Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna? Explained

Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna?
Director:Cho Ramaswamy
Starring:R. Muthuraman
Padmapriya
S. A. Ashokan
Cho Ramaswamy
Cinematography:Sampath
Editing:E. V. Shanmugham
Music:M. S. Viswanathan
Studio:Mohind Movies
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna? is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language satirical film written and directed by Cho Ramaswamy. It is based on his stage play of the same name. Cho also stars, alongside R. Muthuraman, Padmapriya and S. A. Ashokan. The film revolves around a priest's efforts to save a young man from conviction for murder. It was released on 30 April 1976.

Plot

A priest takes all possible steps to save a young man from conviction for a murder he committed to save a married woman from a womaniser. The priest stands up to his call as a minister of God and keeps to himself what the accused told him in private confession. He even hides that man from the police until he collects the necessary evidence to disclose the circumstances that led to the murder. He succeeds in his endeavour, risking his reputation, even his job and eventually his life.[1]

Cast

Male cast
Guest appearances
Female cast
Supporting cast

Production

Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna? was a popular play staged by Cho Ramaswamy through his Viveka Fine Arts Club.[2] [3] The play, which also starred Neelu,[4] was critically acclaimed,[5] and Cho adapted it into a film under the same name, serving as director, writer and even as actor.[6] The film adaptation was produced by D.A.B. and Rana under Mohind Movies.[7] Cinematography was handled by Sampath, and the editing by E. V. Shanmugham. The film was shot at Bangalore.[8] [9] Its final length was 3948.22metres.[10]

Themes

According to the 1983 book Cinema as Medium of Communication in Tamil Nadu by C. R. W. David, the point of Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna? is to illustrate that "Movies have sharpened God-consciousness by emphasizing the neighbour-consciousness."

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[11]

Release and reception

Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna? was released on 30 April 1976.[12] Kanthan of Kalki lauded the film, particularly for Muthuraman's performance and Cho's writing.[13]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Sridhar-Chaamaa . 7 May 1993 . Farewell to plays . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220307115425/https://books.google.com/books?id=3p9KAQAAIAAJ&q=Unmaiye . 7 March 2022 . 16 August 2019 . . . 94 . 10 . 1–9.
  2. Book: Shankar's Weekly . 1974 . 27, Part 2 . 342 . 16 August 2019 . https://books.google.com/books?dq=unmaiye+un+vilai+enna&hl=en&id=L6IcAQAAMAAJ&q=unmaiye+un+vilai+enna&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwgo3Fu_DZAhUCl1QKHe9eA5QQ6AEIQDAF . 16 August 2019 . live.
  3. News: Vamanan . Vamanan . 8 December 2016 . Cho's pungent scripts satirised society, politics . live . https://archive.today/20180316133954/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chos-pungent-scripts-satirised-society-politics/articleshow/55865109.cms . 16 March 2018 . 16 March 2018 . The Times of India.
  4. News: Sekhar . Arunkumar . 11 May 2018 . Veteran actor R Neelakantan passes away . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180616003328/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/may/11/veteran-actor-r-neelakantan-passes-away-1813199.html . 16 June 2018 . 24 November 2018 . The New Indian Express.
  5. Book: Mukherjee, Bimal . Rasa: Theatre and cinema . Kothari . Sunil . Sunil Kothari . Lal . Ananda . Ananda Lal . Dasgupta . Chidananda . Chidananda Dasgupta . 1995 . Anamika Kala Sangam . 196 . 16 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220307115409/https://books.google.com/books?id=dfsLAQAAMAAJ&q=Unmaye+Un+Vilai+Enna . 7 March 2022 . live.
  6. News: Vamanan . Vamanan . 26 December 2016 . கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 56 திரை வடிவம் பெற்ற சோவின் மேடை நாடகங்கள்! . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20180316093438/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/20258 . 16 March 2018 . 16 March 2018 . . ta.
  7. Web site: 1976-ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் - தயாரிப்பாளர்கள் . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180316095615/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1976.asp . 16 March 2018 . 16 March 2018 . . Tamil.
  8. சோ . Cho Ramaswamy . 6 June 1976 . உண்மைக்கு போராடியவர் உயிர்துறக்கத்தான் வேண்டுமா? . dead . https://archive.today/20220728043455/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/jun/06-06-1976/p3.jpg . 28 July 2022 . 28 July 2022 . . 3 . ta.
  9. Book: Cho . Cho Ramaswamy . Kamarajaic cantitten : Transcript of the author's interview with Kamaraj, 1903–1975, Indian statesman; previously published in the form of articles, in Tuklak, Tamil fortnightly . 1976 . 46 . ta . 17 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220307115409/https://books.google.com/books?id=HEIMAQAAIAAJ&q=%E0%AE%89%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%87 . 7 March 2022 . live.
  10. Web site: Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna ? (Celluloid) . https://archive.today/20190119065710/http://movies.syzygy.in/censor/unmaiye-un-vilai-enna-celluloid . 19 January 2019 . 19 January 2019 . Central Board of Film Certification.
  11. Web site: Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna (EMI) [1976-EPRip-WAV] ]. live . https://archive.today/20231027061435/https://www.tamilflac.com/product/unmaiye-un-vilai-enna-emi-1976-eprip-wav/ . 27 October 2023 . 27 October 2023 . TamilFLAC.Com.
  12. Web site: Unmaye Un Vilai Enna (1976) . live . https://archive.today/20231027061227/https://screen4screen.com/movies/unmaye-un-vilai-enna . 27 October 2023 . 27 October 2023 . Screen 4 Screen.
  13. காந்தன் . 16 May 1976 . உன்மையே உன் விலை என்ன? . dead . https://archive.today/20220728043459/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/may/16-05-1976/p23.jpg . 28 July 2022 . 28 July 2022 . . 23 . ta.

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