Oruthee

Oruthee (transl. One Woman, also a play on the translation of 'One fire') is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by V. K. Prakash.^[1] Produced by K. V. Abdul Nazar under the banner of Benzy Productions,^[2] the screenplay of the film was written by S. Suresh Babu.^[3] Marking her return to Malayalam cinema after 10 years,^[4] it stars Navya Nair, Vinayakan, and Saiju Kurup.^[5][6] The cinematography of the film was done by Jimshi Khalid and was edited by Lijo Paul.^[7] Gopi Sundar and the band Thakara composed the soundtrack, with lyrics written by B. K. Harinarayanan, Alankode Leelakrishnan, and Abru Manoj.^[8] The movie is about a mother in city and the hardships she has to face while paying the hospital for her daughter's accident. The film was based on a true story.

Oruthee
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Directed by	V. K. Prakash
Written by	S. Suresh Babu
Produced by	K. V. Abdul Nazar
Starring	Navya Nair Vinayakan Saiju Kurup
Cinematography	Jimshi Khalid
Edited by	Lijo Paul
Music by	Gopi Sundar Thakara
Production company	Benzy Productions
Distributed by	Magic Frames
Release date	18 March 2022 (2022-03-18)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Premise

Antony is a SI in the city, while Radhamani is a middle-class woman who is a boat conductor. She has to face shocking events and she fights to survive the trauma. Things take a deadly turn as she fights back forms the story. Antony helps her to solve out the problem.

Cast

• Navya Nair as C. K. Radhamani
• Vinayakan as Sub Inspector Antony^[2]
• Saiju Kurup as Sreekumar Gulf employee
• KPAC Lalitha as Bharathi^[9]
• Master Adithyan as Appu
• Baby Adithi as Malu
• Santhosh Keezhattoor as HRR Jewelerry Manager
• Vaisakh Vijayan as Vineeth, Radhamani's brother
• Kalabhavan Haneef
• Sreedevi Varma
• Aparna Nair as Antony's wife
• Malavika Menon as Sister Amala

Production

Filming

Oruthee commenced principal photography in January 2020.^[10] The filming was concluded in one schedule on March, carried out primarily at Kochi.^[11]

Release

Theatrical

The film was released on 18 March 2022 to positive reviews.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Reception

Critical reception

For Firstpost, film critic Anna M. M. Vetticad ranked it sixth in her year-end list of the best Malayalam films.^[16] Deepa Soman of The Times of India gave it a rating of 3.5/5 calling it "An empowering tale of a woman's fight for justice" and praising the performances of Vinayakan and Navya Nair. Sajin Shrijith of The New Indian Express calls it one of VKP's finest films.^[17]