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Ore Oru Gramathiley
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Wikipedia article
'Ore Oru Gramathiley' is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Jyothi Pandian. The film stars Lakshmi and Nizhalgal Ravi. The film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues. Lakshmi starred as a collector who manipulates her caste certificate to get a government job. Though controversial, her role was praised for the acting.
Plot
Cast
*Lakshmi as Gayathri/Karuppayi
*Nizhalgal Ravi
*Poornam Viswanathan as Shankara Sastri
*Charle
*V. K. Ramasamy
*Vinu Chakravarthy
*Delhi Ganesh
*Senthil
*Kamala Kamesh
*Manorama
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
Reception
C. V. Aravind of 'The Indian Express' praised the film for having a "novel theme", but said the comedy track was "not up to the mark".
Controversies
'Ore Oru Gramathiley' was initially banned for criticising caste based reservations. The Supreme Court of India later allowed its release, after the producer agreed to make changes in the climax. After it won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues, a writ plea to have the award nullified was made in the High Court. The plaintiff argued that the conferment of the award should be deemed "illegal" since the film was screened for the jury even before the ban was lifted by the Supreme Court. Ultimately, his effort were fruitless.
See also
*List of films banned in India
References
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