One Way is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by M. S. Sakthivel and starring Prabanjan, Aara and Kovai Sarala. It was released on 4 November 2022.
The film marked the second venture of director Sakthivel, who had previously made Maithanam (2011).[1][2] The film was shot in late 2019, with writer-producer Rajathi Pandian, also taking on the lead role with the stage name of Prabanjan.[3] The team has shot for more than 65 days in places like Munnar, Mumbai and Mount Abu. The crew has also shot for a four-day sequence in a lorry from Chennai to Mumbai, and at the 250-ft high micro tower in Munnar.[4] North Indian actors Barun Chanda and Goutam Halder made their first appearances in Tamil cinema through the film.[5]
Reception
The film was released on 4 November 2022 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from Ananda Vikatan gave the film a mixed review, noting that it was "partly good".[6] A reviewer from Maalai Malar gave the film a negative review, adding that it was "unimpressive".[7] A reviewer from the Madurai-based Thinaboomi newspaper also gave the film a negative review.[8] Critic Malini Mannath noted "it’s a film which seems like its two halves belonged to two different plots and genres, the interlinking point giving a jerky feel".[9]
References
^"Maithanam". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^விமர்சனக்குழு, விகடன் (10 November 2022). "ஒன் வே - சினிமா விமர்சனம்". www.vikatan.com/ (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^maalaimalar (4 November 2022). "One Way". Maalaimalar.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
^"ஒன் வே விமர்சனம்". தின பூமி (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^malinimannath (4 November 2022). "Review- One Way – Malini Mannath". Malinimannath.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.