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Uyira Maanama
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<div>{{short description|1968 film by K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Uyira Maanama<br />
| image = Uyira Maanama.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --><br />
| director = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]<br />
| producer = K. S. Sabarinathan<br />
| writer = K. S. Gopalakrishnan<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --><br />
| starring = [[Jaishankar]]<br />[[Vijaya Nirmala]]<br />[[R. Muthuraman]]<br />[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Amarjothi Movies<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1968|10|21}}<br />
| runtime = 188 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Uyira Maanama''''' ({{trans|Life or Reputation?}}) is a 1968 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film written and directed by [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]. The film stars [[Jaishankar]], [[Vijaya Nirmala]], [[R. Muthuraman]] and [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]. It was released on 21 October 1968 ([[Diwali]] day), and was commercially successful.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Jaishankar]]<ref name="World Filmography">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u5U3AAAAIAAJ&q=Amarjothi |title=World Filmography |last=Cowie |first=Peter |publisher=Tantivy Press |year=1968 |pages=285 |isbn=9780498015694 |author-link=Peter Cowie}}</ref> as Kannan<br />
* [[Vijaya Nirmala]]<ref name="World Filmography" /><br />
* [[R. Muthuraman]]<ref name="kungumam">{{Cite news |url=http://kungumam.co.in/ThArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=4595&id1=84&issue=20180301 |title=செல்லுலாய்ட் பெண்கள் |date=1 March 2018 |work=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |access-date=2 March 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190302055135/http://kungumam.co.in/ThArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=4595&id1=84&issue=20180301 |archive-date=2 March 2019 |language=ta |trans-title=Celluloid girls}}</ref><br />
* [[S Varalakshmi]] as Kannan's sister-in-law. <br />
* [[T. K. Bhagavathi]] as Lawyer Santhanam & elder brother of Kannan <br />
* [[Saroja Devi]]<br />
* [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] as a Russian woman<ref name="kungumam" /><br />
*Radhabhai<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Uyira Maanama'' was written and directed by [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]], and produced by K. S. Sabarinathan under Amarjothi Movies.<ref name="poster" /> One of the shooting locations was [[Yercaud]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gosLAQAAMAAJ&q=%22%E0%AE%89%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE+%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%22 |title=எம். ஜி. ஆர். ஓர் சகாப்தம் |last=Ramakrishnan |first=K. P. |publisher=[[Ananda Vikatan|Vikatan Publications]] |year=2007 |pages=90 |isbn=9788189936006 |language=ta |trans-title=M. G. R.: A Tribute}}</ref> The final cut of the film was {{convert|5136|metres|feet}}.<ref name="World Filmography" /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/uyira-manama/VhnHFilrqYQ_ |title=Uyira Manama |website=[[JioSaavn]] |access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref><!-- <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://theekkathir.in/2017/04/23/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%9E%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4/ |title=திரைக்கலைஞர்களை கவர்ந்த சோவியத்:&nbsp;– மயிலைபாலு |date=23 April 2017 |work=[[Theekkathir]] |access-date=2 March 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/76Z8j5VQh?url=https://theekkathir.in/2017/04/23/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%9E%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4/ |archive-date=2 March 2019}}</ref> --><br />
{{Track listing<br />
| headline = <br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = <br />
| title1 = Kodiyil Irandu<br />
| lyrics1 = <br />
| music1 = <br />
| extra1 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]]<br />
| length1 = 3:18<br />
| title2 = Kutrala Malaiyile<br />
| lyrics2 = <br />
| music2 = <br />
| extra2 = [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[L. R. Eswari]]<br />
| length2 = 4:31<br />
| title3 = Savaale Samali<br />
| lyrics3 = <br />
| music3 = <br />
| extra3 = T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari<br />
| length3 = 4:22<br />
| title4 = Aathirathil thudupeduthai<br />
| lyrics4 = [[Kannadasan]]<br />
| music4 = <br />
| extra4 = P. Susheela<br />
| length4 = 3:22<br />
}}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Uyira Manama'' was released on 21 October 1968 ([[Diwali]] day),<ref name="poster">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19681021&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Uyira Manama |date=21 October 1968 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=18}}</ref> and was commercially successful.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Telugu-actress-director-to-enter-Guinness-Book/articleshow/8599556.cms |title=Telugu actress-director to enter Guinness Book |date=1 May 2002 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2 March 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190302052112/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Telugu-actress-director-to-enter-Guinness-Book/articleshow/8599556.cms |archive-date=2 March 2019}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0216330}}<br />
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{{K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}<br />
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[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
[[Category:1968 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1968 films]]</div>
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