Uchi Veyil Explained

Uchi Veyil
Director:Jayabharathi
Producer:T. M. Sundaram
Screenplay:Ravindran Ramamurthy
Story:Indira Parthasarathy
Starring:Kuppuswamy
Cinematography:Ramesh Vyas
Editing:Balu Shankar
Music:L. Vaidyanathan
Studio:Jwala Film
Runtime:100−105 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Uchi Veyil is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Jayabharathi.[1] [2]

Cast

Production

Shot in 13 days, Uchi Veyil was directed by Jayabharathi, the screenplay was written by Ravindran Ramamurthy based on a story by Indira Parthasarathy,[3] and produced by T. M. Sundaram under Jwala Film on a shoestring budget of ₹4.8 lakh (worth ₹1.2 crore in 2021 prices) within 8 days.[4] Debutant Kuppuswamy who was 75 years old at that time and was struggling for so many years to become an actor in films was chosen as lead actor of the film.[5] Cinematography was handled by Ramesh Vyas, and editing by Balu Shankar. The score was composed by L. Vaidyanathan. The film had no songs or star actors.[6]

Release and reception

The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India at Calcutta, and the Toronto International Film Festival, both in 1990. It was positively received by critics, particularly David Overby[7] and Suze of Variety.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uchi Veyil (High Noon) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020232221/https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/uchi-veyil-1990 . 20 October 2021 . 20 April 2021 . Cinemaazi.
  2. Web site: Uchchi Veyil (1990) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190325180458/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7a941ccf . 25 March 2019 . 25 March 2019 . British Film Institute.
  3. Suze . 17 September 1990 . Uchchi Veyil (High Noon) . 29 December 2022 . . 978-0-8352-3089-6.
  4. Sundaram . T. M. . 1991 . To Fade Out . 29 December 2022 . Sûrya India . 39 . 16.
  5. 30 December 1990 . இளையராஜா பாராட்டிய ஐடியா! . live . https://archive.today/20230829035254/https://archive.org/details/kalki1990-12-30/page/n9/mode/2up . 29 August 2023 . 28 December 2022 . . 9 . Ta . Internet Archive.
  6. பாலு . எஸ். . 21 January 1990 . அவார்டுக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்ட படங்கள்! . Films sent for awards! . dead . https://archive.today/20220731051029/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1990/jan/21-01-1990/p38.jpg . 31 July 2022 . 1 August 2022 . . 38 . ta.
  7. Web site: Mannath . Malini . 25 December 2002 . Excerpts from an interview with director Jayabharati . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050326083151/http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/jayabarathi.asp . 26 March 2005 . 25 March 2019 . Chennai Online.

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