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (5 February 2016). "Prithviraj-Jeethu Joseph's movie titled Oozham". Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "Prithviraj, Jeethu to team up for Oozham". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ James, Anu (8 September 2016). "Prithviraj's 'Oozham' movie review: Live updates on Jeethu Joseph's film". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ James, Anu (10 September 2016). "Kerala box office: Check day 2 collection of 'Oppam','Oozham' and 'Iru Mugan' at Kochi multiplexes". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ James, Anu (12 September 2016). "Kerala box office: Check 'Oppam' and 'Oozham' first weekend collection report". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ James, Anu (6 October 2016). "Kerala box office: Here's collection report of Onam releases Oppam, Oozham, WTCJ, Iru Mugan". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.