Ore Raththam ( ) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language political drama film directed by K. Sornam and written by M. Karunanidhi. The film stars Karthik, Bhagyalakshmi, Madhuri, Kishmu, Manorama, Pandian, Seetha, M. K. Stalin and Radha Ravi. It is based on Karunanidhi's novel of the same name which was serialised in the magazine Kungumam. The film was released on 8 May 1987.
Plot
Cast
Karthik as Magesh
M. K. Stalin as Nandhakumar
Bhagyalakshmi as Merry
Madhuri
Kishmu as the rigid religionist
Manorama as Parvathi
Pandiyan as Ponnan
Seetha as the straying girl
Radha Ravi
Senthil
Production
Ore Raththam was a story which was serialised in the magazine Kungumam. The author M. Karunanidhi adapted it for the screen with the same title. His son Stalin made his cinematic acting debut with this film.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Devendran.
Release and reception
Ore Raththam was released on 8 May 1987. N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express liked the film because "most of the characters get a say, the focus shifts to each of them one time or another". He also praised the narration, dialogue, background score, camera work, and editing. Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote .