There, she learns that the people of that village are affected by potential cancer and other effects due to the steel factory owned by Selva Vinayagam (Nassar).

It was a noble effort by Kannan to have raised an awareness and caution to incorporate safety standards in order to avoid any untoward incident that may harm the laborers' lives and lifestyle through this film.

In early November 2013, Kannan announced that his next venture would feature Vimal in the lead role and would be produced by S. Michael Rayappan.

Kannan revealed that the film will have a rural background with Vimal playing an educated youth from a farming family and the troubles he gets into due to his energetic nature.

[8] Ineya was selected to dance for a special number in the film, after talks with Sunny Leone and Neetu Chandra were unsuccessful.

To make the package look more appealing, the film has a love angle, a comedy track, and duets, unconvincing, unfunny, and pace-hampering, respectively...the crux of the film, is sandwiched between so many bad comedy set pieces that you can't help but be disappointed, as you'd be when you bite through the flaky crust of a chicken puff to discover that it contains very little meat inside", summing up that "Oru Oorla Rendu Raja is that inefficient employee in the company you are uncomfortable about firing because he is such a well-meaning fellow otherwise".

[13] The New Indian Express wrote, "Oru Oorla Rendu Raja, though scripted by him (Kannan), gives a sense of déjâ vu throughout...The film maintains a light tone throughout, even when the situation demands a more serious approach.

With a weak villain and a pair of unlikely heroes, Oru Oorule... lacks the punch and fritz to make it a riveting road journey for a cause".

OORR portrays a cause worth fighting for, but it lacks that knack which good teachers have, which is to teach uninteresting concepts in an exciting manner.

[15] Rediff gave 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "The film does have an interesting plot, but the director's weakly-sketched characters fail to make any impact despite the gravity of the situation.

The hackneyed climax, lackluster performances, tiresome comedy, unexciting music coupled with the director's inept execution makes Oru Oorla Rendu Raja a total waste of time".