Oyee
2016 Tamil film directed by Francis Markus
Oyee is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Francis Markus. The film stars Geethan and Eesha Rebba in lead roles, while Papri Ghosh, Nagineedu, Arjunan, and Sangili Murugan play supporting roles. The soundtrack album and background score were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. with cinematography by Yuga H and editing by Manikandan. The film was released on 8 April 2016.
The film is based on the 2004 South Korean romantic comedy Too Beautiful to Lie.
Cast
Production
The team signed up Ilaiyaraaja to compose the film's music. Sivakarthikeyan turned down the film due to date issues and was replaced by Geethan.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
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