Films revolving around sports have always been a favourite among K’town audiences. The recent example being the Madhavan-starrer Irudhi Suttru about boxing, which was a runaway hit. And now comes a period film titled Onbadhu Kuzhi Sampath (OKS), which is on the forgotten traditional game Goli Gundu, that is played all over India.
Though there are several versions of Goli including Pendha, Istam, Onbadhu Kuzhi and Saramutti Sara, this film is about a guy named Sampath who is an expert in Onbadhu Kuzhi. The sport was popular during the Chola period and was played in Tiruchy, Tanjore and Sri Lanka.
“We have set the film in Tiruchy and recreated the whole setup during the period. Even artistes in miniscule roles have dubbed in their own voice, using the slang used at that time,” director Raghupathy tells DC. We also recorded natural sounds while shooting which have been used in the film, he adds. Balaji and Nikhila play the lead pair, National Award winner Appu Kutty has been roped in for a vital character.
