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Om Shanthi Om
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Wikipedia article
'Om Shanthi Om' is a 2015 Tamil language supernatural drama film directed by D. Suryaprabhakar and produced by Arumai Chandran.The film stars Srikanth and Neelam Upadhyaya, while Vijay Ebenezer composes the film's music. The film released in October 2015.[http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article1461100.ece K-towns Om Shanti Om with Shrikant - The New Indian Express][http://www.chakpak.com/content/first-look-srikanths-om-shanti-om#1 First Look: Srikanth's Om Shanti Om | Chakpak] It is loosely based on the American fantasy film Heart and Souls.
Plot
The film opens with a bus accident in which there is only one survivor Vasu (Srikanth). The film flashes forward to six months later. Vasu works in an automobile showroom and falls in love with Shanthi (Neelam Upadhyaya), who he also hires as his employee. Vasu begins to notice five individuals following him everywhere he goes. He confronts them, and they tell him that they need his help, and he agrees. As he fulfills their wishes, he learns that they are people who were involved in the same bus accident as him, and they have appeared as spirits so that their last wishes can be fulfilled. Shanthi mistakes the signs of Vasu talking with the ghosts as a psychological problem, and the lovers separate. Can Vasu fulfill the spirits' wishes and get back together with Shanthi?
Cast
* Srikanth as Vasu
* Neelam Upadhyaya as Shanthi
* Aadukalam Naren as Lingesan
* Junior Balaiah as Balasubramaniam
* Rajendran as Vavval Pandi
* Ayyappa Baiju
* Master Siddharth as Akash
* Maulik Chauhan as Mahesh
* Gowthami Chowdary as Sabitha
* Saran Shakthi as Kumar
* Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Kumar's mother
* MAK Raman
* Arumugavel
* Yuvan Swang
* Nithyashree
Production
The film began its first schedule in February 2013 with little fanfare and scenes were shot around Trichy.[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130417/entertainment-kollywood/article/srikanth-om-shanthi-om Srikanth in 'Om Shanthi Om' | Deccan Chronicle][https://web.archive.org/web/20130419013905/http://www.sify.com/movies/srikanth-takes-srk-s-title-news-tamil-nepl2Ggecai.html Srikanth takes SRK`s title!]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vijay Ebenezer.
Critical reception
'The Times of India' rated the film 2 out of 5, comparing the concept with Venkat Prabhu's 'Massu Engira Masilamani' and noted, "while Venkat Prabhu used the premise of the hero being able to see ghosts to tell a revenge masala, D Suryaprabaakar gives us an emotional drama."
References
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Category:2010s Tamil-language films
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