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{{short description|1980 film by A. C. Tirulokchandar}}
{{short description|1980 film by A. C. Tirulokchandar}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Vishwaroopam
| name          = Vishwaroopam
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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]]
| director      = [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]]
| producer      = [[Ghattamaneni Krishna|Krishna]]<br />G. Hanumath Rao ''for'' [[Padmalaya Studios|Padmalaya Pictures]]
| writer        = [[Aaroor Dass]] (dialogues)<ref name="Dina Thanthi" />
| story          =  
| screenplay    = A. C. Tirulokchandar<ref name="Dina Thanthi" />
| screenplay    =
| based_on      = {{based on|''[[Adalat (1976 film)|Adalat]]''}}
| starring      = [[Shivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]<br />[[Sridevi]]<br />[[Major Sundarrajan]]
| 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]]
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography =  
| studio        = [[Padmalaya Studios|Padmalaya Pictures]]
| editing        =
| released      = {{Film date|1980|11|06|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|1980|11|06|df=y}}
| country        = India
| country        = India
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'''''Vishwaroopam''''' ({{trans|The great form}}) is a 1980 Indian [[Tamil language]] film directed by [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] for [[Ghattamaneni Krishna|Krishna]]'s [[Padmalaya Studios|Padmalaya Pictures]]. The film stars [[Shivaji Ganesan]], [[Sridevi]] and [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://musicalaya.net/imgviewer.php?mod=lpcovers/1241/3/1/1 |title=Vishwaroopam LP Vinyl Records |publisher=musicalaya |access-date=26 April 2014}}</ref> It is a remake of the 1976 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Adalat (1976 film)|Adalat]]''.<ref name="Sunday" />
'''''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 ==
== Cast ==
 
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Sathyamoorthy and Raja
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Sathyamoorthy / Raja (Dual role)
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Savithri
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Savithri (Sathyamoorthy's Wife)
*[[Sridevi]] as Geetha
*[[Sridevi]] as Geetha (Raja's Lover)
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Rajan
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Rajan (Police Officer)
*[[V. S. Raghavan]]
*[[V. S. Raghavan]]
*[[R. S. Manohar]] as Ashok
*[[R. S. Manohar]] as Ashok
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== Soundtrack ==
== 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"
{|class="wikitable"
! S:No !! Song's !! Singer's
! S:No !! Song's !! Singer's
! Lyric's
! Lyric's
|-
|-
| 1 || "Yenna Yaru Nenacha" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || rowspan=2|[[Kannadasan]]
| 1 || "Yenna Yaru Nenacha" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || |[[Kannadasan]]
|-
|-
| 2 || "Vazhkaiel Enakkor Puduragam" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| 2 || "Vazhkaiel Enakkor Puduragam" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]|| |[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
|-
| 3 || "Naan Patta Kadan Ethnaiyo" || T. M. Soundararajan || rowspan=2|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| 3 || "Naan Patta Kadan Ethnaiyo" || T. M. Soundararajan || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
|-
| 4 || "Oh Miss" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| 4 || "Oh Miss" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || [[Pulamaipithan]]
|-
|-
| 5 || "Rajathi Rajanukku" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[P. Susheela]] || Vaali
| 5 || "Rajathi Rajanukku" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[Vani Jairam]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
|-
|}
|}


== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
Piousji of ''Sunday'' wrote, "Though Sivaji was rather impressive in the father's role he looked almost silly as the son."<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>
''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'&nbsp;– '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 ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{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}}
{{A. C. Tirulokchandar}}


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Latest revision as of 17:49, 15 May 2022

Vishwaroopam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. C. Tirulokchandar
Produced byKrishna
G. Hanumath Rao
Written byAaroor Dass (dialogues)[1]
Screenplay byA. C. Tirulokchandar[1]
Based onAdalat
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Sujatha
Sridevi
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyM. Viswanath Rai[1]
Edited byKandhaswamy[1]
Production
company
Release date
  • 6 November 1980 (1980-11-06)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vishwaroopam (transl.  The great form) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar for Krishna's Padmalaya Pictures. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sridevi and Sujatha. It is a remake of the 1976 Hindi film Adalat.[2] The film was released on 6 November 1980.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3]

S:No Song's Singer's Lyric's
1 "Yenna Yaru Nenacha" T. M. Soundararajan Kannadasan
2 "Vazhkaiel Enakkor Puduragam" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vaali
3 "Naan Patta Kadan Ethnaiyo" T. M. Soundararajan Vaali
4 "Oh Miss" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Pulamaipithan
5 "Rajathi Rajanukku" T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam Vaali

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Vishwaroopam was released on 6 November 1980, Diwali day.[4] Piousji of Sunday wrote, "Though Sivaji was rather impressive in the father's role he looked almost silly as the son."[2] T. N. Krishnan, writing for Kalki, called the film a Vishwaroopam (great form) with regards to cast performances.[5]

Film celebrated 100 days and a hit.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "விஸ்வரூபம்". Dina Thanthi (in தமிழ்). 1 October 1980. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Piousji (16 November 1980). "Khaas Baat". Sunday. p. 57.
  3. ↑ "Viswaroopam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by MS Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ↑ ராம்ஜி, வி. (5 November 2019). "80-ம் ஆண்டு தீபாவளியில் பாலசந்தர் - பாரதிராஜா; 'வறுமையின் நிறம் சிகப்பு' – 'நிழல்கள்' ஒரே சப்ஜெக்ட்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ↑ கிருஷ்ணன், டி. என். (23 November 1980). "விஸ்வரூபம்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 31. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

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