49-O (film)

49-O is a 2015 Tamil political satire film directed by debutante P. Arokiyadoss, who previously worked as an assistant to Gautham Vasudev Menon. It stars legendary actor Goundamani in the lead role, while actors Thirumurugan, Guru Somasundaram, and Balasingh, among others, play supporting roles. Production began in December 2013.[1][2][3] The film released on 17 September 2015 on Vinayagar Chaturthi along with Maya and Trisha Illana Nayanthara and received mixed to positive reviews from critics.

49-O
Directed byP. Arokiyadoss
Produced byDr. L. Sivabalan
Written byP. Arokiyadoss
Starring
Music byK
CinematographyAadhi karuppiah
Edited byParamesh Krishna
Production
company
Zero rules Entertainment
Release date
  • 17 September 2015 (2015-09-17)
Running time
128 min
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget1.2 crores
Box office3 crores

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K with the lyrics written by Yugabharathi.

49-O
Soundtrack album by
K
Released2015
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length14:54
LanguageTamil
ProducerK
K chronology
Kaadu
(2014)		 49-O
(2015)		 Kallappadam
(2015)
Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Amma Pole"Jayamurthy4:05
2."Aruvava Kannu Rendum"Abhay Jodhpurkar3:22
3."Innum Ethanai Kaalam Varai"Thenisai Chellappa4:02
4."Votu Podunga"Hariharasudhan3:25

Release

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Jaya TV.

Critical reception

Silverscreen noted that "Thematically similar to Kaththi, this film will go down as another laudable attempt at taking on social corruption, and trying to empower the downtrodden".[4] Behindwoods rated it 2.25 out of 5 and noted that "The film doesn't offer anything unique within this genre but when Gounder is the face of such political attacks and mild preaching, it can get enjoyable!"[5] New Indian Express stated that "The film is a fairly delightful take on the avariciousness of humans, the unscrupulousness of corporates and politicians, and the gullibility of the downtrodden, who are easily taken for a ride by unscrupulous elements. 49-0 could definitely have done with some polish and finesse. But substance over form is far better than gloss and style over a very weak content".[6] Times of India rated 2 out of 5 and wrote "In the end, 49-O ends up as ineffective as the rule it criticizes — you can admire the intention and you can really take it seriously".[7]

References
  1. "Goundamani is back as Hero with 49 O". Indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. "Goundamani - a farmer?". Behindwoods. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. Lakshmi, Venketeswaran (16 December 2013). "Goundamani starts shooting for 49-O". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  4. http://silverscreen.in/tamil/reviews/49-o-review-good-but-not-great/
  5. http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/49-o/49-o-review.html
  6. http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Sans-Big-Cast-Goundamani-Ferries-Crew-49-O-to-Shore/2015/09/19/article3035078.ece
  7. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/49-O/movie-review/49033351.cms


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