Oru Kalluriyin Kathai

Oru Kalluriyin Kathai

Year: 2005

Runtime: 156 mins

Language: Tamil

Director: Nandha Periyasamy

Drama

After finishing college, a young man and his girlfriend pledge to reunite on the campus five years later. When the day arrives, he appears, but his friends are taken aback by how drastically different he looks and behaves, hinting at a profound transformation during the intervening years.

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1

Reunion plan after five years

Moorthy and friends eagerly anticipate a college reunion five years after graduation, sparked by Satya's letter. They look forward to reconnecting with Satya and reliving the old campus days.

Five years after graduation College campus
2

Satya falls into coma; news arrives

Satya's father arrives at the reunion to inform everyone that Satya is in a coma. The mood shifts from celebration to concern as doctors confirm the seriousness of his condition.

During reunion day Hospital
3

Psycho-test reveals fragments of Satya's past

A psycho-test conducted by the Doctor reveals fragments of Satya's early years in college. The findings hint at a suppressed love for Jothi and the emotions he never confessed.

Shortly after coma Hospital/Doctor's clinic
4

Satya's first memory: encounter with Jothi

In a flashback, Satya recalls how Jothi helped him board a train he was about to miss, sparking a love that remained unspoken. The moment marks the start of his lifelong feelings.

Past (before 2000) Train station (flashback)
5

Jothi joins Satya's college

Jothi joins the same college where Satya studied, giving him the chance to see her more often. He feels overjoyed, but he keeps his love hidden, afraid to reveal it.

Past (late 1990s/2000) Satya's college
6

Farewell day memory fuels longing

On the farewell day of the earlier years, Satya overhears Jothi advising a friend about love, deepening his emotional longing. This moment cements his unspoken romance in his mind.

Farewell day (past) College campus (past farewell day)
7

Doctors propose 30-day wake-up treatment

Following the doctor's advice, Moorthy, Chandru, David, and others initiate a 30-day recreational treatment to wake Satya from the coma. They contact almost every student, the retired Principal, and lecturers from batch 2000 to gather support.

2005 (start of treatment period) Various college venues and hospital
8

Jothi is engaged; plan proceeds

The group discovers Jothi is engaged, but Moorthy hides Satya's love for her to keep her from backing out. Jothi agrees to participate in the plan, moved by Satya's supposed cause and the hope of saving him.

2005 (during plan) Plan coordination site
9

Old college recreated to 2000

To help Satya relive his past, the surviving students transform the present college (2005) to resemble the college of 2000. The entire campus is reimagined to evoke the era Satya remembers.

2005 College campus recreated as year 2000
10

Satya enters 2000 set and waits for farewell day

Satya is brought to the transformed college and begins to believe he has stepped back into 2000. He starts to remember his love for Jothi and waits for the farewell day to confess.

During treatment (2005) Transformed college (2000 set)
11

Jothi realizes the truth and withdraws

Jothi realises that Satya had loved her in the past and suspects the plan. She angrily quits the arrangement and returns home, troubled by the manipulation.

During plan Old college setting
12

Night before farewell day: memory returns

On the night before the farewell day, Satya realizes that the current experience is 2005, not 2000. Slowly, his memory starts returning as the truth sinks in.

Night before farewell day Transformed college / night
13

Satya faces the temple confrontation and wakes

Satya waits outside a temple to confess his love for Jothi when a corrupt police officer from his past attacks him. He suddenly wakes up and returns to the present day, realizing his friends recreated their college days after five years.

Immediately after attack Temple grounds / hospital
14

Farewell day arrives: confession and reunion

On the farewell day, Jothi returns to the college and Satya's friends urge him to propose. Satya confronts her, thanking her for saving him and refusing to pretend, and she rushes toward him to declare her needs. They share a hug as the campus erupts in cheers.

Farewell day (present day, 2005) College campus

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