Vishwaroopam (1980 film)

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{{short description|1980 film by A. C. Tirulokchandar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Vishwaroopam
| image = Vishwaroopam 1980.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]]
| writer = [[Aaroor Dass]] (dialogues)<ref name="Dina Thanthi" />
| screenplay = A. C. Tirulokchandar<ref name="Dina Thanthi" />
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Adalat (1976 film)|Adalat]]''}}
| producer = [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]]<br />G. Hanumath Rao
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]<br />[[Sridevi]]
| cinematography = M. Viswanath Rai<ref name="Dina Thanthi" />
| editing = Kandhaswamy<ref name="Dina Thanthi" />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| studio = [[Padmalaya Studios|Padmalaya Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1980|11|06|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Vishwaroopam''''' ({{Translation| The great form}}) is a 1980 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] for [[Ghattamaneni Krishna|Krishna]]'s [[Padmalaya Studios|Padmalaya Pictures]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Sridevi]] and [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]. It is a remake of the 1976 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Adalat (1976 film)|Adalat]]''.<ref name="Sunday" /> The film was released on 6 November 1980.

== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=June 2021}}

== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Sathyamoorthy and Raja
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Savithri
*[[Sridevi]] as Geetha
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Rajan
*[[V. S. Raghavan]]
*[[R. S. Manohar]] as Ashok
*[[S. V. Ramadas]]
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]]
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viswaroopam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by MS Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/viswaroopam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ms-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610050210/https://mossymart.com/product/viswaroopam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ms-viswanathan/ |archive-date=10 June 2021 |access-date=10 June 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
! S:No !! Song's !! Singer's
! Lyric's
|-
| 1 || "Yenna Yaru Nenacha" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || |[[Kannadasan]]
|-
| 2 || "Vazhkaiel Enakkor Puduragam" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]|| |[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
| 3 || "Naan Patta Kadan Ethnaiyo" || T. M. Soundararajan || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
| 4 || "Oh Miss" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || [[Pulamaipithan]]
|-
| 5 || "Rajathi Rajanukku" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[Vani Jairam]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Vishwaroopam'' was released on 6 November 1980, [[Diwali]] day.<ref>{{Cite news |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=5 November 2019 |title=80-ம் ஆண்டு தீபாவளியில் பாலசந்தர் - பாரதிராஜா; 'வறுமையின் நிறம் சிகப்பு' – 'நிழல்கள்' ஒரே சப்ஜெக்ட் |language=ta |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/523607-1980-diwalil-release.html |url-status=live |access-date=10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105152040/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/523607-1980-diwalil-release.html |archive-date=5 November 2019}}</ref> Piousji of ''Sunday'' wrote, "Though Sivaji was rather impressive in the father's role he looked almost silly as the son."<ref name="Sunday" /> T. N. Krishnan, writing for ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'', called the film a ''Vishwaroopam'' (great form) with regards to cast performances.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=கிருஷ்ணன் |first=டி. என். |date=23 November 1980 |title=விஸ்வரூபம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1980/nov/23-11-1980/p31.jpg |url-status=live |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324105603/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1980/nov/23-11-1980/p31.jpg |archive-date=24 March 2022 |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref>

Film celebrated 100 days and a hit.

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Dina Thanthi">{{Cite news |date=1 October 1980 |title=விஸ்வரூபம் |language=ta |work=[[Dina Thanthi]] |url=http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h452/pammalaar/GEDC4969-1.jpg |url-status=live |access-date=3 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903055512/http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h452/pammalaar/GEDC4969-1.jpg |archive-date=3 September 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Sunday">{{Cite magazine |last=Piousji |date=16 November 1980 |title=Khaas Baat |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.99450/page/n327 |magazine=Sunday |page=57}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=0187585}}
{{A. C. Tirulokchandar}}

[[Category:1980 films]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]

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