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{{Short description|2014 Tamil-language film by Karthik Ravi}}
{{for|the song|Kurai Onrum Illai}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kurai Ondrum Illai
| image = Kurai Ondrum Illai.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| native_name = 
| director = Karthik Ravi
| writer = Karthik Ravi
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = 
| producer =
| starring = [[Geethan Britto|Geethan]]<br />Haritha Parokod
| narrator =
| cinematography = Ashok Kumar I. M.
| editing = Vishwa N. M.
| music = Ramanu (Musicloudstudio & Technology)
| studio = Pathway Productions
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|10|10}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Kurai Ondrum Illai''''' ({{Translation|No grievances}}) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Karthik Ravi and starring newcomers [[Geethan Britto|Geethan]] and Haritha Parokod.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Geethan Britto|Geethan]] as Krishna
*Haritha Parokod as Sandhya
*Shruti Pradeep as Krishna's mother
*Vinoth Sagar as Sandhya' father
*Vijayalakshmi as Sandhya's mother
*[[Amrutha Srinivasan]] as Deepika
*Muktha Nanjunda (Ajay Raj) as Saravanan
}}

== Production ==
The film was crowdfunded by sixty different investors and was in the making for three years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Udhav Naig |date=21 March 2013 |title=Shot Cuts: 60 friends fund a film |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/shot-cuts-60-friends-fund-a-film/article4534090.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810092646/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/shot-cuts-60-friends-fund-a-film/article4534090.ece |archive-date=10 August 2022 |access-date=11 August 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2014 |title=Crowdfunded Tamil movie based on farming set to release |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/crowdfunded-tamil-movie-based-farming-set-release-17902 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822094239/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/crowdfunded-tamil-movie-based-farming-set-release-17902 |archive-date=22 August 2022 |access-date=11 August 2022 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> It was shot in the villages of [[Kanyakumari]] and [[Tirunelveli]].<ref name="gulf">{{Cite web |last=Mythily Ramachandran |date=8 October 2014 |title=First crowd-funded Tamil film is ready |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/first-crowd-funded-tamil-film-is-ready-1.1395641 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810091138/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/first-crowd-funded-tamil-film-is-ready-1.1395641 |archive-date=10 August 2022 |access-date=11 August 2022 |website=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by Ramanu (Ramanujan MK) from Musicloudstudio & Technology.<ref name="gulf" /> [[Vijay Sethupathi]] and [[Balaji Mohan]] attended the film's audio launch in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kurai Ondrum Illai audio launched |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kurai-ondrum-illai-audio-launched/articleshow/17474068.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811043506/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kurai-ondrum-illai-audio-launched/articleshow/17474068.cms |archive-date=2022-08-11 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
*"Ellai Ilam Kizhiye" - [[Saindhavi]], Vaisakh Gopi
*"Kadhal Mazhyil" - [[Chinmayi Sripada]], Chorus: [[M. M. Manasi]], M. M. Monisha, Bhargavi
*"Killi Killi Pakkam"- [[Haricharan]], Archana Ravi (Manasa Holla)
*"Tholaiviniley" - [[Naresh Iyer]], Gurupriya
*"Kurai Ondrum Illai: Payanam" - Nivas
*"Kannan (Reprise)" - Vaisakh Gopi

== Reception ==
Manigandan K. R. of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a rating of three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "A bunch of inexperienced youngsters come together to deliver a film that can so easily be cited as a fine example of responsible filmmaking".<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2014 |title=Kuraiondrumillai Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Kuraiondrumillai by The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kuraiondrumillai/movie-review/44781425.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' opined that "it’s a well-intentioned film, with the director making a sincere effort to strike away from the beaten path".<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 October 2014 |title=Feel-good Flavour with Freshers as the Lead |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2014/oct/12/feel-good-flavour-with-freshers-as-the-lead-670776.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809230725/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2014/oct/12/Feel-good-Flavour-with-Freshers-as-the-Lead-670776.html |archive-date=9 August 2022 |access-date=11 August 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The film did not do well at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mrinalini Sundar |title=I play a confused yet confident youngster |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-play-a-confused-yet-confident-youngster/articleshow/50931366.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822094244/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-play-a-confused-yet-confident-youngster/articleshow/50931366.cms |archive-date=2022-08-22 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt4373978}}

[[Category:2014 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2014 Indian films]]
[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:2014 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Crowdfunded films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language romantic drama films]]

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