Unnai Suttrum Ulagam Explained

Unnai Suttrum Ulagam
Director:	G. Subramaniya Reddiar
Starring:	Jayalalithaa
Cinematography:	P. Bhaskar Rao
Editing:	K. Narayanan
Studio:	Sri Navaneetha Pictures
Music:	Shankar–Ganesh
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Unnai Suttrum Ulagam is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by G. Subramaniya Reddiar. The film stars Jayalalithaa, leading an ensemble cast including Prameela, Vidhubala, Kamal Haasan, Savithri and Vijayakumar. Jayalalithaa played the elder sister who sacrifices her happiness for the sake of her siblings. The film was released on 29 April 1977, and Jayalalithaa won the Tamil Nadu Cinema Fan Award for Best Actress.

Plot

Lakshmi is a playful village belle and Dhanabakiyam is her well wisher. Dhanabakiyam's husband leaves her. Lakshmi is the elder sister of Seetha, Raja and Mala. She takes care of her all siblings. But Raja disrespects her. Seetha dies while pregnant. How Lakshmi saves her family forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Lead actresses

• Jayalalithaa as Lakshmi^[1]
• Prameela as Mala
• Vidhubala as Seetha^[2]
• Usharani as Rekha

Supporting actresses

• Sachu as Pangajam
• Gandhimathi as House maid
• Seethalakshmi as Ramu's mother
• Tambaram Lalitha
• Sridevi as young Seetha
• Savithri as Dhanabakiyam (uncredited)

Guest actresses

• G. Varalakshmi as Reka's grandmother
• S. Varalakshmi as Ramu's elder sister
• Manorama as an actress

Lead actors

• Kamal Haasan as Raja
• Vijayakumar as Sekar
• Vincent as Ramu

Supporting actors

• T. K. Bhagavathi as Ramu's brother-in-law
• Shanmugasundaram
• V. S. Raghavan as Lakshmi's father

Guest actors

• Ashokan
• Cho
• M. R. R. Vasu
• A. V. M. Rajan as a film director

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by Vaali.^[3]

Release and reception

Unnai Suttrum Ulagam was released on 29 April 1977.^[4] Jayalalithaa won the Tamil Nadu Cinema Fan Award for Best Actress.^[5] Kanthan of Kalki felt the film thought of something to say and said whatever but somehow it goes around.

Notes and References

1. Web site: நரசிம்மன் . டி.ஏ. . 15 February 2017 . என்னருமை தோழி...!- 33: முந்திரி பகோடா! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122184540/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/215423-33.html . 22 January 2021 . 18 January 2021 . . ta.
2. Web site: Vijayakumar . Sindhu . Sidhardhan . Sanjith . UR . Arya . 27 January 2017 . Remembering Jayalalithaa... . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161211034627/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/remembering-jayalalithaa-/articleshow/55835357.cms . 11 December 2016 . 30 September 2021 . The Times of India.
3. Web site: Unnai suttrum Ulagam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210622062506/https://mossymart.com/product/unnai-suttrum-ulagam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ . 22 June 2021 . 22 June 2021 . Mossymart.
4. Web site: Unnai Sutrum Ulagam (1977) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213111013/https://screen4screen.com/movies/unnai-sutrum-ulagam . 13 December 2023 . 13 December 2023 . Screen 4 Screen.
5. Web site: Jha . Lata . 6 December 2016 . Ten films to remember Jayalalithaa . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180911045023/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/HBRowwXn0V9dbNFA10vNfL/Ten-films-to-remember-Jayalalithaa-by.html . 11 September 2018 . 18 January 2021 . Mint.