Onbadhu Roobai Nottu

Satyaraj, Archana, Rohini, Nassar, Nitesh Kumar, Inbanila, Suryakant, Sivashankar, Sathish

As Madhavar Padayatchi, Satyaraj is brilliant, essaying his role with such sensitivity, understanding and finesse that the character's brave but futile battle against his destiny touches a chord in you. It's a performance that lingers in the mind. Read More

Indian Cinema Factory has come out with a movie called Onbathu Roopai Nottu (Nine Rupee Note) and Sathyaraj plays a village simpleton. The whole movie is about his life -- its travails -- full of tears, tears and more tears. Read More

One of the major highlights of the film is the maudlin music of Bhardwaj and meaningful lyrics of Vairamuthu especially the soft, sweet and melodious Margazhiyil…, rendered beautifully by Sreenivas. The music and lyrics convey all things rustic. Read More

Archana plays the role of Padayachi's wife, Velayi befitting her stature as an "Urvasi" award winner. But in a few scenes she is boorish and not in her elements. Maybe the director is to blame. Read More

The camerawork is amazing; it synchronises with the meaningful story. Also the songs in the film have been used as a part of the narrative and well-melded into the narration. Read More

Director has beautifully brought out the similarities between a nine-rupee note and Madhava Padayachi. This is a poignant tale of an old man who failed to take a middle path, which leads to discordance at the domestic front and the dispersal of family to different directions. Read More