# Oru Vadakkan Selfie (ഒരു വടക്കൻ സെൽഫി)
**Oru Vadakkan Selfie** (ഒരു വടക്കൻ സെൽഫി; English: A Northern Selfie) is a 2015 Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by G. Prajith, written by [Vineeth Sreenivasan](https://www.edgepedia.org/vineeth-sreenivasan), and starring [Nivin Pauly](https://www.edgepedia.org/nivin-pauly), Manjima Mohan, Aju Varghese, Vineeth Sreenivasan, and [Neeraj Madhav](https://www.edgepedia.org/neeraj-madhav)[1](https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=5089) • [2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s0uX2u6b5w). It was released in India on 27 March 2015[1](https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=5089) and became a commercial success, earning INR200 million from theatricals alone and being chosen for remake in five languages[3](https://meai.in/uploads/repoFiles/FICCi_KPMG_2016.pdf).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 27 March 2015 (India, wide theatrical release)[1](https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=5089) • [4](https://www.moviebuff.com/oru-vadakkan-selfie) |
| Director / writer | G. Prajith (directorial debut); story, screenplay, and dialogue by Vineeth Sreenivasan[1](https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=5089) • [4](https://www.moviebuff.com/oru-vadakkan-selfie) |
| Lead cast | Nivin Pauly as Umesh Manohar, Manjima Mohan as Daisy George, Aju Varghese as Shaji, Neeraj Madhav as Thankaprasad[1](https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=5089) |
| Music | Shaan Rahman; lyrics by Vineeth Sreenivasan, Anu Elizabeth Jose, and Manu Manjith[1](https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=5089) |
| Technical crew | Cinematography Jomon T John, editing Ranjan Abraham, produced by Vinod Shornur under LJ Films[1](https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=5089) |
| Box office | INR200 million from theatricals alone[3](https://meai.in/uploads/repoFiles/FICCi_KPMG_2016.pdf) |
| Remakes | Chosen for remake in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, and Bengali; the Telugu version, *Meda Meeda Abbayi* (2017), was released[3](https://meai.in/uploads/repoFiles/FICCi_KPMG_2016.pdf) • [5](https://www.similarmovies.com/movie/oru-vadakkan-selfie-v0cVBn) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Umesh (Nivin Pauly) is the son of a stringent father (Vijayaraghavan) and is betrothed to the 42 supplementary papers he must write to complete his engineering degree; he tries to escape the situation by claiming an interest in cinema[6](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/oru-vadakkan-selfie-movie-review-nivin-pauly-vineeth-sreenivasan-aju-varghese-manjima-mohan.amp.html). His friends Shaji ([Aju Varghese](https://www.edgepedia.org/aju-varghese)), who runs a textile shop, and Thankaprasad (Neeraj Madhav), a private bus driver, join him in deciding to make a short film as a shortcut to success[6](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/oru-vadakkan-selfie-movie-review-nivin-pauly-vineeth-sreenivasan-aju-varghese-manjima-mohan.amp.html) • [7](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2015/Mar/24/zest-and-style-732726.html). The trio raises money for the film and relocates to Chennai for better prospects, and their gamble is told in a humorous style[7](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2015/Mar/24/zest-and-style-732726.html). In Chennai, Umesh encounters a good Samaritan played by Vineeth Sreenivasan in a key role[7](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2015/Mar/24/zest-and-style-732726.html). A selfie that Umesh takes in Chennai changes his life forever[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/oru-vadakkan-selfie).
[Manjima Mohan](https://www.edgepedia.org/manjima-mohan), previously a popular child artiste, made her heroine debut as Daisy, Umesh's neighbor on whom he has a crush[7](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2015/Mar/24/zest-and-style-732726.html). Daisy's mysterious situation draws Umesh and Shaji into an investigation aided by Jack Tracker (Vineeth Sreenivasan), a private detective[6](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/oru-vadakkan-selfie-movie-review-nivin-pauly-vineeth-sreenivasan-aju-varghese-manjima-mohan.amp.html).
## Production
The project began with a story by Prajith's friend and associate Sharath. Vineeth Sreenivasan said he first heard the story in December 2013, when Prajith came to see him during the shooting of *Thira*; at the time he did not think the story had much scope, but after completing *Thira* he became interested, and he, Prajith, and producer Vinod discussed it together before Vineeth agreed to write the script[9](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interview/vineeth-srineevasan-oru-vadakkan-selfie-with-nivin-pauly-manjima-mohan-aju-varghese.amp.html). Vineeth said the "selfie" of the title referred, in his view, to the comfort of working with people he knew closely[9](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interview/vineeth-srineevasan-oru-vadakkan-selfie-with-nivin-pauly-manjima-mohan-aju-varghese.amp.html).
The film marked the directorial debut of G. Prajith[4](https://www.moviebuff.com/oru-vadakkan-selfie). The director described the film as being about the in-between phase after completing a professional course and before finding a job, and noted that several members of the cast and crew, including Nivin Pauly and Vineeth Sreenivasan, were engineering graduates[7](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2015/Mar/24/zest-and-style-732726.html). The shoot was wrapped up by mid-February 2015, with the story set in Thalassery[10](https://www.nowrunning.com/oru-vadakken-selfie-shoot-wrapped-up/106657/story.htm).
## Music
The songs were composed by [Shaan Rahman](https://www.edgepedia.org/shaan-rahman), with lyrics by Vineeth Sreenivasan, Anu Elizabeth Jose, and Manu Manjith, and singers included Vineeth Sreenivasan, Shaan Rahman, Arun Alat, Kavya Ajith, Harish Sivaramakrishnan, and Vaikkom Vijayalakshmi[1](https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=5089). The soundtrack includes "Enne Thallandammava", "Kaikkottum Kandittilla", "Neelambalin", "Paarvanavidhuve", "Chennai Pattanam", and "Yekkam Pogavillai"[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s0uX2u6b5w). The promo song "Enne thallandammava njan nannavoolla" was described as wacky and flamboyant, capturing the film's youthful mood[7](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2015/Mar/24/zest-and-style-732726.html). A Times of India report noted that, unusually, the lyrics were written before their tunes for this film[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/oru-vadakkan-selfie-songs-were-challenging/articleshow/46988133.cms).
## Reception and box office
The film was a commercial success. According to a FICCI-KPMG report on the Indian media and entertainment industry, *Oru Vadakkan Selfie* earned INR200 million from theatricals alone, and was chosen to be remade in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, and Bengali[3](https://meai.in/uploads/repoFiles/FICCi_KPMG_2016.pdf). The Telugu remake, *Meda Meeda Abbayi* (2017), was released[5](https://www.similarmovies.com/movie/oru-vadakkan-selfie-v0cVBn), and a Hindi remake was reported by [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) in June 2015[12](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/oru-vadakkan-selfie-to-be-remade-in-hindi/); a Kannada remake was reported in October 2015[13](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2015/Oct/14/oru-vadakkan-selfie-to-be-made-in-kannada-829233.html).
Reviewers placed the film in a familiar tradition. The Onmanorama review compared its structure to early-1990s Malayalam comedies with a comic first half and a more serious second half[6](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/oru-vadakkan-selfie-movie-review-nivin-pauly-vineeth-sreenivasan-aju-varghese-manjima-mohan.amp.html). On Moviebuff's aggregation of critics, the film drew generally positive notices: Veeyen of Now Running wrote that it "fruitfully manages to let that smile linger on your lips for quite a while", Deepa Soman of The Times of India called it worth a watch for its vibrant cast, and Paresh C Palicha of Rediff called it "a fairly enjoyable film"[4](https://www.moviebuff.com/oru-vadakkan-selfie). On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.7 from about 3,300 votes[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/oru-vadakkan-selfie).
## Availability
In India the film streams on VI movies and tv and is available free with ads on JioHotstar[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/oru-vadakkan-selfie).
## References
1. [Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015), Malayala Chalachithram](https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=5089)
2. [Oru Vadakkan Selfie Movie Trailer With Subtitles, LJ Films Official (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s0uX2u6b5w)
3. [The Future: now streaming | Films, FICCI-KPMG 2016 report](https://meai.in/uploads/repoFiles/FICCi_KPMG_2016.pdf)
4. [Oru Vadakkan Selfie on Moviebuff.com](https://www.moviebuff.com/oru-vadakkan-selfie)
5. [Movies similar to Oru Vadakkan Selfie, SimilarMovies](https://www.similarmovies.com/movie/oru-vadakkan-selfie-v0cVBn)
6. [Oru Vadakkan Selfie: Long shot, Onmanorama review by Arathi Kannan](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/oru-vadakkan-selfie-movie-review-nivin-pauly-vineeth-sreenivasan-aju-varghese-manjima-mohan.amp.html)
7. [Zest and Style, The New Indian Express, Navamy Sudhish](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2015/Mar/24/zest-and-style-732726.html)
8. [Oru Vadakkan Selfie streaming: where to watch online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/oru-vadakkan-selfie)
9. [A simple 'Selfie', Onmanorama interview with Vineeth Sreenivasan](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interview/vineeth-srineevasan-oru-vadakkan-selfie-with-nivin-pauly-manjima-mohan-aju-varghese.amp.html)
10. ['Oru Vadakken Selfie' shoot wrapped up, Nowrunning](https://www.nowrunning.com/oru-vadakken-selfie-shoot-wrapped-up/106657/story.htm)
11. [Oru Vadakkan Selfie songs were challenging, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/oru-vadakkan-selfie-songs-were-challenging/articleshow/46988133.cms)
12. ['Oru Vadakkan Selfie' to be remade in Hindi, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/oru-vadakkan-selfie-to-be-remade-in-hindi/)
13. [Oru Vadakkan Selfie to be Made in Kannada, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2015/Oct/14/oru-vadakkan-selfie-to-be-made-in-kannada-829233.html)
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