Jannal Oram

Jannal Oram is a 2013 Tamil-language road comedy thriller film directed by Karu Pazhaniappan A remake of the 2012 Malayalam film, Ordinary, it stars Parthiban, Vimal, Vidharth, Ramana, Poorna and Manisha Yadav of Vazhakku Enn 18/9 fame. The music was composed by Vidyasagar with cinematography by Arbhindu Saaraa and editing by Saravana. The story is set in Pannaikadu, a hillside village, with only one bus service to and from a nearby town. The film released on 29 November 2013 to mixed reviews.

Cast

 * Parthiban as Bus Driver Karuppu
 * Vimal as Bus Conductor Subbiah
 * Vidharth as Saamy
 * Ramana as Justin
 * Poorna as Teacher Nirmala David
 * Manisha Yadav as Kalyani
 * Shanthi Williams as Justin's mother
 * Rajesh as Vinayagam, Village Panchayat Chief (Annan Sir)
 * Yuvarani as Subbiah's mother
 * Ilavarasu as Police Inspector
 * Santhana Bharathi as Senior Bus Repair Mechanic, TNSTC
 * Sanjay Bharathi as Siva, Annan Sir's son
 * Singampuli as Tiyagi Thillai
 * Bala Singh as Ex-Village Panchayat Chief
 * Joe Malloori as Church Father
 * Sriranjani as Siva's mother
 * Krishnamoorthy as Drunkard
 * Veera Santhanam as Villager
 * Chutti Aravind
 * Shivashankar
 * Monica (Guest role)

Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vidyasagar, who composed the original film, uniting with Karu Palaniappan for the sixth time. Lyrics were penned by Yugabharathi.


 * "Ennadi Ennadi Oviyame" - Tippu, Vishal
 * "Aasa Vecha Manasula" - Tippu, Haricharan, Priya Himesh, Abhirami, Priyadarshini, Velmurugan
 * "Ele Malathoppu" - Anuradha Sriram, Velmurugan
 * "Unnai Paarkama" - Abhirami, Ceceille, Haricharan
 * "Athili Pathili" - K. Lakshman, Aravind, Rishi, Haresh, Aishwarya, Aswitha
 * "Aatho Apatho" - Bhoopalam Pragadeesh, Senthil

Behindwoods called it "joyride". Milliblog wrote:"Karu Palaniappan’s record with Vidyasagar is fantastic but – disappointingly – only half-way through the soundtrack".

Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews. Indiaglitz wrote: "Jannal Oram' is an interesting journey, which turns a thriller in the second half. Stopping by to take note of most of the small emotions and gestures we miss in our everyday rush, the film is an interesting tale of a humble small town". Behindwoods wrote: "Palaniappan takes his own time to begin the actual film just before the interval and it is the post-interval block where all the drama happens and keeps you engaged fairly. The climax is also stretched more than necessary and when the suspense gets lengthened, it actually loses its purpose". The Times of India wrote: "Overall, the film is competently put together and somewhat interesting but you cannot escape a lingering feeling that it should have been a little ambitious and much better". Sify wrote: "The major problem with Jannal Oram a scene-by-scene remake of the original is the over-the top performances by lead actors, especially Parthipan. The director should have known that the likes of Parthipan and Prakashraj are past their sell-by dates and can only add to unwanted irritations and nuisances. A very similar irritating Sathyaraj seems to have realised it about himself and has stopped irritating audiences".

Box office
The film took average opening and grossed Rs. 4.50 crore in first week.