Earlier titled 'Night Show', editor Anthony’s directorial debut 'Oru Naal Iravil' released with U/A certification. Odd, considering the film talks about two nights a man spends with a sex worker as they get locked up in a tiny shop. Having watched the original, it’s not a film you expect to draw the family audiences. So it was surprising to see a large number of kids at a relatively full theatre to watch a film with a distinctly mature flavour.
With the theatre remaining quiet for most of the first half, the only scene that elicited a vociferous response was one where Yuhi Sethu taunts a police officer for not changing the blow pipe on the breathalyser when he is stopped for drunken driving.
The interval block sets the film up for some thrilling scenes.
As the audience left the theatre, two well-dressed men stood near the door. These two suddenly seemed familiar. Even the disappointed viewers had a smile on their face. ‘Oru selfie edukkalama?’ asked an audience member, recognising the actor who played the auto driver in the film. No one wants to pass up a photo op with an actor.
For more, >watch out for Baradwaj Rangan’s review in this space.
Check out the trailer here
Here are some audience tweets on the movie:
>#OruNaalIravil , a must watch for true movie lovers. strong content, ace performance. Great job
>@editoranthony>pic.twitter.com/lm01pe0Qu5
— Jyothsna B Shankar (@jyothsnab)
>November 20, 2015>#OruNaalIravil Hats off to
>@editoranthony for selecting such a script as Debut. And
>#Sathiyaraj sir's best performance
>@Sibi_Sathyaraj
— Vijayaraghavan (@iam_raghavan)
>November 20, 2015>#OruNaalIravil Hats off to
>@editoranthony for selecting such a script as Debut. And
>#Sathiyaraj sir's best performance
>@Sibi_Sathyaraj
— Vijayaraghavan (@iam_raghavan)
>November 20, 2015 Liked
>#OruNaalIravil . Superbly narrates a story of compassion without being judgemental about any. Anthony makes a fine debut at the helm.
— Surendhar MK (@MadrasBachelor)
>November 20, 2015