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Orange Mittai
Orange Mittai poster.jpg
Directed by Biju Viswanath
Written byBiju Viswanath
Vijay Sethupathi
Produced byVijay Sethupathi
B. Ganesh
StarringVijay Sethupathi
Ramesh Thilak
Aashritha
Aaru Bala
Karunakaran
CinematographyBiju Viswanath
Edited byBiju Viswanath
Music by Justin Prabhakaran
Production
companies
Distributed byCosmo Village
Khafa Exports (Overseas)
Release date
  • 31 July 2015 (2015-07-31)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Orange Mittai (Orange Candy) is a 2015 Indian Tamil language comedy film co-written and directed by Biju Viswanath. Produced by actor Vijay Sethupathi, the film stars him alongside Ramesh Thilak, Aashritha, Aaru Bala and Karunakaran. The film began production in mid-2014. [1] The Movie was released in India and abroad on 31 July 2015. [2] The film had its Festival premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival, [3] The movie was released on Netflix in October 2018. [4]

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Plot

Sathya (Ramesh Thilak) is a paramedic with an emergency ambulance service. On the anniversary of his father's death, Sathya and the ambulance driver are to retrieve an old man who claims to be critically ill. The patient, Kailasam (Vijay Sethupathi), boards the vehicle. His earlier claim to be fighting for his life is not apparent, although he has a heart condition. Kailasam's grumpy and obstinate nature causes trouble to the crew as they journey to find a hospital that suites his needs. Who is Kailasam? What does he want? What is the cause behind his adamant nature? The answers to these questions form the crux of the story. The old man needs to find a hospital that will have him, but it is a long way to go. The only way to find out what the universe has planned is to make the journey, and sometimes the journey is the destination.

Cast

Production

Actor Vijay Sethupathi launched his production, Orange Mittai, in February 2014 and signed up director Biju Viswanath to direct the venture. The film was said to feature an ensemble cast including Jayaprakash, Ramesh Thilak, Aaru Bala and Aashritha, with Vijay Sethupathi stating he would not play a role. [5] [6]

However, in July 2014, Vijay Sethupathi revealed that he would play a 55-year-old man in the film and promotional stills were released, replacing Jayaprakash in the character. [7] He was also making a debut as a dialogue writer with this film. [8] The team shot in Ambasamuthiram and other places surrounding Tirunelveli and Papanasam in South Tamil Nadu. [9]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Justin Prabhakaran, who had earlier produced the music for Sethupathi's Pannaiyarum Padminiyum . The soundtrack album, which was released on 1 July 2015, [10] features four tracks, of which two were written and sung by Vijay Sethupathi himself. [11]

Orange Mittai
Soundtrack album by
Justin Prabhakaran
Released1 July 2015
Genre Film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Producer Justin Prabhakaran
Justin Prabhakaran chronology
Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
(2014)		Orange Mittai
(2015)		 Kunjiramayanam
(2015)
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Straight Ah Poyee"Vijay SethupathiVijay Sethupathi 
2."Theeraadhae Asaigal"Justin Prabhakaran Karthik  
3."Orae Oru Oorula"Vijay SethupathiVijay Sethupathi 
4."Payanangal Thodarudhae"Kattalai Jaya Naresh Iyer, Padmalatha  

Marketing and release

The first teaser of the film was released on 26 November 2014. [12] In June 2015, a promo of the song "Straigh Ah Poyee" was released. [13] A second trailer was released on 3 July 2015. [14]

Orange Mittai had its worldwide theatrical release on 31 July 2015. [15] The satellite rights of the film were bagged by Jaya TV.

Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics. S. Saraswathi from Rediff.com gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Like the candy it is named after, Orange Mittai with its sweet and sour moments, is a beautifully narrated film with just the right balance of humour and emotions." [16] Nandita Ravi from The Times of India gave it 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Overall, like an orange mittai, the film too is bittersweet. The biggest plus of the film is its run time - a mere one hour and forty minutes, which seems to be more than enough to narrate this interesting story. The film ends on the note that "the journey is the destination", which about sums up the feeling that you get while watching this film". [17] Baradwaj Rangan writing for The Hindu called Orange Mittai "a quiet ode to the bittersweet life". [18] Hindustan Times gave a 3.5 rating out of 5 stating, "This old-age loneliness tale is a must-see". [19] Behindwoods wrote "What strikes in Biju Viswanth's Orange Mittai is it is not preachy and there is no melodrama anywhere even if there is scope for one. The humor just glides through and enjoyable". [20] India Glitz wrote "Orange Mittai is a simple feel good movie without much fuss and hype silently will enter into your hearts and leave with a small mark". [21]

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  6. ↑ "Vijay Sethupathi to don producer's hat". The Hindu. 14 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Vijay Sethupathi to play a 55-year-old in Orange Mittai". The Times of India. 4 July 2014.
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  9. ↑ "To work with Vijay Sethupathy was Intimidating at first, Orange Mittai heroine Aashritha". Behindwoods.
  10. ↑ "Orange Mittai cleared with clean "U"".
  11. ↑ ""Orange Mittai" Music Review Round-up: Songs of Vijay Sethupathi Starrer are Impressive [AUDIO]". July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Vijay Sethupathi wows with his new look in "Orange Mittai"". Deccan Chronicle. 27 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Orange Mittai song teaser".
  14. ↑ ""Orange Mittai" Trailer: Vijay Sethupathi, Ramesh Thilak Impress Again [VIDEO]". 3 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Orange Mittai USA theatre list is here!". 30 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Review: Orange Mittai is a beautiful film".
  17. ↑ "Orange Mittai Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Orange Mittai by Times of India".
  18. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (31 July 2015). "Orange Mittai: A fairly affecting road movie". The Hindu.
  19. ↑ Hindustan Times
  20. ↑ "Orange Mittai (Aka) Orange Mittai review". 31 July 2015.
  21. ↑ "Orange Mittai review. Orange Mittai Tamil movie review, story, rating".
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