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| name = Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal
| name = Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal
| image = Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal.jpg
| image = Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[K. Balachander]]
| director = [[K. Balachander]]
| producer = Rajam Balachander
| screenplay = K. Balachander
| screenplay = K. Balachander
| story = [[Anuradha Ramanan]] (story 1)<br />Ananthu (story 2)
| story = [[Anuradha Ramanan]] (story 1)<br />[[Ananthu (screenwriter)|Ananthu]] (story 2)
| narrator =
| producer = Rajam Balachander
| starring = Yamini <br /> Ganesh <br /> Kumaresh <br /> [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] <br /> Surya <br /> [[Vaishnavi (Malayali actress)|Vaishnavi]]
| starring = Yamini <br /> Ganesh <br /> Kumaresh <br /> [[J. Livingston|Livingston]] <br /> Surya <br /> [[Vaishnavi (Malayali actress)|Vaishnavi]]
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| music = V S Narasimhan
| cinematography = R.Raghunatha Reddy
| cinematography = R.Raghunatha Reddy
| editing = Ganesh Kumar<br />Kishore Kumar
| editing = Ganesh–Kumar
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| music = [[V. S. Narasimhan]]
| studio = [[Kavithalayaa Productions]]
| studio = [[Kavithalayaa Productions]]
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| released = {{Film date|1990|9|7|df=yes}}
| distributor = [[Kavithalayaa Productions]]
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| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1990|9|7}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| language = Tamil
}}
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'''''Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal''''' ({{trans|One House, Two Entrances}}) is a 1990 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[K. Balachander]] starring Yamini, Kumaresh and Ganesh. The film had two storylines, first story was adapted from novel "Meendum Meendum" by Anuradha Ramanan and the second story was written by Ananthu. Violin virtuoso-brothers Ganesh and Kumaresh made their acting débuts. The film had no songs. The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]] at the [[38th National Film Awards]].
'''''Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal''''' ({{translation|One House, Two Entrances}}) is a 1990 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Anthology film|anthology]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[K. Balachander]], starring Yamini, Kumaresh and Ganesh. The film is a compilation of two stories; the first one was adapted from the novel ''Meendum Meendum'' by [[Anuradha Ramanan]], and the second story was an original one written by [[Ananthu (screenwriter)|Ananthu]]. Violin virtuoso-brothers Ganesh and Kumaresh made their acting debuts. The film had no songs. The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]] at the [[38th National Film Awards]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=May 2022}}
The film contains two distinct story lines, each story lines revolves around Ganesh and Kumaresh. This film depicts difficulties women face(d) in a predominantly male dominated society. How these women when pushed to edge fight their ostracised husbands and set a tone and lead a meaningful life.
The film contains two distinct story lines, each story line revolving around Ganesh and Kumaresh. This film depicts difficulties women face(d) in a predominantly male dominated society. These women, when pushed to the edge, fight their ostracised husbands and set a tone and lead a meaningful life.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|

* Yamini as Vinodha
* Yamini as Vinoda
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* [[Vaishnavi (Malayali actress)|Vaishnavi]] as Yamuna
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* Kumaresh as Sugumar

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* Ganesh as Author
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* [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Arun Kapoor

* Surya as Shenbagam
* Surya as Shenbagam
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* Kumaresh as Sukumar
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* [[Vaishnavi (Malayali actress)|Vaishnavi]] as Yamuna
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* Ganesh as Jawahar
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* [[J. Livingston|Livingston]] as Arun Kapoor
* [[Charle]] as Elango
* [[Charle]] as Elango
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Panneer
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Panneer
*[[K. S. Jayalakshmi]] as Sivappu Rukmani
* [[K. S. Jayalakshmi]] as Sivappu Rukmani
* [[Kavithalaya Krishnan|Kavithalya Krishnan]] as Assistant director
* [[Kavithalaya Krishnan|Kavithalya Krishnan]] as Assistant director
* [[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]] (Guest appearance)
* [[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]] (Guest appearance)
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] (Guest appearance)
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] (Guest appearance)
* [[Disco Shanti]] (Guest appearance)
* [[Disco Shanti]] (Guest appearance)
*R.Sundaramoorthy (Guest appearance)
* [[R. Sundaramoorthy]] (Guest appearance)
*[[Brinda (choreographer)|Brinda]] (Uncredited Cameo appearance)
* [[Brinda (choreographer)|Brinda]] (Uncredited Cameo appearance)
}}

==Production==
One of the shooting locations was a bungalow called Kamakoti House in [[T. Nagar]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=மௌஷ்மி |date=16 December 1990 |title=நடிக்கும் வீடுகள்... |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1990-12-16/page/n35/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230221060026/https://archive.org/details/kalki1990-12-16/page/n35/mode/2up |archive-date=21 February 2023 |access-date=5 January 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=34–35 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>


== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal'' was released on 7 September 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900907&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal |date=7 September 1990 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=3}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said, "When you read a novel, if the author has any creative power and capacity to create engrossing characters, and if you have the sensibility to appreciate this, you enter into a whole new world. Seeing Kavithalaya's ''Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal'' directed by K. Balachander opened up such vistas for this writer."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900907&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal |date=7 September 1990 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=7}}</ref> The film became a box office bomb.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Shetty |first=Kavitha |date=28 February 1991 |title=With most films flopping, Tamil film industry faces a bleak future |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19910228-with-most-films-flopping-tamil-film-industry-faces-a-bleak-future-814116-1991-02-28 |magazine=[[India Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914054439/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19910228-with-most-films-flopping-tamil-film-industry-faces-a-bleak-future-814116-1991-02-28 |archive-date=14 Sep 2019 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref>
''Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal'' was released on 7 September 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 September 1990 |title=Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900907&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=22 March 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said, "When you read a novel, if the author has any creative power and capacity to create engrossing characters, and if you have the sensibility to appreciate this, you enter into a whole new world. Seeing Kavithalaya's ''Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal'' directed by K. Balachander opened up such vistas for this writer."<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 September 1990 |title=Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900907&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=22 March 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Ki. Rajendran of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the film for eschewing box-office ingredients like action, comedy and songs.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ராஜேந்திரன் |first=கி. |date=23 September 1990 |title=ஒரு வீடு இரு வாசல் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1990/sep/23-09-1990/p1.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220801062923/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1990/sep/23-09-1990/p1.jpg |archive-date=1 August 2022 |access-date=28 October 2021}}</ref> The film became a [[box-office bomb]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Shetty |first=Kavitha |date=28 February 1991 |title=With most films flopping, Tamil film industry faces a bleak future |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19910228-with-most-films-flopping-tamil-film-industry-faces-a-bleak-future-814116-1991-02-28 |magazine=[[India Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914054439/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19910228-with-most-films-flopping-tamil-film-industry-faces-a-bleak-future-814116-1991-02-28 |archive-date=14 September 2019 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
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* 1991&nbsp;– [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]]
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!Event
!Category
!Awardee
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|[[38th National Film Awards]]
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|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues|Best Film on Other Social Issues]]
|''Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=38th National Film Festival |url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/79_38thNfacatalogue.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060316/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/79_38thNfacatalogue.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=14 February 2021 |website=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]]
|Ganesh–Kumar
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 October 1992 |title=Chinnathambi bags six awards |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19921030&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=14 February 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0154982|Oru Veedu Iru Vasal}}
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Latest revision as of 11:07, 27 December 2024

Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Balachander
Screenplay byK. Balachander
Story byAnuradha Ramanan (story 1)
Ananthu (story 2)
Produced byRajam Balachander
StarringYamini
Ganesh
Kumaresh
Livingston
Surya
Vaishnavi
CinematographyR.Raghunatha Reddy
Edited byGanesh–Kumar
Music byV. S. Narasimhan
Production
company
Release date
  • 7 September 1990 (1990-09-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal (transl. One House, Two Entrances) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language anthology drama film directed by K. Balachander, starring Yamini, Kumaresh and Ganesh. The film is a compilation of two stories; the first one was adapted from the novel Meendum Meendum by Anuradha Ramanan, and the second story was an original one written by Ananthu. Violin virtuoso-brothers Ganesh and Kumaresh made their acting debuts. The film had no songs. The film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues at the 38th National Film Awards.

Plot

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The film contains two distinct story lines, each story line revolving around Ganesh and Kumaresh. This film depicts difficulties women face(d) in a predominantly male dominated society. These women, when pushed to the edge, fight their ostracised husbands and set a tone and lead a meaningful life.

Cast

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Production

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One of the shooting locations was a bungalow called Kamakoti House in T. Nagar.[1]

Release and reception

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Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal was released on 7 September 1990.[2] The Indian Express said, "When you read a novel, if the author has any creative power and capacity to create engrossing characters, and if you have the sensibility to appreciate this, you enter into a whole new world. Seeing Kavithalaya's Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal directed by K. Balachander opened up such vistas for this writer."[3] Ki. Rajendran of Kalki praised the film for eschewing box-office ingredients like action, comedy and songs.[4] The film became a box-office bomb.[5]

Accolades

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Event Category Awardee Ref.
38th National Film Awards Best Film on Other Social Issues Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal [6]
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Best Editor Ganesh–Kumar [7]

References

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  1. ^ மௌஷ்மி (16 December 1990). "நடிக்கும் வீடுகள்..." Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 34–35. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal". The Indian Express. 7 September 1990. p. 3. Retrieved 22 March 2018 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal". The Indian Express. 7 September 1990. p. 7. Retrieved 22 March 2018 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ ராஜேந்திரன், கி. (23 September 1990). "ஒரு வீடு இரு வாசல்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 1. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. ^ Shetty, Kavitha (28 February 1991). "With most films flopping, Tamil film industry faces a bleak future". India Today. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. ^ "38th National Film Festival" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Chinnathambi bags six awards". The Indian Express. 30 October 1992. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
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