O2 is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language survival film directed by GS Viknesh and produced by Dream Warrior Pictures, starring Nayanthara and Rithvik.[1][2][3][4]

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O2
Official release poster
Directed by	GS Viknesh
Written by	GS Viknesh
Produced by	SR Prakash Babu S.R.Prabhu
Starring	Nayanthara
Cinematography	Thamizh A. Azhagan
Edited by	Selva RK
Music by	Vishal Chandrasekar
Production company	Dream Warrior Pictures
Distributed by	Disney+ Hotstar
Release date	17 June 2022
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

==Plot== Worst movie

Cast

• Nayanthara as Parvathy
• Rithvik as Veera
• Barath Neelakantan as Police officer
• Aadukalam Murugadoss as Bus Driver
• R. N. R. Manohar as Ex-MLA
• Lena as Manorama
• Sha Ra as Parvathy's Brother
• Rishikanth as Rafiq
• Arjunan
• Jaffar Idukki as Bus Passenger
• Pankan as Adheera Vavachi
• Tharani Sureshkumar as Mitra

Production

Development

Casting

Rithvik, who is popular under his sketch-comedy YouTube channel Rithu Rocks, was selected to play Nayanthara's son Veera.[5]

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Music

The music is composed by Vishal Chandrasekar with lyrics written by Rajesh Giriprasad and Mohan Rajan. The first single "Swasamae", sung by Brindha Sivakumar, was released on 26 May 2022.[6] The second single "Vaanam Yaavum", sung by Pradeep Kumar, was released on 14 June 2022.

Release

The film was digitally released on 17 June 2022 through Disney+ Hotstar.

Reception

O2 got mixed reviews from the critics, and was described as a "pretty engaging survival drama which distinguishes between brute force and real heroism".[7] Manoj Kumar from The Indian Express gave 3 out of 5, stating that "Nayanthara pulls off a splendid performance in this largely engaging thriller".[8] Priyanka Thirumurthy from The News Minute gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote "it is actor Nayanthara who shoulders this weight splendidly and credit must be given to the director GS Viknesh for writing a role where a woman can be unapologetically selfish, self-serving and downright violent to protect her own. Nayanthara skilfully shoulders O2".[9] Logesh Balachandran from The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote "Debutant director GS Viknesh's O2 may not be an edge-of-the-seat thriller, but its powerful enough to keep you hooked throughout with distinct characters". The reviewer concluded that it was "An engaging survival thriller".[10] India glitz rated the movie 3 out of 5, stating that "Nayanthara's film O2 is a decent survival thriller uplifted by good performances".[11] Haricharan Pudipeddi from Hindustan Times wrote "Nayanthara's film is a race against time survival thriller set inside a bus", and described the Nayanthara -Rithvik chemistry as a highlight.[12] Latha Srinivasan from Moneycontrol praised the film's concept while criticising its execution. However, the critic said "It's the performance of Nayanthara and Rithvik that keep you engaged". Ashameera Aiyappan of Firstpost rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "O2 falls flat despite convincing performances from Nayanthara and Ritwik".[13] Vignesh Madhu of Cinema Express rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Director GS Viknesh's debut attempt had the potential to be something brimming with life but uninventive writing and resorting to cliches buries it".[14] Janani K of India Today rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film falters to a larger extent because of its uninteresting screenplay".[15] A critic for Pinkvilla rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Films on natural disasters were made earlier too but nothing seems as improper as O2. The director should have reworked the story to make it better".[16] Gautaman Bhaskaran of News 18 rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Technically, there are lip-sync flaws, and logic has been shown the door".[17]

References

External links

• O2 at IMDb