Jannal Oram () is a 2013 Tamil-language road comedy thriller film directed by Karu Pazhaniappan A remake of the 2012 Malayalam film, Ordinary, it stars Parthiban, Vimal, Vidharth, Ramana, Poorna and Manisha Yadav of Vazhakku Enn 18/9 fame. The story is set in Pannaikadu, a hillside village, with only one bus service to and from a nearby town. The film released on 29 November 2013 to mixed reviews.
Cast
Parthiban as Bus Driver Karuppu
Vimal as Bus Conductor Subbiah
Vidharth as Saamy
Ramana as Justin
Poorna as Teacher Nirmala David
Manisha Yadav as Kalyani
Shanthi Williams as Justin's mother
Rajesh as Vinayagam, Village Panchayat Chief (Annan Sir) Yuvarani as Subbiah's mother Ilavarasu as Police Inspector Santhana Bharathi as Senior Bus Repair Mechanic, TNSTC Sanjay Bharathi as Siva, Annan sir's son Singampuli as Tiyagi Thillai Bala Singh as Ex-Village Panchayat Chief Joe Malloori as Church Father Sriranjani as Siva's mother Krishnamoorthy as Drunkard Chutti Aravind Shivashankar Veera Santhanam as Villager Monica (Guest role)
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Vidyasagar who composed the original film uniting with Karu Palaniappan for the sixth time. Behindwoods called it "joyride". Milliblog wrote:"Karu Palaniappan’s record with Vidyasagar is fantastic but – disappointingly – only half-way through the soundtrack".
"Ennadi Ennadi Oviyame" - Tippu (singer), Vishal
"Aasa Vecha Manasula" - Tippu, Haricharan, Priya Himesh, Abhirami, Priyadarshini, Velmurugan "Ele Malathoppu" - Anuradha Sriram, Velmurugan "Unnai Paarkama" - Abhirami, Ceceille, Haricharan "Athili Pathili" - K. Lakshman, Aravind, Rishi, Haresh, Aishwarya, Aswitha "Aatho Apatho" - Bhoopalam Pragadeesh, Senthil Lyrics were penned by Yugabharathi
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews. Indiaglitz wrote:"Jannal Oram' is an interesting journey, which turns a thriller in the second half. Stopping by to take note of most of the small emotions and gestures we miss in our everyday rush, the film is an interesting tale of a humble small town". Behindwoods wrote:"Palaniappan takes his own time to begin the actual film just before the interval and it is the post-interval block where all the drama happens and keeps you engaged fairly. The climax is also stretched more than necessary and when the suspense gets lengthened, it actually loses its purpose". Times of India wrote:"Overall, the film is competently put together and somewhat interesting but you cannot escape a lingering feeling that it should have been a little ambitious and much better". Sify wrote:"The major problem with Jannal Oram a scene-by-scene remake of the original is the over-the top performances by lead actors, especially Parthipan. The director should have known that the likes of Parthipan and Prakashraj are past their sell-by dates and can only add to unwanted irritations and nuisances. A very similar irritating Sathyaraj seems to have realised it about himself and has stopped irritating audiences".
Box office
The film took average opening and grossed Rs. 4.50 crore in first week.
References
External links
2013 films
2010s Tamil-language films
Tamil remakes of Malayalam films
Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer) Films directed by Karu Pazhaniappan