Oozham (2016 film)

Oozham (transl. Turn) is a 2016 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph.[2][3] The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Neeraj Madhav, Anson Paul, Jayaprakash, Divya Pillai and debutant Rasna Pavithran.[4][5] Shamdat Sainudheen handled the cinematography. Oozham revolves around a demolition expert who teams up with his fiancée and friend to avenge the deaths of their family members from the corrept scientist who got them killed.

Oozham
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJeethu Joseph
Written byJeethu Joseph
Produced by
  • G. George
  • Anto Padinjarekkara
Starring
CinematographyShamdat Sainudheen
Edited byAyoob Khan
Music byAnil Johnson
Production
company
Fine Tune Pictures
Distributed byCentral Pictures Release & Tricolor Entertainment
Release date
  • 8 September 2016 (2016-09-08)
Running time
139 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹ 6.5 crore
Box office₹ 15.4 crore

The film released on 8 September 2016.[6]

Plot

This 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), a 24×7 sincere officer, and surya works in US as a demolition expert. He returns to the homeland for his sister's engagement. After returning to the US, while video chatting with his sister, he sees the murdering of his whole family by some goons, which Surya sees this through the video chat. This devastating incident shakes him up. On the same day, his fiancée, Gayathri's (Divya Pillai) brother Parthasarathy (Kishor Satya), a Superintendent of police is also killed. Surya, along with his adopted brother Ajmal (Neeraj Madhav), an ex-software engineer, and Gayathri set out for vengeance against a pharmaceutical company owned by Wilfred Marcus (Jayaprakash), a corrupt scientist and his sons Edward (Anson Paul) and Andrews (Tony Luke Kocherry). Their lackeys who caused them this pain with their particular skill sets.

Cast

Crew
  • Director and writer – Jeethu Joseph
  • Producers – G. George and Anto Padinjarekkara
  • Director of Photography – Shamdat Sainudeen
  • Music director – Anil Johnson
  • Editor – Ayoob Khan
  • Lyricist – Santhosh Varma
  • 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 (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.[7][8]

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
  1. "Oozham (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. James, Anu (4 February 2016). "Prithviraj Sukumaran-Jeethu Joseph join hands for 'Oozham'; actor releases first look poster". International Business Times.
  3. Sidhardhan, Sanjith (5 February 2016). "Prithviraj-Jeethu Joseph's movie titled Oozham". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. "Prithviraj, Jeethu to team up for Oozham". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  5. Suresh, Meera (23 May 2016). "'Thrilled to play Prithviraj's sister'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. Sidhardhan, Sanjith (12 February 2016). "Oozham will be Prithviraj's Onam release". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  7. Sidhardhan, Sanjith (5 February 2016). "Prithviraj-Jeethu Joseph's movie titled Oozham". Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  8. "Prithviraj, Jeethu to team up for Oozham". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  9. James, Anu (8 September 2016). "Prithviraj's 'Oozham' movie review: Live updates on Jeethu Joseph's film". International Business Times. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  10. 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.
  11. James, Anu (12 September 2016). "Kerala box office: Check 'Oppam' and 'Oozham' first weekend collection report". International Business Times. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  12. 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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