oozham ( 2016 film )
oozham cast list, including actors and actresses. this film release in 2016 .
the film released on 8 september 2016 in 97 screens in kerala. [ 13 ]
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the film is all set to hit the theatres during the coming onam season and the makers are planning to release the trailer of the film tomorrow (august 27, 2016) .
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oozham ends up being a mediocre film though it tries to be a lot more .
oozham plot is unknown at this time. we will update oozham plot as soon as possible .
oozham is currently scheduled to release on september 8 th, 2016, just ahead of the onam festival, a popular movie season in the state of kerala .
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james, anu (4 february 2016) .
prithviraj sukumaran - jeethu joseph join hands for' oozham'; actor releases first look poster
. international business times .
i would love to give the credit to the makers of the film, the director of the film and the film itself for being nice and hence appreciated .
oozham ends up being a mediocre film though it tries to be a lot more, says paresh c palicha .
prithviraj' s last film was jeethu joseph' s revenge thriller
oozham
which opened to lukewarm reviews .
the trailer of the film would go live on youtube at 7pm tomorrow evening. the first official teaser of the film was released on july 6, 2016 and it did garner wide appreciations. the teaser has crossed 6 lakh views on youtube now .
the makers are planning to release the movie on september 8, 2016. incidentally, mohanlal' s oppam would also be released on the same day .
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. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] the director delineate the film is not a thriller like his previous films, it is a revenge drama with some action. [ 12 ]
according to the reports, oozham is touted to be a revenge drama and would be not on the lines of a suspense thriller. jeethu joseph had recently stated that the suspense factor of the film would be revealed within the first ten minutes of the film. jeethu joseph and prithviraj team' s previous film memories was an investigative thriller .
mohanlal films are always touted as festival releases for the malayalam film audience. and when the superstar collaborated with his favorite director priyadarshan for oppam, the sky was the limit for the blockbuster actor - director duo that had delivered more than 25 successful films at the box office. oppam was the first malayalam release for lalettan in 2016 and the film had a grand welcome at the kerala box office. the mohanlal - priyadarshan film, has overpowered the opening week collections of nivin pauly' s premam. at the end of 11 theatrical days, oppam has minted a whopping rs 18 crore at the kerala box office, which is an earth - shattering response considering that that film had to battle out with six major onam releases. the word - of - mouth of the film is super strong and will help the film beat the life - time collections of 2016' s top malayalam grosser, jacobinte swargarajyam .
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director jeethu joseph' s
oozham
is touted to be a revenge thriller .
it has been raining teasers in the mollywood film industry for eid, well sort of .
oozham is one of the most awaited films of the recent times as it brings back the combo of jeethu joseph and prithviraj, after the film memories, which released in 2013 .
prithviraj - starrer oozham teaser is nothing less. the first look of the teaser hints that the film is going to be a revenge drama but as jeethu joseph of drishyam - fame has confirmed on twitter that this film is going to be different from the others he has directed .
it is hard to believe that the man who made drishyam and papanasam made this film too .
​prithviraj earlier this week tweeted saying the film would release in september, sometime around onam. ​
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oozham has prithviraj in the role of a guy named soorya krishnamoorthi. the film also features balachandra menon, seetha, neeraj madhav, divya pillai, rasna, pasupathy, jayaprakash etc. in important roles .
the two tied the knot on february 3, ahead of the film' s release on february 24 .
oozham - a good one... . but never expect another
memories
... .
# oozham satellite rights bagged by asianet for 4. 20 cr, christmas premiere on asianet! ! !
much awaited, mohanlal - starrer janatha garage and prithviraj - jeethu joseph’s oozham teaser were out one day apart .
mohanlal' s
oppam
and prithviraj' s
oozham
have been gathering positive response from the audience .
oozham (aka) ozham is a malayalam movie with production by anto padinjarekkara, g george, direction by jeethu joseph, cinematography by shamdat sainudeen, editing by ayoob khan. the cast of oozham (aka) ozham includes prithviraj .
“gemini is by p. k. baburaj who was associate director of g. s. vijayan at the time he took the tv series ‘the officer’ in which i played the lead. ” kishor is quite happy that babu chettan remembered him when he took a film after many years. “it must have been difficult to convince producers but he did. ” then there is a film by jeethu joseph called oozham where kishor becomes city police commissioner parthasarathy. prithviraj plays the lead in the film .
oozham (2016) is a malayalam crime drama starring prithviraj sukumaran, divya pillai and neeraj madhav, directed by jeethu joseph. surya, as the son of a health inspector, is working in the united states. he returns home for his sister' s engagement. but, his sister is killed. with the aid of his gadget skills, his adopted brother ajmal and his fiancee gayathri, he sets out for revenge with the people behind this. watch oozham full malayalam movie online, streaming only on hotstar .
if the script was a bit tighter and the lags absent, the film could well have been a perfect hollywood style thriller .
after the 2013 movie
memories ,
prithviraj sukumaran and jeethu joseph have joined hands for malayalam film
oozham .
the revenge thriller hit 97 screens in kerala on thursday, sept. 8 and will be released outside the state on friday .
# oozham jeethu joseph - @ prithviofficial team disappoints this time. non linear presentation in the 1st half and predictable 2nd half
the two actors had recently clashed at the box office, prithviraj with
oozham
and mohanlal with
oppam
.
malayalam film oozham (2016) vfx breakdown by magmyth: directed by jeethu joseph produced by g. george & anto padinjarekkara starring: prithviraj sukumaran, balachandra menon, neeraj madhav, kishor satya, pashupathi, jayaprakash, divya, rasna pavithran etc. dop: shamdat sainudeen music: anil johnson lyrics: santhosh varma, amit kumaren editor: ayoob khan art: sabu ram make up: rahim kodungalloor costumes: linta jeethu production controller: vinod mangalath associate director: cylex abraham vfx: tony magmyth stills: ananthu krishnan designs: collins leophil
the film had done good business in rest of india market as well and it will release in overseas as well, from today .
the film dealt with the story of an indian army officer guarding a picket alone in kashmir, and his friendship with a pakistani soldier .
they believe the credit goes to the sheer hard work of the team behind the film and not to the buzz their recent marriage created .
jeethu had told us that oozham is not a suspense thriller but a tale of revenge told with an action mood. the movie stars
jeethu joseph, the master director in mollywood had come up with the revenge drama named oozham in this onam season and young super star prithviraj sukumaran had played the lead in the movie. the film was produced by fine tune pictures and it had received decent reviews from the audience. even though the burden of expectation had made a section of the audience disappointed, the film is doing good business in box office .
bollywood' s just married duo riteish deshmukh and genelia d' souza are happy with the success of their film tere naal love ho gaya .
it is hard to believe that the man who made drishyam and papanasam could come up with this tripe. image courtesy: oozham facebook page
the film though is not free from flaws — something you would not expect from a veteran like jeethu. the action and blast sequences are amaeuterish and the dubbing does not always sync with the lip movements. there is even a scene where a character who is supposedly dead flutters his eyelashes in a close - up. the camera work by shamdat is praiseworthy. oozham is definitely a film that stands out for its swift execution .
“some years ago, i had acted in ansar’s short film and sujith was the cinematographer. it is our friendship from those years that made sujith remember me when he took a film. ” kishor plays dr alexander, husband of alice’s sister mercy. “dr alexander runs the house when james and alice leave to start their lives together, he interferes when they have issues. ” it is a character that’s there throughout the film. in gemini too, he gets an important role. he is in fact one of the three main leads in the film along with renji panicker and sijoy .
# oozham revenge story decently made liked it. dont expect much twist and turns. but it ll keep you hooked till the end. good
# oozham its just a matter of time... . perfect direction by # jeethu... . kidu kidu... .
# oozham: usual revenge drama without much thrills. avg as a muvi but coming from jeethu, quiet a disappointment. @ prithviofficial was gud
oozham – it’s just a matter of time is directed by jeethu joseph who has been the toast of the national film circuit since the release of drishyam starring mohanlal in 2013. that film was so finely crafted, well - written, well - acted and entertaining that it was appreciated by both audiences and reviewers, including those who criticised joseph for not acknowledging what they believed was his inspiration, the japanese novel the devotion of suspect x. the malayalam drishyam was remade in four indian languages, and joseph himself helmed the tamil remake papanasam with kamal haasan, arguably an even better film than the first. how do you go from that to this? how do you go from drishyam to oozham in a span of just three years? how ?
billed as a story of happiness, family, friendship and revenge, malayalam writer / director jeethu joseph’s latest film defies easy categorisation. since it reunites him with ‘memories’ star prithviraj, many fans anticipated another thiller. but after that film and the mega - hit ‘drishyam’, versatile jeethu has been eager not to become pigeonholed as a director of straightforward thrillers. indeed, his previous release, ‘life of josutty’, was an inspirational entertainer. while keeping plot details under wraps, he’s described ‘oozham’ as a revenge drama with plenty of fights and action, but not one that qualifies as a generic action film .
shockingly mediocre fare from a very promising filmmaker! ! guess you cant do much to help the film when the story is as old as the hills .
# oozham: quite an engaging thriller. the story may be stale, but the terrific narration and a share of boom moments make it worthwhile .
prithviraj starrer oozham too hits the jackpot at the kerala box office. the dhrishyam maker, jeethu joseph' s new directorial was rock steady despite many new onam releases in the last week. the film has so far minted a good rs 9. 50 crore at the kerala box office and will cross the rs 10 crore mark within next two days. the film also delivered second hit in a row for prithviraj - jeethu joseph duo after the blockbuster memories .
janatha garage, a malayalam remake of telugu film that goes by the same name is directed by koratala siva, who has paired lalettan and ntr - jr. at the first sight the film seems like a suspense - thriller with a background music that goes with a flow. we also see a glimpse of the macho - man ntr - jr. the film, which also stars samantha ruth prabhu and saikumar in the lead roles, is set to release on august 12 .
oozham is a malayalam language thriller about a man seeking revenge on the ceo of a pharmaceutical company after his family were attacked and killed in their home .
dileep - starrer life of josutty was jeethu’s latest outing in malayalam. according to the sources close with the project, oozham will start rolling from april .
verdict: a light - hearted film that is also thought - provoking. director binu s. embarks on a different trip after ithihasa and style with ...
# aadhi (malayalam 2018) average thriller film by # jeethujoseph. super acting @ impranavlal. wafer thin story. action stunts & parkour scenes are absolutely brilliant .
summary oozham is a malayalam language thriller about a man seeking revenge on the ceo of a pharmaceutical company after his family were attacked and killed in their home .
# oozham :) usual story line but unusual kind of making and filled with many cliches! ! still its entertaining :) by comparing to other jeethu joseph movies, oozham is not up to that: / good perfo by prithviraj. watchable one (y) ;) go for it with less expectations! !
after four consecutive super hits, prithviraj is all set to join hands with film maker jeethu joseph, who has earlier called the shots for the actor’s thriller movie memories .
if
drishyam
, a tightly - knit thriller about a man and his family who cover up a murder, was all about the plot ,
oozham
is all about what can happen when the plot goes awol. despite prithviraj' s considerable screen presence, the film suffers because the storyline simply does not match up .
vikram' s action packed anand shankar film produced and distributed by shibu thameens has taken a good opening and held on well for a week. it had also an early start by releasing on september 8 and could cash in due to vikram' s all round promotions in kerala. the nayanthara factor also helped the film to generate a huge opening .
onam kerala boxoffice # oppam 32. 83cr - 26days # oozham 15. 25cr - 25 days # welcometocentraljail 14. 25cr - 24days # irumugan 8. 56cr - 26days
@ prithviofficial # oozham satellite rights bought by asianet for 4. 20cr. 15days gross: 12. 08 + (apprx .) share: 5. 47cr. urltoken
# oozham: definitely better than what the reviews said. you' ll like it more if you favor jeethu joseph' s serious style which is here in full .
malayalam director jeethu joseph has been playing down expectations for
oozham
, warning the audience not to expect another
drishyam
. he was right to do so .
a cobweb, oozham, the movie title written over it and the tag line... 'it 's just a matter of time 'e ...
“oozham definitely is not a thriller. it’s more of a revenge drama with the right amount of action in it. it has fight sequences, but you can’t call it an out - and - out action film either, ” jeethu posted on his facebook page. divya pillai, who made her debut opposite fahad fazil in ayal njanalla is the lead actress. neeraj madhav, irshad, sreejith ravi and tamil artistes sampath and jayaprakash are also part of the cast. hyderabad, coimbatore, chennai and ernakulam are the main locations for the film .
after memories, jeethu has collaborated with mohanlal for drishyam and it has become a one of the huge hits in m’town and later he remade the same film with kamal hassan in tamil .
it remains to be seen if jeethu joseph can recreate the magic he made with drishyam, but the teaser trailer for oozham is packed with the elements that made drishyam a success .
as an american crime show junkie, this film made me want to scream in exasperation at the tackiness of the proceedings and team oozham ’s lack of even a skeletal knowledge of criminal investigations and procedures. forget that, this film lacks an understanding of simple questions relating to computers and the social media. these days i am watching season 13 of law and order: special victims unit (svu) starring mariska hargitay – one of my all - time favourites – and i would like to apologise to the makers because i grumbled to a friend this week that the quality of the writing in svu has declined since season 1. i apologise because svu exists on the same planet as oozham and i was still finicky enough to fuss about it .
dileep is the darling of the masses but his onam release welcome to central jail disappointed almost everyone. but the janapriya nayakan’s popularity among kids and family audiences ensured the film a good opening. welcome to central jail, opened on saturday two days after oppam and oozham, which proved to be a disadvantage. anyway along with satellite rights it would be a profitable venture .
there is also an untitled film by joe eshwar waiting kishor. but with all the film projects, he has not left television. “there is the serial karuthamuthu on asianet, i do only one television project at a time. ” and kishor also has his cricket to take care of, he is the team captain of atma (association of television media artistes in malayalam) .
i was excited that prithviraj’s onam malayalam release oozham [ turn ] was coming to chicago, but i was forewarned that it wasn’t his best film. i didn’t care. i was still excited to see prithviraj on the big screen for the first time. i have not yet seen writer director jeethu joseph‘s previous films drishyam (mohanlal) or memories (prithviraj). from the reviews i’ve read, and especially this savage 1 / 2 star take down by anna vetticad, the disappointment in oozham is particularly acute because jeethu joseph’s previous films have been so great .
it has been pretty long since filmmaker priyadarshan ruled the box office like the way his latest offering oppam fared. he teamed up with his lucky mascot, superstar mohanlal, in this crime thriller. the hero, who had no other malayalam releases in 2016 before oppam (both vismayam and janatha garage were telugu films), played a blind man. the script had quite a few loose ends, but oppam set the cash registers ringing .
just finished watching oozham excellent first half with crisp editing and average second half, technical side it' s top notch the tempo goes down in the second half. prithviraj delivers a decent performance
“that’s again come through ansar, and also prithviraj who recommended me after james and alice. ” the fourth film vella kaduva sees him in a smaller role. “but that’s by my guru jose thomas who introduced me in films through youth festival. i would accept any role he gives, even if it is a passing shot. ” ansar too is making a film where kishor will play a guest role .
let this be clear. oozham is no drishyam by any means. this one has its moments but one gets the feeling that it could have been better scripted. now decide on your own .
there is no real suspense here and it is evident quite early on who the baddies are. how surya and his friends give them back the pain that they suffered, is what the film talks about .
oozham ,
which also stars divya pillai, rasna pavithran, balachandra menon, neeraj madhav, seetha and pashupathy in key roles, is one of the most anticipated onam releases of the year .
meanwhile, revenge thriller
oozham
has earned a total of rs. 4. 45 crore within four days. the gross collection of the jeethu joseph - directorial on sunday alone is said to be approximately rs. 1. 32 crore and the first day collection is believed to be rs. 1. 25 crore, with a distributors' share of over rs. 60 lakh. read oozham review
oppam is followed by revenge thriller oozham, directed by drishyam - fame jeethu joseph. the movie is said to have collected rs 15. 25 crore after successfully running for 25 days in the state .
prithviraj stars in jeethu joseph' s powerful malayalam revenge drama. billed as a story of happiness, family, friendship and revenge, malayalam writer / director jeethu joseph' s latest film defies easy categorisation. since it reunites him with' memories' star prithviraj, many fans anticipated another thiller. but after that film and the mega - hit' drishyam', versatile jeethu has been eager not to become pigeonholed as a director of straightforward thrillers. indeed, his previous release,' life of josutty', was an inspirational entertainer. while keeping plot details under wraps, he' s described' oozham' as a revenge drama with plenty of fights and action, but not one that qualifies as a generic action film. shot in locations that include hyderabad, coimbatore, chennai and ernakulam, the film' s female lead is divya pillai, who was first seen opposite fahad fazil in ‘ayal njanalla’. rasna pavithran makes her movie debut alongside neeraj madhav in key roles as the siblings of busy, multiple award - winning prithviraj' s character .
simply brilliant one, nothing more to say .
its just a matter of time
! do watch it, different faces of revenge in jeethu joseph style - oozham): a complete revenge drama .
a plot that has been seen many a time — a happy family that is annihilated by the villain who leaves just the son to take revenge. oozham starring prithviraj in the lead and directed by jeethu joseph follows this simple straightforward formula. unlike his earlier offering drishyam, jeethu does not keep the viewers in any suspense about the plot. the antagonists are revealed early on in the film but what makes oozham engaging is not the ‘who’ and ‘why’ but ‘how’ aspect. for all those complaining about the disappearance of parents and sibling characters from the big screen, jeethu focuses on family through this drama sans any cuss words or double entrendes .
hen one of your films has created history at the box - office, you are always under pressure to repeat that kind of success every time you make a new film. you can sense that kind of pressure while watching
the film begins explosively enough - yes, there' s a bomb involved. prithviraj appears as the smoke clears. and we' re introduced to surya krishnamoorthy, a man with a tragic past. it turns out that as in
memories
( prithviraj' s earlier film with jeethu joseph), his family has been killed right in front of his eyes. only, this time around, surya witnesses it all through a webcam .
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oozham is the latest jeethu joseph movie, the director of the blockbuster movie drishyam, which released in 2013. prithviraj sukumaran plays the lead role in this revenge drama and it is the fourth movie for this talented actor this year after pavada, darvinte parinamam and james & alice. joseph' s previous suspense thrillers like drishyam and memories lead to high expectations of this director. however, he fails to meet them with oozham .
jeethu says fans wouldn’t be disappointed anyhow. “i wouldn’t claim that the film will be some out - of - this - world narrative. but there will be elements that will keep you glued to it, ” says jeethu .
drishyam
is a hard act to follow but the disappointment with
oozham
is independent of that. this is a bomb that comes defused and sadly, we' re nowhere at the edge of our seats .
from the trailer, it appears that the film is about a jewish man named abraham ezra and the mystery surrounding his death. his spirit
dislocated from his body
in 1941 ad, as a printed piece of paper tells us .
“it’s actually in a film called gemini that i act ed after the long gap but that’s only going to release, ” kishor says. james and alice had come to him through a common friend he has with director sujith vaassudev, ansar khan .
following mixed reviews for
oozham
and his fans taking to social media to retaliate against the criticism, prithviraj had recently requested them not to do such things. he said that he was embarrassed by their attack on other actors too .
jeethu joseph’s 2013 film drishyam (“visual”) caused a sensation in the malayalam film industry (from the state of kerala in the south of india) when it became a smashing box office success – it managed to revive the flagging career of complete actor mohanlal and its box office record take of over 60 crore rupees remains unbeaten. it went on to remakes in four other indian languages, including a tamil version, papanasam (“destruction of sins”) starring tamil superstar kamal haasan and directed by joseph himself .
malayalam actor prithviraj is all set to make his directorial debut. and guess who will star in his first film as director? mohanlal! this is seen as a big announcement in the malayalam industry as prithviraj has always spoken about becoming a movie director .
it is after around three years’ gap prithvi and jeethu are teaming up for a movie - oozham. prithvi has revealed the title through his facebook page with a caption — “getting back together with a friend. let’s crack this one jeethu! ”
why you should watch this movie the actor - director duo of jeethu joseph and prithviraj is back after their first movie, memories, another suspense thriller. if you want to see some good acting by prithviraj, go for oozham this weekend .
kuchacko boban revived his home production banner udaya pictures with kochauvva paulo ayyappa coelho. jude anthany joseph’s return to direction after the breezy ohm shanthi oshaan. the film took a poor opening due to lacklustre content and bad release strategy of pitting it against biggies in a festival season. another film that suffered and did not get an opening was oru muthassi gadha, which also had no big stars in its cast. releasing days after oppam established itself as a hit also proved to be a costly mistake for both the films .
oozham - official trailer
it' s just a matter of time. .! !
directed by jeethu joseph produced by g. george & anto padinjarekkara starring: prithviraj sukumaran, balachandra menon, neeraj madhav, kishor satya, pashupathi, jayaprakash, divya, rasna pavithran etc. dop: shamdat sainudeen music: anil johnson lyrics: santhosh varma, amit kumaren editor: ayoob khan art: sabu ram make up: rahim kodungalloor costumes: linta jeethu production controller: vinod mangalath associate director: cylex abraham vfx: tony magmyth stills: ananthu krishnan designs: collins leophil official online partner: poffactio central pictures release on 08 / 09 / 2016. follow us for all latest updates: facebook: : urltoken, urltoken, urltoken instagram: : urltoken youtube: : urltoken twitter: : urltoken google plus: : urltoken
oozham ’s screenplay saddles the actors with the most absurdly gauche lines ever written in english for a malayalam film – lines so bad that they immediately reminded me of another mollywood disaster from recent months, uday ananthan’s white starring mammootty and huma qureshi. it is hard to believe that someone has actually matched mammukka’s prakash roy telling the heroine of white on her birthday, “i never wanted to be the first person to wish you, neither the last. but i wanted to be a person to wish you. ”
among the onam releases this year, it is mohanlal' s crime thriller oppam that has become the highest grosser of the festive season. it is followed by prithviraj sukumaran' s revenge thriller oozham, which has been garnering positive response from audience .
after his thriller hits memories and drishyam, jeethu joseph is all set for his new one. the success of kamal haasan - starrer papanasam makes fans expect more of the same genre from his latest - oozham. at least the uncanny poster speaks so .
mohanlal' s
oppam
and prithviraj sukumaran' s
oozham
have continued their good run at the kerala box office. among the onam releases, the priyadarshan - directorial has become the winner of the season with tremendous collections since sept. 8 .
surya krishnamoorthy (prithviraj) is an engineer based in united states, who is an expert in using explosives for technical purposes. the initial portions of the film are about his visit to his home, where his tamil brahmin family is getting ready for his sister' s marriage .
it feels as if every frame of this film is saying that this should be better than drishyam (2013). in drishyam, a virtually illiterate man takes on the powers that be to protect his family. here a youngster uses his technical knowledge to avenge the murder of his family .
after the detective, memories and drishyam, jeethu joseph has again proved that he is a master in making thriller / family drama. gripping background music made the movie in an interesting way and the climax is extraordinary. the only negative i felt is the film lags at some scenes for making thrilled, but utterly failed. as the director says ,
who
and
why
are known and the
how
makes you watch the movie interestingly till the end. overall, oozham is one of the grippy thriller that ever made in malayalam. 4 / 5
the combined total collection of all films after the onam weekend was a massive rs 47 crore, which is now the highest ever in the malayalam film history. and as expected, mohanlal' s oppam creates history by emerging the all - time top opening week record at the kerala box office .
shot in locations that include hyderabad, coimbatore, chennai and ernakulam, the film’s female lead is divya pillai, who was first seen opposite fahad fazil in ‘ayal njanalla’. rasna pavithran makes her movie debut alongside neeraj madhav in key roles as the siblings of busy, multiple award - winning prithviraj’s character .
in an interview with manorama online, jeethu joseph spelt out his assessment of oozham. it is a revenge story. in terms of a script, we dont claim any novelty. in world cinema, revenge has been a popular theme. we worked on that base, the director said .
the onam releases â€”
oppam ,
oozham
and
iru mugan
â€” have been performing well at the box office in kerala upon their release on sept. 8. the big - budget movies are competing against each other to become the winners during the festive season in the state .
that felt really really sudden! it would have been so easy to just tack something on with neeraj, divya, and prithviraj moving into the country house and starting life fresh or something! this ending was just plain weird. and, well, kind of lazy and “good enough”, just like the rest of the film .
even though jeethu has stated that
oozham
doesn' t have any surprise factor like his blockbuster movie
drishyam ,
audience have been expecting it to be a thrilling entertainer that will make a mark at the box office. the trailer and video song of the revenge thriller have already impressed the audience .
the much awaited onam weekend finally comes to an end on a rocking note at the kerala box office. the 11 - day - long festival period saw more than seven releases, including mohanlal' s oppam, vikram' s iru mugan, dileep' s welcome to central jail and prithviraj' s oozham .
i didn’t hate oozham like anna, but i certainly don’t love it either. it’s okay — and with prithviraj, i also would expect better than okay. the man has made what, 100 films? i’ve only been watching the cream of the crop, and they can’t all be at the level of mumbai police .
jeethu josephs oozham, is a revenge family drama with the right amount of action in it. this action entertainer stars prithviraj in the lead role as surya. neeraj madhav does a full length character named ajmal, along with prithviraj. balachandr menon as krishna murthy, divya pillai and new face rasna, have other prominent roles .
prithviraj does nothing in the film that will elevate his stock as an actor. he has to be the good boy next door, and he does so with ease. neeraj madhav as the goofy younger sibling is just his usual self. balachandra menon, an old man with a lot going on in his mind does create a mystery around himself .
the sundar dass' directorial, welcome to central jail opened to negative reviews at the kerala box office. the film was criticised heavily for its poor content and low comedy. but, wait! it has not affected the dileep - starrer at the box office. yes, welcome to central jail once again proved that negative reviews can' t affect the collection of a dileep film. the no - brainer - comedy - entertainer minted rs 9 crore at the kerala box office and earned another hit for malayalam cinema' s janapriyanayakan after two countries and king liar. like his previous two hit films, wtcj is also set to cross the rs 10 crore mark soon at the kerala box office .
jeethu joseph’s films are much awaited by the malayali viewers, especially after my boss, memories and the spectacular drishyam. the expectations were sky high as jeethu teamed up with prithviraj to play the lead in a revenge drama. the film received mixed reviews but the collections were reasonably good, as it had an early mover advantage of releasing on september 8 .
here is a quick look at the onam box office. we will not publish the figures as all of them are highly exaggerated and unbelievable. how can 100 to 120 screens playing a malayalam film in kerala get rs 15 cr plus gross collections in a week' s time? the ratings are purely based on the pressure cinema theaters in kerala experienced during onam season .
verdict: fails to impress. oozham is the latest jeethu joseph movie, the director of the blockbuster movie drishyam, which released in 2013. prithviraj sukumaran plays the lead role in this revenge drama and it is the fourth movie for this talented actor this year after pavada, darvinte parinamam and james & alice. joseph' s previous suspense [ ] ...
we have done two films together — masti was a commercial success and tujhe meri kasam initially did not do well, but if you ask a trade analyst, you will find that since there was no dvd and satellite rights for the film, it is still being shown in many towns. so, our marriage has no connection to the success of [ tere naal... ] ,
said deshmukh .
# oozham - jeethu joseph. . who is mastered in making thriller movies is back again with an absolute stunner! ! engaging, gripping and thrilling. . but is completely different from memories and drishyam. . a revenge story which is all about how he' ll do it. .! grab your tickets if you want to see something different from usual flicks. . loved it. . rating: 3. 75 / 5
the conversations in oozham are conducted in a mix of malayalam, tamil and bombastic, grammatically poor english. the corrupt industrialist wilfred marquez (jayaprakash vittal), for instance, glares at a hired hand and bellows, “how dare! ” at him, because i suppose the pronoun “you” at the end of that sentence would have required too much of an effort. he does this twice, not once – yes, i counted .
# oozham - jeethu joseph. . who is mastered in making thriller movies is back again with an absolute stunner! ! engaging, gripping and thrilling. . but is completely different from memories and drishyam. . a revenge story which is all about how he' ll do it. .! grab your tickets if you want to see something different from usual flicks. . last but not least # prithviraj he is just awesome love u rajuetta
okay, so where was i? oh yes, oozham. surya krishnamoorthy (prithviraj sukumaran) is home on a break from his job in the us to spend time with his family – his father krishnamoorthy (balachandra menon) who is a health department official in tamil nadu, his mother subbahlakshmy and sister aiswarya. soon after, tragedy strikes them and the family of krishnamoorthy’s friend, the honest top cop sp parthasarthy (kishore sathya) .
meanwhile, prithviraj sukumaran' s
oozham
has earned an approximate amount of rs. 7. 34 lakh on its second day at the multiplexes in kochi, taking its total to rs. 16. 9 lakh in two days. jeethu joseph' s revenge thriller is said to have collected a gross amount of rs. 1. 25 crore on the first day from all over the state, with a distributors' share of over rs. 60 lakh .
here i have a big news for my million splendid audience about my upcoming project. a big budget movie from antony perumbavoor under the banner of aashirvad cinemas, which sees collaboration of two icons of malayalam film industry behind the camera for the first time, who are also distinguished for their uniqueness... prithviraj son of my dearest sukumarettan doing his directorial debut and murali gopy son of our gopiettan penning story and script... and the movie' s name is' lucifer' .
the last malayalam onam release, jude anthany' s oru muthassi gadha is performing decently at the kerala box office. the vineeth sreenivasan - aparna balamurali - starrer, which had released on onam, 14 september had a decent 5 - day opening weekend at the box office. the film, which was made on a small budget by mukesh ratilal mehta has grossed more than rs 1. 75 crore on its opening weekend and has every chance to become a good success at the kerala box office .
as per the latest collection report from the trade pandits in the industry, oozham had grossed around 5. 40 crore from its 5 days run here in kerala. on its first day, it had grossed 1. 16 crore from here and it is was a decent opening. on its second day, the collection witnessed drop and it was only 96 lakhs. but third day showed hike in figures as it had grossed around 1. 13 crore from here on that day .
the kunchacruko boban - starrer kochavva paulo ayyappa coelho had an average second weekend at the kerala box office. it was really disappointing to see the film under - performing at the box office despite getting very good reviews from critics and the audience. the siddharth shiva directorial has failed to get the deserving number of screens and has affected the collection of kochavva paulo ayyappa coelho at the box office. by the end of its 10 - theatrical run, kpac managed to gross an average rs 3 crore at the kerala box office .
after a brief foray into the coming - of - age genre with popular comedian dileep in 2015’s life of josutty, joseph is back with his memories star prithviraj (who is coming off a string of hit films in the last year) in a revenge drama (with a small side of thriller), oozham (“time” or “turn”). the supporting cast includes newcomer rasna pavithram, as well as balachandra menon, kishor satya, irshad and neeraj madhav (who played the role of georgekutty’s assistant in drishyam) .
after a good opening week, vikram - starrer iru mugan has showed noticeable drop in its second weekend at kerala box office. the anand shankar directorial was expected to repeat the performance of vikram' s i at the kerala box office. but the tamil sci - fi thriller had a tough time with back - to - back onam malayalam releases at kerala box office. by the end of 11 theatrical days, iru mugan has collected a rs 6 crore at the kerala box office, which is just an above average performance for a vikram - starrer. his 2015 film with shankar, i minted rs 19. 75 crore at the kerala box office .
now, here’s the coolest bit of the film. and it does kind of scan. prithviraj and neeraj and divya had been split up for a bit by this point, so they wouldn’t know the details of his plan because he couldn’t have shared it with them. and i suppose he could have figured out how to fight just enough to make the capture look real, and make it look like desperation when he finally threw the bomb, but at the same time do it in such a way that they could easily grab him before he set off the detonator. and then just assume that at some point they would strap the bomb to him and detonate it ?
oozham begins with prithviraj' s character surya krishnamoorthy being chased by a couple of well - built men wearing similar clothes. surya works in the us as a controlled explosion expert and has come down to meet his family in coimbatore. his family comprises of his father krishnamoorthy, a health inspector (balachandra menon), mother lakshmi (seetha), sister aishwarya (rasna) and foster brother ajmal (neeraj madhav). they are a happy family, but an unexpected turn of events leads surya to take drastic steps in order to avenge the wrong done to his family. the entire story is about surya hunting down the baddies one by one .
right at the opening, there is an interesting pattern established, with us watching a massive action chase fight explosions sequence with prithviraj being chased by like 3 dozen guys, that cuts back to “happy past” on clever little moments like a photo of his face fading into his face, or looking through a window at a happy family reminding him of his own happy family and so on and so on. it’s a nice idea the first, say, 5 times it happens. especially in the first half of the film, when there are no real action scenes in the “present”, cutting to the chase serves to get the adrenaline going and remind you it’s an action movie after all. but then it just keeps going and going and going and we keep cutting back to it even when the stuff in the “present” is much more exciting .
prithviraj again delivers a top - notch performance once again. the film has rasna and divya pillai as the female leads. rasna does absolute justice to her role as a sister - cum - friend to her brother surya. divya pillai who plays the role of gayathri does an okay job with her role. neeraj madhav as the foster brother of surya is seen in a very different role. balachandra menon as krishnamoorthy, a simple government employee and a father never fails us with his performance. the other supporting roles are played by pasupathy, jayaprakash, kishor satya, anson paul and tony luke. model - turned - actor tony luke' s character of a spoilt rich brat andrew marquez, was tailor - made for him. captain (pasupathy), the man chasing surya has his own unique style, which fails to impress in some scenes .
the director has tried a non - linear approach that has prithviraj enacting soorya — a controlled explosion expert working in usa. he has a close - knit family consisting of a health inspector father played well by balachandra menon, mother sita, adopted brother neeraj madhav and younger sister enacted by rasna pavithran. into this heavenly garden of eden enters the serpent in the form of a ruthless business magnate played to brilliance by jayaprakash. soorya has the misfortune of seeing his entire family getting wiped out in front of his eyes, while on a skype call with his sister and he comes back to avenge his family. how he goes about seeking revenge forms the rest of the plot. he is joined in his mission by neeraj madhav and divya pillai who too have faced losses. in the background, the film tackles the malpractices and unethical business deals in the high stakes medical industry .
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kishor satya found his hands full of opportunities when he came back to films after a gap of two - and - a half - years .
it’s raining again and kishor satya rushes through the muddy roads in thiruvananthapuram to buy bags for his son, before coming home on a sunday. he will have to get busy again soon. life had stayed quiet for a while and suddenly burst with opportunities he had been hoping would come.
oozham ( english : chance ) is a 2016 indian malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by jeethu joseph . the film stars prithviraj sukumaran , neeraj madhav , divya pillai and debutant rasna pavithran in the lead roles . shamdat sainudheen handled the cinematography . oozham revolves around a demolition expert who teams up with his fiancee and friend to avenge the deaths of their family members from the ceo of a pharmaceutical company who got them killed . the film released on 8 september 2016 . oozham grossed more than 15 crores from kerala boxoffice and 30 cr from worldwide boxoffice thereby becoming a super hit . 
oozham (english: chance) is a 2016 indian malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by jeethu joseph. the film stars prithviraj sukumaran, neeraj madhav, divya pillai and debutant rasna pavithran in the lead roles. shamdat sainudheen handled the cinematography. oozham revolves around a demolition expert who teams up with his fiancee and friend to avenge the deaths of their family members from the ceo of a pharmaceutical company who got them killed. the film released on 8 september 2016. oozham grossed more than 15 crores from kerala boxoffice and 30 cr from worldwide boxoffice thereby becoming a super hit.
oozham (english: chance) is a 2016 indian malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by jeethu joseph. the film stars prithviraj sukumaran, neeraj madhav, divya pillai and debutant rasna pavithran in the lead roles. shamdat sainudheen handled the cinematography. oozham revolves around a demolition expert who teams up with his fiancee and friend to avenge the deaths of their family members from the ceo of a pharmaceutical company who got them killed. the film released on 8 september 2016. oozham grossed more than 15 crores from kerala boxoffice and 30 cr from worldwide boxoffice thereby becoming a super hit.