Ethiroli
| Ethiroli | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Screenplay by | K. Balachander |
| Story by | K. V. R. Acharya |
| Produced by | G. N. Velumani |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan K. R. Vijaya |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
| Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Navarathna Films |
Release date | 27 June 1970 |
Running time | 166 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ethiroli (transl. Echo) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film, directed by K. Balachander, featuring Sivaji Ganesan. The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan and became a commercial success. It was also the only collaboration between Balachander and Ganesan.[1]
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Advocate Shankar
- K. R. Vijaya as Vijaya
- S. S. Rajendran as Raju
- Jyothi Lakshmi as Shanti
- Sivakumar as Sundaram
- Lakshmi as Kalpana
- Major Sundarrajan as Manikkam (Taxi Driver, Blackmailar)
- V. S. Raghavan as Public Prosecutor (Shankar's Friend)
- T. S. Balaiah as Raju's father
- Nagesh as Krishna Rao (Constable, Shankar's Friend)
- G. Sakunthala as Radhamani (Krishna Rao's Wife)
- Rojaramani as Raji (Sankar's Daughter)
- O. A. K. Thevar as Thevar (Inspector of Police)
- Vijayalalitha as Valli (Manikkam's Wife)
- Peeli Sivam as Doctor
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | "Kalyanam Kalyanam" | A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari | Vaali | 04:04 |
| 2 | "Kunguma Chimizh" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 04:10 | |
| 3 | "Maraththa Vachavan" | L. R. Eswari | 03:22 | |
| 4 | "Rajavum Vanthituvar" | L. R. Eswari | 02:58 | |
| 5 | "Unga Nalla Manasukku" | L. R. Eswari | 03:54 |
Release
The Indian Express wrote, "this is quite a different movie. It makes a fairly successful and quite an interesting study of blackmailer and the blackmailed".[3]
References
- ^ "7 Must Watch K Balachander Movies On Youtube". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Ethiroli Songs". Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ "Cinema". The Indian Express. 4 July 1970. p. 8.
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