Thani Oruvan

Thani Oruvan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMohan Raja
Written byMohan Raja
Subha
Story byMohan Raja
Produced byKalpathi S. Aghoram
Kalpathi S. Ganesh
Kalpathi S. Suresh
StarringRavi Mohan
Arvind Swamy
Nayanthara
CinematographyRamji
Edited byGopi Krishna
Music byHiphop Tamizha
Production
company
Distributed byAGS Entertainment
Release date
  • 28 August 2015 (2015-08-28)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget15 crore

Thani Oruvan (transl. The Sole One) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Mohan Raja, who co-wrote the script with Suresh and Balakrishnan. It is produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, S. Ganesh, and S. Suresh under AGS Entertainment. The film stars Ravi Mohan (credited as Jayam Ravi) and Arvind Swamy in lead roles. Nayanthara, Thambi Ramaiah, Ganesh Venkataraman, Harish Uthaman, Sricharan, Rahul Madhav, Nagineedu, Madhusudhan Rao, Saiju Kurup, Nassar and Mugdha Godse play supporting roles.

The plot revolves around an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who wants to arrest an affluent scientist who uses secret, illegal medical practices for profit. Thani Oruvan was Raja's original story concept, unlike his previous ventures, which were remakes. Principal photography commenced on 6 December 2013, with filming taking place in various locations including Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Dehradun, Mussoorie, and other locations.

The music was composed by Hiphop Tamizha, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Ramji and Gopi Krishna respectively. The film was released on 28 August 2015 to critical acclaim, with praise for the direction, screenplay, storyline, soundtrack, pacing, and the performances of Jayam Ravi and Thambi Ramaiah, but especially Aravind Swamy. It was a commercial success and also became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of the year.

The film was remade in Telugu as Dhruva (2016), and in Bengali as One (2017).