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Evano Oruvan (2007)

Evano Oruvan poster
Original title
எவனோ ஒருவன்
Directed by
Nishikant Kamat
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 40m
Rated
U
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man's ordinary commute turns into a violent confrontation with society's injustices. The film follows his unraveling as he faces a series of frustrating encounters.

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What happens

Evano Oruvan (transl. Someone) is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language psychological drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat who made his debut in the Tamil film industry with the film. It is a remake of Kamat's Marathi film, Dombivli Fast, which is loosely based on the 1993 American film Falling Down. The film stars Madhavan and Sangeetha, with Seeman acting in a pivotal role. The film's music is composed by P. Sameer and the title song by G. V. Prakash Kumar. It is produced by noted Hindi directors Abbas Burmawalla and Mustan Burmawalla as they make their debuts as Tamil film producers under the distribution of their home banner, Burmawalla Limited. It had been previously named, Ivan Yaaro. The film's title is based on a song from Alai Payuthey (2001), also starring Madhavan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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