Ore Oru Gramathiley

Ore Oru Gramathiley
Ore Oru Gramathiley
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Directed by	K. Jyothi Pandian
Based on	Gandhi Gramam; by Vaali
Produced by	S. Rangarajan
Starring	Lakshmi; Nizhalgal Ravi
Cinematography	Rangaa
Edited by	T. K. Rajan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	Aries Enterprises
Release date	14 December 1987;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Ore Oru Gramathiley (transl. Once upon a time in a village) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Jyothi Pandian. The film stars Lakshmi and Nizhalgal Ravi. Based on the play Gandhi Gramam (transl. Gandhi Village) by Vaali,^[1]^[2] it revolves around a collector who manipulates her caste certificate to get a government job.

The film became controversial for criticising caste based reservations, but was later cleared for release by the Supreme Court of India following changes in the climax, and won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues.

^ "முத்திரை படம்; விசித்திர அனுபவம்!" [Identity film, weird experience]. Kalki (in Tamil). 30 May 1993. pp. 62–63. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ "90 வயதிலும் நடிப்பில் அசத்தும் சவுகார் ஜானகி!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

[1] "முத்திரை படம்; விசித்திர அனுபவம்!" [Identity film, weird experience]. Kalki (in Tamil). 30 May 1993. pp. 62–63. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.

[2] "90 வயதிலும் நடிப்பில் அசத்தும் சவுகார் ஜானகி!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

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