Orange Mittai

Orange Mittai
Directed by	Biju Viswanath
Produced by	Vijay Sethupathi
Written by	Biju Viswanath Vijay Sethupathi
Starring	Vijay Sethupathi Ramesh Thilak Aashritha
Music by	Justin Prabhakaran
Cinematography	Biju Viswanath
Edited by	Biju Viswanath
Production company	Vijay Sethupathi Productions
Distributed by	Common Man Productions
Release date	31 July 2015 (2015-07-31)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Orange Mittai (English: Orange Candy) is a 2015 Indian Tamil comedy film co-written and directed by Biju Viswanath. Produced by actor Vijay Sethupathi, the film features him in the lead role alongside Ramesh Thilak, Arumugam Bala and Aashritha. The film began production in mid-2014. The Movie was released in India and abroad on 31 July The film had its Festival premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival,

Satya (Ramesh Thilak) works as a paramedic in an ambulance emergency service. On the same day of his father's death anniversary, Sathya receives a call to pick up an old man who claims to be critically ill. Sathya, along with ambulance driver, rushes to the old man's house in an ambulance and helps Kailasam (Vijay Sethupathi) to board the vehicle. In the process, he learns that the old man isn't fighting for his life as claimed by him earlier, but he is a heart patient nevertheless. As these three men begin their journey in the ambulance, Kailasam's grumpy and obstinate nature causes trouble to the paramedics and the course of their journey changes drastically. Who is Kailasam? What does he really want? What is the cause behind his adamant nature? Answers to these questions forms the crux of the story. The old man needs to find a hospital that will have him, but it’s a very long way to go. The only way to find out what the universe has planned is to make the journey. Sometimes the Journey is the destination....

Actor Vijay Sethupathi launched his production, Orange Mittai, in February 2014 and signed up director Biju Viswanath to direct the venture. The film was said to feature an ensemble cast including Jayaprakash, Ramesh Thilak, Aru Bala and Aashritha in the lead roles, with Vijay Sethupathi stating he would not play a role.

However, in July 2014, Vijay Sethupathi revealed that he would play a 55-year-old man in the film and promotional stills were released, replacing Jayaprakash in the character. He was also making a debut as a dialogue writer with this film. The team shot in Ambasamuthiram and other places surrounding Tirunelveli and Papanasam in South Tamil Nadu.