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2001 film by B. Lenin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ooruku Nooruper (transl. A hundred people for the village) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language film directed by film editor B. Lenin and starring Hans Kaushik and G. M. Sundar.[1] Based on a 1979 novel of the same name by Jayakanthan,[2] the film focuses on capital punishment. The film won two awards at the 49th National Film Awards, including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
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| Directed by | B. Lenin |
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| Based on | Ooruku Nooruper by Jayakanthan |
| Produced by | Lakshmanan Suresh |
| Starring | Hans Kaushik G.M. Sundar |
| Cinematography | Alphonse Roy |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Arvind Jayashankar |
Production company | Ananda Movies |
| Distributed by | National Film Development Corporation of India |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Balan, a young artist, becomes a part of "Ooruku Nooruper", a revolutionary organisation. To promote the ideals of the group, he becomes a modern-day Robinhood, as looting becomes an integral part of his life. Anandan, a leftist freelance writer, supports Balan and runs a campaign against capital punishment. Being a part of a revolutionary group, Balan finds no time for his family. His wife Saroja feels she is alienated from her husband. In the meanwhile, Balan accidentally kills a priest while attempting a robbery and is sentenced to death. The organisation when gets to know this, ignores him and goes on with its activities as it believes cause more important than an individual.
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