Oliyum Oliyum (transl. Light and sound) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Shakthi Chellam and starring Prabha, Aswati, Anand Babu and Pragathi. The film was released to extremely negative reviews.

Oliyum Oliyum
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Directed byShakthi Chellam
Produced bySivakumar
Rajeev Venkataraman
Starring
Music byYanidesh
Production
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Dandini Creations
Release date
  • 19 June 2009 (2009-06-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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  • Prabha as Ramu
  • Aswati as Selvi
  • Anand Babu as Ramu's elder brother
  • Pragathi as Ramu's sister-in-law
  • Mohan as Gopal
  • Palam Kalyanasundaram as Constable Govindaswamy
  • Scissor Manohar as Mookuthi and Pannari
  • Geetha as Poonkodi

Production

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Shakthi Chellam previously directed the documentary titled The Real Salute based on police officer Kiran Bedi.[1] The film is set in pre-Independence India and is produced by NRIs Sivakumar and Rajeev Venkataraman.[2] The film marks the return of Anand Babu in the lead role after a hiatus.[3] The film features social worker Balam Kalyanasundaram and was shot at Ramoji Film City.[4]

Music

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The music for the film was composed by Yanidesh. The lyrics were penned by Sakthi Chellam.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Intro"Sakthi Chellam0:40
2."Yelavadhu Pondatiye"Tambi, Mimicry Senthil2:10
3."Maattikkitaanda Raamu"Sai0:40
4."Kadhalika Porendi"Tippu2:14
5."Paithiyam Pidikidu"Madhu Balakrishnan3:50
6."Mukka Mozham"Tippu1:22
7."Machakari"Sai0:48
8."India India"Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram1:44
9."Bambarakattai"Tippu, Sai2:52
10."Engadi Pona"Madhu Balakrishnan0:31
11."Paithiyam Pidikidu (short)"Madhu Balakrishnan0:50
Total length:17:41

Reception

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Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff.com rated the film zero out of five stars and opined that "With all these ingredients, you're definitely guaranteed a riot of humour with a production like this".[6] A critic from Behindwoods rated the film one-half out of five stars and said that "Throw in some amateurish direction and dialogues, above all some crass scenes that qualify for more than just skin show, you get the concoction called Oliyum Oliyum".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Oliyum Oliyum - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie Reviews - Oliyum Oliyum Anand Babu Aswathi Shakthi Chellam Yanidesh". Behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Oliyum Oliyum movie directed by Shakthi Chellam". southdreamz. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. ^ "மறுபடியும் பிரகதி-ஆனந்த்பாபு". Tamil.filmibeat.com. 2 December 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Film with a patriotic theme". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Oliyum Oliyum 2009 Download Mp3 Songs". www.bollygane.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra. "Oliyum Oliyum: Big fat fiasco". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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