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Osai

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Osai
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Directed byK. Vijayan
Written byAaroor Dass (dialogues)
Story byManoj Kumar
Produced byMeera Balagopalan
StarringMohan
Radhika
CinematographyTiwari
Edited byD. Vasu
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Jayvee Movies
Release date
  • 23 October 1984 (1984-10-23)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Osai (transl. Sound) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Vijayan. The film stars Mohan and Radhika, with K. Balaji, Nalini, R. S. Manohar and Nizhalgal Ravi in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1972 Hindi film Shor.[1] The film was released on 23 October 1984.[2]

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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Osai marked the film debut of Shalini, though she began filming for Pillai Nila before.[3]

Soundtrack

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Soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[4][5] The song "Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma" from the original Hindi film was retained in this version.[citation needed]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Hari Om"VaaliMalaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam5:03
2."Poove Poove"Na. KamarasanS. Janaki4:04
3."Silu Silunnu"VaaliS. Janaki4:37
4."Allah Allah"VaaliK. J. Yesudas4:24
5."Oru Paadal"PulamaipithanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam5:58
6."Vaazhkai Endru"PulamaipithanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam3:57
Total length:28:03

Reception

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Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the acting of actors but panned Anuradha's dance and Mohan-Nalini's romance and concluded if we forget these negatives, this is not osai (sound), it is isai (music).[6]

References

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  1. ^ Osai (Motion picture) (in Tamil). Jayvee Films. 1984. Opening credits, at 1:11.
  2. ^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (8 December 2019). "ஒரே வருடத்தில் மோகன் 15 படங்கள்; ஒரேநாளில் 3 படம் ரிலீஸ்; அத்தனையும் ஹிட்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ^ மனோபாலா (9 November 2015). "நான் உங்கள் ரசிகன்". Kungumam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Osai Tamil Film LP VInyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Osai". JioSaavn. 31 December 1984. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (28 October 1984). "ஓசை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 64. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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