O2 (2022 film)


O2 (2022 film)


O2 is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language survival film written and directed by G. S. Viknesh and produced by Dream Warrior Pictures. It stars Nayanthara and "Rithu Rocks" Rithvik. It received mixed reviews upon its release praising the performance of Nayanthara.

Plot

Parvathy is a single mother whose son, Veera, has Cystic Fibrosis. Veera cannot breathe normally and needs oxygen cylinder for his functioning. Her brother had planned to perform surgery on Veera the following week in Cochin. The mother and son board a bus from Coimbatore with two oxygen cylinders, one with Veera and another one in a suitcase. Due to heavy traffic, the bus did not go stop at any station but only proceeds to Cochin. So only 11 people are in the bus including driver and helper. After sometime a policeman, who has to go to Palakkad, argues with the helper but unfortunately a landslide occurs and the helper dies while seeing what happened. They all end up in the mud trapped near a mountain, and are all fighting for survival. They want oxygen. Soon, they all start sweating and become nauseated. The policeman incites them to kill Veera and get the oxygen cylinder but Parvathy fights them off. However Parvathy has nausea and becomes unconscious. Veera opens the oxygen cylinder. A rescue team then rescues eight of them as the MLA's PA and another person were killed by the policeman. Veera is saved by giving shock treatment. Veera can now breathe like a normal child.

Cast

Music

The music is composed by Vishal Chandrasekar, with lyrics written by Rajesh Giriprasad and Mohan Rajan. The first single, "Swasamae", sung by Brindha Sivakumar, was released on 26 May 2022. The second single, "Vaanam Yaavum", sung by Pradeep Kumar, was released on 14 June 2022.

Release

The film was digitally released on 17 June 2022 through Disney+ Hotstar.

Reception

Most critics praised the actors' performances, with one reviewer describing O2 as an "engaging survival drama". Manoj Kumar of The Indian Express gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars, commending Nayanthara's performance. The News Minute's Priyanka Thirumurthy, rating the movie 3.5 out of 5, wrote that Nayanthara's character is "unapologetically selfish, self-serving and downright violent". Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5, doubting Viknesh's work, but praised that it could keep viewers "hooked" with "distinct characters". India Glitz found the film to be "uplifted by good performances", rating the movie 3 out of 5, while Haricharan Pudipeddi from Hindustan Times praised the chemistry between Nayanthra and Rithvik. Latha Srinivasan from Moneycontrol praised the film's concept and performances of Nayanthara and Rithvik but criticisied its execution. Ashameera Aiyappan of Firstpost rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and found that O2 "[fell] flat" other than the performances.

The story was met with a negative response. While some found the story "improper" and "a joke", Sibby Jayya of India Herald stated that the survival genre is not "well-established". The Quint gave a rating of 2.5 out of 5. Gautaman Bhaskaran of News 18 gave 1.5 stars out of 5.

References

External links

  • O2 at IMDb

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