House Owner

{{Short description|2019 Indian action drama film by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox film | name = House Owner | image = House Owner.jpg | alt = | caption = Film poster | director = Lakshmy Ramakrishnan | producer = Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan Pushkar Manohar Raji Malathy | writer = Lakshmy Ramakrishnan | starring = Kishore Sriranjani Kishore DS Lovelyn Chandrasekhar | music = Mohamaad Ghibran | cinematography = Krishna Sekhar TS | editing = CS Prem Kumar | studio = Monkey Creative Labs, Seven Wonders Motion Pictures | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|06|28}} | runtime = 111 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}

'''''House Owner''''' is a 2019 Indian Tamil language action drama film written and directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan and produced by her husband Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan under the banner of Monkey Creative Labs and in association with Seven Wonders Motion Pictures. ''House Owner'' is one among 21 Indian films, and one of the only two Tamil films, selected to be showcased in the [https://www.dff.gov.in/IndianPanorama.aspx Indian Panorama], the flagship component of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa 2019. The film stars Kishore, Sriranjani, Pasanga Kishore and Lovelyn in the lead roles. M. Ghibran composed the background score of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top honours for Tamil flicks |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/071019/top-honours-for-tamil-flicks.html |access-date=2019-03-16 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Principal photography commenced on 10 July 2018.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=June 29 |date=2019-03-14 |title=House Owner Review: A Compelling, Classic Chamber Drama |url=https://silverscreen.in/reviews/house-owner-review-a-compelling-classic-chamber-drama/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701113102/https://silverscreen.in/reviews/house-owner-review-a-compelling-classic-chamber-drama/ |archive-date=1 July 2019 |access-date=2019-03-16 |website=Silverscreen.in |language=en-US}}</ref> The film had its theatrical release on 28 June 2019 and received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Srivatsan |date=2019-06-28 |title='House Owner' review: A pleasant, affecting survival drama |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/house-owner-review-a-pleasant-affecting-survival-drama/article28195167.ece |access-date=2019-06-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-28 |title=House Owner movie review: Lakshmi Ramakrishnan keeps the indie flag flying with a poignant, riveting drama |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/house-owner-movie-review-lakshmi-ramakrishnan-keeps-the-indie-flag-flying-with-a-poignant-riveting-drama-6897191.html |access-date=2019-06-28 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref>

== Plot== Vasu and Radha, an elderly couple who were madly in love, face problems when Vasu, a former army officer, gets diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Radha must deal with his changing behaviour.

== Cast == {{colbegin}} * Kishore as Col. P. K. Vasudevan ** Kishore DS as Young Vasu * Sriranjani as Radha (Voice dubbed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan) ** Lovelyn Chandrasekhar as Young Radha * Subbalakshmi as Radha's grandmother * Kavithalaya Krishnan as Radha's father * Chetan as Mani * Murali Mohan as Krishnamani, Vasu's father {{colend}}

== Production == The film announcement was made by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan in 2017 who also revealed that the film is set against the backdrop of 2015 Chennai floods.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2019-06-28 |title=House Owner movie review: Moving story of unconditional love in the time of calamity |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/house-owner-movie-review-moving-story-of-unconditional-love-in-the-time-of-calamity/story-xNMHRzdGMA5CPTbYuowO4K.html |access-date=2018-12-31 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's next titled House Owner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/lakshmy-ramakrishnans-next-titled-house-owner/articleshow/59644915.cms |access-date=2018-12-31 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> The director revealed that she started writing the script for the film in 2016. The film is taunted to be about love story despite set on the backdrop against the floods. Newcomer Lovelyn, daughter of Viji Chandrasekhar was hired to play the female lead. Kishore signed the film to act in the male lead role and also it is his second successive film after ''Kadikara Manithargal'' based on house related matters.

The film is produced by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's husband Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan under his production banner Monkey Creative Labs.<ref name=":0" />

==Soundtrack==

The music was composed by Ghibran.<ref>{{Cite web |title=House Owner Songs |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/13MdU4e6wW79boi3f4OuCg?autoplay=true |access-date=2022-07-04 |publisher=spotify}}</ref>

{{Track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = 12:33

| title1 = Nayaname Nayaname | extra1 = Sathyaprakash Dharmar | lyrics1 = Madhan Karky | length1 = 3:55 | title2 = Neeyagave | extra2 = Chinmayi, Sathyaprakash Dharmar | lyrics2 = S. N. Anuradha | length2 = 4:44 | title3 = Saayamal Saaigindra | extra3 = Benny Dayal | lyrics3 = Madhan Karky | length3 = 3:54 }}

== Release == The movie got praise and received recognitions in many national film events. The movie was showcased in Indian Panorama.

A critic from ''Sify'' gave the film a rating of four out of five stars and stated that "Overall, if you are a connoisseur of good films, ''House Owner'' is certainly the kind of film you would love to watch. It’s a sweet, simple story of life in a city, a bittersweet tale of human frailties, a small film with a very big heart. Go for it!".<ref>{{Cite web |title=House Owner review: A small film with a very big heart. Go for it! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/house-owner-review-a-small-film-with-a-very-big-heart-go-for-it-review-tamil-tg0kHFehdfdfd.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626210252/https://www.sify.com/movies/house-owner-review-a-small-film-with-a-very-big-heart-go-for-it-review-tamil-tg0kHFehdfdfd.html |archive-date=26 June 2019 |website=Sify}}</ref>

''Times of India'' said that "The flow of the sequences here is generic and unpredictable, making it difficult for one to judge the genre of the film".{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

According to Behindwoods "House Owner is a gripping, well staged portrayal of elderly romance in times of calamity."{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

== References == {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links == *{{IMDb title|8042116}}

Category:2019 Tamil-language films Category:2019 Indian films Category:Indian action drama films Category:2019 action drama films Category:2019 films Category:Films directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan Category:Tamil-language Indian films