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Directed by | Lakshmy Ramakrishnan |
Written by | Lakshmy Ramakrishnan |
Produced by | Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Krishna Sekhar |
Edited by | CS Prem Kumar |
Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Monkey Creative Labs |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Are You Ok Baby? is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film[1] directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan[2] and produced by Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Samuthirakani, Abhirami, Mullai Arasi and Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan in the lead roles, with Mysskin, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Anupama Kumar, Aadukalam Naren, Pavel Navageethan, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, Kalairani, Kavithalaya Krishnan, Uday Mahesh, and Robo Shankar in supporting roles. The film's music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja,[3] while the cinematography is handled by Krishna Sekhar and editing is by CS Prem Kumar.[4]
Plot
Balachandhran (Samuthirakani) and Vidhya (Abhirami), who had adopted a female child a year ago, receives a call from Rashmy Ramakrishnan (Lakshmy Ramakrishnan), the host of the reality show Sollaadhadhum Unmai from the N Tamil channel. Rashmy tells Balachandhran that the birth mother Shobha (Mullai) is seeking help from the show to retrieve her child back to her. The N Tamil channel and Shobha takes up the issue with the child welfare committee and then to the CID branch. The plot then moves on from there and ends with whether Shobha is able to retrieve her child or not.
Cast
- Samuthirakani as Balachandhran
- Abhirami as Vidhya
- Mullai Arasi as Shobha
- Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan as Thyagi
- Lakshmy Ramakrishnan as Rashmy Ramakrishnan
- C. G. Kumar as Lanka
- Pavel Navageethan as Ezhil
- Anupama Kumar as Gopika Vijayakumar
- Uday Mahesh as Public prosecutor
- Aadukalam Naren as Judge
- Kavithalaya Krishnan as Thyagi's father
- Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Suguna
- Kalairani as Balachandhran's mother
- Mysskin as Child welfare committee director
- Robo Shankar as Selvaraj
- Ashiq Hussain as Abraham
- Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan as Ramakrishnan
- Lovelyn Chandrasekhar as Rashmy's daughter
Production
Principal photography took place in Chennai, Rajapalayam, and Kerala.[5] The entire shoot was completed in June 2023.[6]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Annai Thanthai" | Ilaiyaraaja | Shweta Mohan | 4.35 |
Total length: | 4.35 |
Reception
The film released on September 22, 2023.[7]Raakvkumaar of Kalkionline "Kudos to Lakshmi Ramakrishna who changed the name of a live show she conducted and said that she has not done any kind of Sama Rasa in the film she is directing."[8]Logesh Balachandran of Times of india rated 3 out of 5 and stated that "A well-intentioned film that explores adoption and its complications"[9]
References
- ↑ "Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's next to be a mix of genres". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ "'ஆர் யூ ஓகே பேபி?' சொல்லப்பட வேண்டிய கதை - லட்சுமி ராமகிருஷ்ணன்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ "Ilaiyaraaja completes work on Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's next". The Times of India. 2023-01-04. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ "Are You Ok Baby?". The Times of India. 2023-09-15. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ "லட்சுமி ராமகிருஷ்ணனின் 5-வது படம் 'ஆர் யூ ஓகே பேபி'". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ "It's a wrap for Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's 'Are You Ok Baby', starring Samuthirakani and Mysskin; first look out". The Hindu. 2023-07-05. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ manimegalai.a. "சொல்லாதது உண்மை! நிஜத்தில் சந்தித்த பிரச்னையை படமாக்கிய லட்சுமி ராமகிருஷ்ணன்! 'ஆர் யூ ஓகே பேபி' ட்ரைலர் இதோ!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Tamil). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ ராகவ்குமார் (2023-09-21). "விமர்சனம்: 'ஆர் யூ ஒகே பேபி'". Kalki Online (in Tamil). Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "Are You Ok Baby Movie Review : A well-intentioned film that explores adoption and its complications". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-22.