Oke Oka Jeevitham

One and only life) is a 2022 Indian science fiction melodrama film[2] written and directed by debutant Shree Karthick and produced by Dream Warrior Pictures.

The film is simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil languages, the latter titled Kanam (transl. Moment).

One day, Paul calls Seenu/Paandi, who is a real estate agent, to find him in a house on the outskirts.

Meanwhile, the police file a kidnapping case to find the missing kids and treat older Chaitu/Kathir and Seenu/Paandi as suspects.

Upon realizing that they arrived in the future, the younger three aimlessly roam the city to seek help until Adhi's girlfriend Vaishnavi finds them.

Paul explains everything to Vaishnavi and says that he needs a day to reset the time machine to send the kids back.

The police take everyone into custody but Adhi escapes the following day to save his mother.

In 2017, short filmmaker Shree Karthick signed up an untitled film which would mark his directorial debut with S. R. Prabhu's Dream Warrior Pictures.

[9] In August 2019, Sharwanand and Ritu Varma were paired opposite each other while Nassar was cast in a crucial role.

In November 2019, veteran actress Amala Akkineni was signed to play the protagonist's mother.

[12] Vinayak Vaithianathan served as the first assistant director for Oke Oka Jeevitham, later going on to direct Romeo.

The shoot resumed after 8 months with the final schedule taking place in Chennai[13] and wrapped up in November 2020.

[18] The second single from the bilingual, Okate Kadhaa (Telugu) and Thaalam Thattum (Tamil), was released in August 2022.

[30][31] Reviewing the Tamil version, M.Suganth of The Times of India gave the film the same rating and wrote that "But the filmmaker never gets distracted from what he's truly after - the emotional bond between a mother and her son - and it is this angle that drives the plot".

[32] Writing for Firstpost, Priyanka Sundar too gave a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and stated: "Sharwanand, Amala Akkineni-starrer is a beautiful tale about healing from grief".

[33] Janani K of India Today rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kanam evokes nostalgia as it takes us back to the 90s.

[36] A critic for India Herald wrote "Shree Karthick’s narrative is unique, and the conflicts he selects for each of the buddies appear to be well-chosen".

[37] Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Oke Oka Jeevitham is a time-travel film, it steers clear of the science – it does not focus on the theories of time-travel or quantum physics or the concepts of time and space.

[38] Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu stated "A delightful debut for director Shree Karthick, who gives us a compelling film that is also an endearing tribute to his late mother".