Osai

1984 Indian film

23 October 1984 (1984-10-23)

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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

Cast

Mohan
Radhika
Nalini
R. S. Manohar
Nizhalgal Ravi
Thengai Srinivasan
Manorama
Bindu Ghosh
Baby Shalini
Poornam Viswanathan
Kallapetti Singaram
Master Chittibabu
Narasimhan
Nalinikanth

Production

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

Soundtrack

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.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Hari Om"	Vaali	Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam	5:03
2.	"Poove Poove"	Na. Kamarasan	S. Janaki	4:04
3.	"Silu Silunnu"	Vaali	S. Janaki	4:37
4.	"Allah Allah"	Vaali	K. J. Yesudas	4:24
5.	"Oru Paadal"	Pulamaipithan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam	5:58
6.	"Vaazhkai Endru"	Pulamaipithan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam	3:57
Total length:				28:03

Reception

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

^ Osai (Motion picture) (in Tamil). Jayvee Films. 1984. Opening credits, at 1:11.
^ 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.
^ மனோபாலா (9 November 2015). "நான் உங்கள் ரசிகன்". Kungumam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ "Osai Tamil Film LP VInyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^ "Osai". JioSaavn. 31 December 1984. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^ 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.