Uyarnthavargal Explained

Uyarnthavargal
Director:	T. N. Balu
Screenplay:	T. N. Balu
Story:	Gulzar
Producer:	H. R. Mehra
Cinematography:	N. K. Viswanathan
Editing:	R. Bhaskaran
Music:	Shankar–Ganesh
Studio:	Raasleela Pictures
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Uyarnthavargal is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by T. N. Balu, starring Kamal Haasan and Sujatha. The film deals with a deaf-mute couple and their struggle in society. It is a remake of the 1972 Hindi film Koshish, which itself was inspired by the 1961 Japanese film Happiness of Us Alone.^[1]

Plot

Aarumugam and Aarthi are deaf-mute. They meet and fall in love and later get married. They get blessed with a child, but the child accidentally dies due to a petty thief which devastates the couple. Aarumugam and Aarthi's life comes back to normal after their second child is born. They take all care in bringing him up to be well educated. Ironically, their employer's daughter is also deaf-mute. They want to get their son married to the employer's daughter, but the son opposes the matrimonial alliance.

Cast

• Kamal Haasan as Aarumugam^[2]
• Sujatha as Aarthi^{[3] [4]}
• Thengai Srinivasan
• Srikanth as the thief
• Pandari Bai
• Master Sridhar
• Typist Gopu
• Loose Mohan

Guest actors

• Sanjeev Kumar
• Prem Nazir
• Jaishankar as Sankar
• Manorama
• M. Balamuralikrishna
• Suruli Rajan
• S. A. Ashokan

Production

Uyarnthavargal was produced under production banner Raasleela Pictures. The final length of the film was 3982.51metres.^[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.^[6]

Song	Singers
"Iraivan Irandu Bommaigal"	K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam
"Raman neeye"	M. Balamuralikrishna
"Uyarthavargal"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Release and reception

Uyarnthavargal was released on 14 January 1977.^[7] Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the film for not having fight sequences or duet songs picturised on the lead characters, considering their deaf-muteness.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mondal . Sayantan . 13 December 2017 . Gulzar's 'Koshish' was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200824015828/https://scroll.in/reel/860661/gulzars-koshish-was-inspired-by-a-japanese-film-but-it-is-no-unthinking-remake . 24 August 2020 . 18 November 2020 . . en.
2. Web site: 7 November 2016 . Happy Birthday Kamal Haasan: A lone wolf of Indian cinema who never compromised . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195530/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/standpoint/story/happy-birthday-kamal-haasan-a-lone-wolf-of-indian-cinema-best-films-350573-2016-11-07 . 24 June 2021 . 16 June 2021 . India Today.
3. Web site: 9 April 2011 . We will miss you, Sujatha . https://web.archive.org/web/20210120034356/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/We-will-miss-you-Sujatha/article14677027.ece . 20 January 2021 . 28 September 2020 . The Hindu.
4. Web site: 16 April 2021 . திரைப்படச்சோலை 23: அன்னக்கிளி . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210504085320/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/659588-thiraippada-solai.html . 4 May 2021 . 4 May 2021 . . ta.
5. 14 January 1978 . 'Uyarnthavarkal' (Tamil) (35mm.) (B&W) (India.) . live . https://archive.today/20240409150148/https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1978-01-14.O-1110-1978-0002-48460/page/n27/mode/2up . 9 April 2024 . 9 April 2024 . . 530 . Internet Archive.
6. Web site: Uyarndhavargal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190620081803/https://isaishop.com/item/uyarndhavargal . 20 June 2019 . 16 June 2021 . isaishop.com.
7. Web site: Uyarnthavargal (1977) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231130061237/https://screen4screen.com/movies/uyarnthavargal . 30 November 2023 . 30 November 2023 . Screen 4 Screen.
8. காந்தன் . 6 February 1977 . உயர்ந்தவர்கள் . dead . . ta . 33 . https://archive.today/20220728081100/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1977/feb/06-02-1977/p33.jpg . 28 July 2022 . 4 January 2022.