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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Uruvam.jpg<br />
| caption = Title card<br />
| director = [[G. M. Kumar]]<br />
| writer = [[G. M. Kumar]]<br />R. P. Viswam <small>(dialogues)</small><br />
| producer = D. P. Singh<br />Tarun Jalan<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]]|[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]|R. P. Viswam|Veera Pandiyan|[[Jayamala]]}}<br />
| cinematography = [[Velu Prabhakaran]]<br />
| editing = A. P. Manivannan<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| studio = Prathik Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1991|1|3}}<br />
| runtime = 105 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Uruvam''''' ({{translation|Figure}}) is a 1991 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Supernatural horror film]], directed by [[G. M. Kumar]]. The film stars [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]], [[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]], R. P. Viswam, débutante Veera Pandiyan and [[Jayamala]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=uruvam ( 1991 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=uruvam |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029135323/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=uruvam |archive-date=29 October 2006 |access-date=11 June 2013 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2020 |title=மறக்க முடியுமா? - உருவம் |url=https://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=91457 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020075252/https://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=91457 |archive-date=20 October 2022 |access-date=20 October 2022 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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The illegitimate son of a rich man loses a court battle over the palatial house in which he has been living. So he appeals to Bangaru Muni and he sets off a devastating abhichara prayoga (black magic attack) on the legitimate son Mohan and his family. Bangaru Muni unleashes [[dakini]], [[sakini]], [[Mohini pisachi]] and other pretas in house. He does the ashtadig bandhan so that person should not escape.<br />
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Mohan lives happily with his wife, his two children, his sister Raasi, his brother-in-law Ashok and his wife's sister Meena. They all move to the palatial house. Mohan is an [[Atheism|atheist]] who doesn't believe in the supernatural or God. Soon, the family is disturbed by a supernatural spirit unleashed by Bangaru Muni. The spirit in Mohan's body kills his wife, his children and his brother-in-law and even Bangaru Muni. Finally, Jolna Swamy comes to their rescue and fights against the evil spirit which is in Mohan's body. Jolna Swamy finally destroys the spirit, but Mohan is sent to a mental asylum, where he grieves for not believing in Almighty God.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
*[[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]] as Mohan<br />
*[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]] as Raasi<br />
*R. P. Viswam as Jolna Swamy<br />
*Veera Pandiyan as Ashok<br />
*[[Jayamala]] as Mohan's wife<br />
*[[Sathyajith (Tamil actor)|Sathyajith]] as Bangaru Muni<br />
*Moorthy<br />
*[[Roshini]] as Meena<br />
*Master Krishnaprasad as Mohan's son<br />
*Baby Swarnalatha as Mohan's daughter<br />
*Crazy Venkatesh as Venkatesh<br />
*Vaithyanathan<br />
*R. T. Madurai Mani<br />
*Sottai Mani<br />
*Pandian<br />
}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
=== Development ===<br />
After the failure of his films ''[[Pick Pocket (1989 film)|Pick Pocket]]'' and ''[[Irumbu Pookkal]]'', [[G. M. Kumar]] began work on his next film, also his first horror film. The film was produced by actress [[Pallavi (entertainer)|Pallavi]]'s brother and another partner.<ref name="newspaper">{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=K |date=22 February 1991 |title=Uruvam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910222&printsec=frontpage |access-date=22 June 2013 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br />
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=== Casting ===<br />
[[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]] accepted the offer of the protagonist and hoped for a fresh lease on his career. Pallavi signed on for this new project with G. M. Kumar, who acted in two of his previous films. R. P. Viswam would have a vital role of a Swamy and was also responsible for the dialogue. The newcomer Arasavarathan would essay the role as Pallavi's husband, while [[Jayamala]] would play Mohan's wife. Three different cinematographers: K. Rajpreeth, Ilavarasan and Dhayal handle the camera, K. A. Balan was signed up as the art director, while A. P. Manivannan took up the post of the editor.<ref name="newspaper" /><br />
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=== Filming ===<br />
The film was made on low budget, [[G. M. Kumar]] shot the film with three different units, each unit consisting of an assistant director and a cinematographer: S. Govindaraj with K. Rajpreeth, S. Selvakumar with Ilavarasan and D. Narayanamoorthy with Dhayal. G. M. Kumar managed to complete the film within 12 days. The film did not include any fight sequences. [[Ilaiyaraaja]] provided mainly the [[background music]] and composed only one song.<ref name="newspaper" /> The film was heavily censored by the [[Central Board of Film Certification|censor board]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Subha J. |date=7 January 2016 |title=G.M. Kumar teams up with Bala |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Back-in-focus-in-Bala%E2%80%99s-film/article13986386.ece |url-status=live |access-date=23 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730065652/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Back-in-focus-in-Bala%E2%80%99s-film/article13986386.ece |archive-date=30 July 2021}}</ref> which gave the film an "A" certificate, an adult rating, due to its "mix of soft porn and hard horror".<ref name="newspaper" /><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The proceedings are sometimes terrifying, even repulsive, and are surely not meant for the soft hearted. Kumar resorts to a mix of soft porn and hard horror".<ref name="newspaper" /> Sundarji of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote even though it is inspired from American films like ''[[The Exorcist]]'', it is not the kind of building up fear slowly, its kind of horror standing behind the door and suddenly appearing. Therefore the initial fear in the beginning gradually becomes normal and becomes like that is it.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=சுந்தர்ஜி |date=24 March 1991 |title=உருவம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1991-03-24/page/n53/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240510081811/https://archive.org/details/kalki1991-03-24/page/n53/mode/2up |archive-date=10 May 2024 |access-date=10 May 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=52 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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[[Category:1991 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1991 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1991 films]]<br />
[[Category:1991 horror films]]<br />
[[Category:Censored films]]<br />
[[Category:Film censorship in India]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by G. M. Kumar]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:Indian horror films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language horror films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]<br />
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