Karunai Ullam Explained

Karunai Ullam
Director:A. Bhimsingh
Producer:Vasantha Baalaiyya
Starring:Srikanth
Vijayakumar
K. R. Vijaya
Jaya
Editing:Paul Duraisingam
Music:Shankar–Ganesh
Studio:M. S. V. Movies
Runtime:114 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Karunai Ullam is a 1978 Tamil-language film written by Jayakanthan and directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Srikanth and K. R. Vijaya. It is based on Jayakanthan's novel Karunaiyinal Alla .[1] The film was released on 29 September 1978.[2]

Plot

A lone middle-aged woman, Gauri, meets Mudaliar, another middle-aged man in the house of her boss. She also comes across her old lover, whom she did not marry to respect her mother's words. Her old lover comes in search of her and asks her to marry him as his ailing wife is dying. She refuses but decides to marry Mudaliar, to fill the gap, she feels in her life.

Cast

Production

Karunai Ullam was produced by M. S. V. Movies,[3] and was the last film directed by A. Bhimsingh to release.[4]

Reception

Sreekanth received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 20 January 2012 . சென்னையில் ரிலீஸ் ஆகாத தமிழ்ப்படம்! . https://web.archive.org/web/20220820072253/https://cinema.dinakaran.com/cine-news-details.aspx?id=6341&id1=16 . 20 August 2022 . 20 August 2022 . . Ta.
  2. Web site: கருணை உள்ளம் / Karunai Ullam (1978) . live . https://archive.today/20231026094110/https://screen4screen.com/movies/karunai-ullam . 26 October 2023 . 26 October 2023 . Screen 4 Screen.
  3. Book: Dharap, B. V. . Indian Films . Motion Picture Enterprises . 1978 . 320 . 16 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210612042518/https://books.google.com/books?id=AckHAQAAIAAJ&q=karunai+ullam . 12 June 2021 . live.
  4. Web site: 8 May 2014 . தமிழ் திரையுலகில் முத்திரை பதித்த ஏ.பீம்சிங் . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180323221756/http://sathiyamweekly.com/?p=2410 . 23 March 2018 . 23 March 2018 . Sathiyam Weekly . ta.
  5. Book: Film News Anandan . Film News Anandan . Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru . Sivagami Publications . 2004 . Ta . Tamil Film History and Its Achievements.