Ooruku Nooruper (sometimes Oorukku Nooruper; A Hundred Voices for a Cause) is a 2003 Indian Tamil film directed by film editor B. Lenin.[1] Based on a 1979 novel of the same name by Jayakanthan,[2] the film focuses on Capital punishment. The film won two awards at the 49th National Film Awards, including an Award for Best Regional Film.
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Directed by | B. Lenin |
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Based on | Ooruku Nooruper by Jayakanthan |
Produced by | Lakshmanan Suresh |
Starring | Hans Kaushik G.M. Sundar |
Cinematography | Alphonse Roy |
Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Music by | Arvind Jayashankar |
Distributed by | National Film Development Corporation of India |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Balan, a young artist, becomes a part of "Ooruku Nooruper", a revolutionary organisation. To promote the ideals of the group, he becomes a modern-day Robinhood, as looting becomes an integral part of his life. Anandan, a leftist freelance writer, supports Balan and runs a campaign against capital punishment. Being a part of a revolutionary group, Balan finds no time for his family. His wife Saroja feels she is alienated from her husband. In the meanwhile, Balan accidentally kills a priest while attempting a robbery and is sentenced to death. The organisation when gets to know this, ignores him and goes on with its activities as it believes cause more important than an individual.
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