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{{Short description|2007 Indian film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Anchil Oral Arjunan
| image = Anchil Oral Arjunan.jpg
| caption = Official poster
| director = [[Anil (director)|Anil]]
| producer = P. Narayanan
| writer = [[T. A. Razzaq]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Jayaram]]
*[[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]]
*[[Samvrutha Sunil]]
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]
*[[Sreenivasan]]
*[[Madhu Warrier]]
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
*[[Venu Nagavally]]
}}
| music = [[Mohan Sithara]]
| cinematography = Anandakuttan
| editing = PC Mohanan
| studio =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2007|01|27}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}

'''''Anchil Oral Arjunan''''' is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language [[family drama film]] directed by [[Anil (director)|Anil]] and starring [[Jayaram]], [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]], [[Samvrutha]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Sreenivasan]], [[Madhu Warrier]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] and [[Venu Nagavally]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2006 |title=Jayaram in Anchil Oral Arjunan |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/jayaram-in-anchil-oral-arjunan--news-27388 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412070616/https://www.indiaglitz.com/jayaram-in-anchil-oral-arjunan--news-27388 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Indiaglitz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2006 |title=Joy for Jayaram |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/joy-for-jayaram-telugu-news-26648 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412070621/https://www.indiaglitz.com/joy-for-jayaram-telugu-news-26648 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=Indiaglitz}}</ref> The film was a box office failure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswini |date=3 September 2015 |title=15 വര്‍ഷത്തിനിടെ 70 സിനിമകള്‍, വിജയിച്ചത് വെറും പത്ത്; പ്രേക്ഷകരെ വെറുപ്പിച്ച ജയറാം ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ |url=https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/features/flop-films-jayaram-after-the-year-2000-024761.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022185417/https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/features/flop-films-jayaram-after-the-year-2000-024761.html |archive-date=22 October 2020 |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Filmibeat |language=ml}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Sudheendran "Sudhi" works as a class tutor and theatrical actor and Kovilakam Sreedharan is his benefactor. Sudhi falls in love with Pavithra. When Sudhi reconnects with his childhood friend Sathi, Pavithra gets mad at Sudhi. More problems ensue after his cousins Vijayan and Vinayan want to take his family house. How Sudhi solves his problems forms the rest of the plot.

== Cast ==
*[[Jayaram]] as Sudheendran a.k.a. Sudhi
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Vijayan
*[[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] as Pavithra
*[[Samvrutha Sunil]] as Sathi
*[[Sreenivasan]] as Kovilakam Sreedharan
*[[Madhu Warrier]] as Vinayan
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Paul
*[[Venu Nagavally]] as Padmanabhan
*[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Shantha
*[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Sudheendran's mother
*[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Vijayan's mother

== Release and reception ==
The film was ready for release in January 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanaka Simhasanam postponed |url=https://www.indicine.com/movies/malayalam/kanaka-simhasanam-postponed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328062300/http://www.indicine.com/movies/malayalam/kanaka-simhasanam-postponed/ |archive-date=28 March 2009 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=[[Sify]]|via=Indicine}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' opined that "More bad news for Jayaram fans. His films are getting from bad to worse. They have the same hackneyed storyline, scenes and look the same with nothing new in it. And to put it mildly, Jayaram should stop getting saddled with such asinine and dumb roles".<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2007 |title=Anchil Oraal Arjunan |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/anchil-oraal-arjunan-review-malayalam-pclwkeicbbebj.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331171019/https://www.sify.com/movies/anchil-oraal-arjunan-review-malayalam-pclwkeicbbebj.html |archive-date=31 March 2022 |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> C. Parashuram from ''Webindia 123'' wrote that ""Anchil Oraal Arjunan" is strictly for hardcore Jayaram fans".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anchil Oraal Arjunan (2007) |url=https://www.webindia123.com/movie/regional/jan2007/anjil/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316213253/http://www.webindia123.com/movie/regional/jan2007/anjil/index.htm |archive-date=16 March 2010 |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Webindia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parashuram |first=C. |date=30 January 2007 |title=Anchiloral Arjunan Malayalam Movie Review by C. Parashuram |url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3600/malayalam/anchiloral-arjunan/1034/review.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412070709/https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3600/malayalam/anchiloral-arjunan/1034/review.htm |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=Nowrunning}}</ref> A critic from ''Indiaglitz'' called the film absorbing and not entertaining.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2007 |title=Anchil Oral Arjunan Review |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/anchil-oral-arjunan-review-malayalam-movie-8936 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412070700/https://www.indiaglitz.com/anchil-oral-arjunan-review-malayalam-movie-8936 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Indiaglitz}}</ref> Unni Nair of ''Nowrunning'' gave a mixed review and wrote that "But the subject chosen doesn't seem to have anything new and is like old wine in a new bottle.".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Unni |date=22 January 2007 |title=Anchiloral Arjunan Malayalam Movie Review by Unni Nair |url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3600/malayalam/anchiloral-arjunan/1026/review.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412070624/https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3600/malayalam/anchiloral-arjunan/1026/review.htm |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=Nowrunning}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0972762}}

[[Category:Indian family films]]
[[Category:2007 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2007 Indian films]]

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Ridheehee at 21:33, 3 March 2026