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{{short description|1970 film by K. Balachander}}
{{short description|1970 film by K. Balachander}}
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'''''Ethiroli''''' ({{translation|Echo}}) is a 1970 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[legal drama]] film, directed by [[K. Balachander]], featuring [[Sivaji Ganesan]]. The film had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and became a commercial success. It was also the only collaboration between Balachander and Ganesan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nayar |first=Aashmita |date=24 December 2014 |title=7 Must Watch K Balachander Movies On Youtube |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2014/12/24/k-balachander-movies-yout_n_6377478.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122071937/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2014/12/24/k-balachander-movies-yout_n_6377478.html |archive-date=22 January 2018 |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=[[HuffPost]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2021 |title=பாலசந்தருக்கு சிவாஜிகணேசனுடன் ஏற்பட்ட அனுபவங்கள் |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2021/05/04021318/2600489/cinima-history-sivaji.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506102541/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2021/05/04021318/2600489/cinima-history-sivaji.vpf |archive-date=6 May 2021 |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=[[Maalai Malar]] |language=Tamil}}</ref>
'''''Ethiroli''''' ({{IPA|ta|eðiroli|pron}} {{translation|Echo}})<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2024 |title=Hafta letters: Gender issues, creamy layer in quota, Kolkata case |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/09/07/hafta-letters-gender-issues-creamy-layer-in-quota-kolkata-case |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251129032037/https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/09/07/hafta-letters-gender-issues-creamy-layer-in-quota-kolkata-case |archive-date=29 November 2025 |access-date=29 November 2025 |website=[[Newslaundry]] |language=en}}</ref> is a 1970 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[legal drama]] film, directed by [[K. Balachander]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[K. R. Vijaya]]. It was released on 27 June 1970.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=June 2021}}
{{more plot|date=June 2021}}
The story revolves around Advocate Shankar, who gifts 7 principles to his daughter which he wants her to follow. In a critical case that he takes up, Shankar ends up breaking each principle which causes misery in his case and personal life. The film ends with his daughter gifting him the same 7 principles, which he intends to follow again.
The story revolves around Advocate Shankar, who gives his daughter seven principles to follow. However, in a critical case that he takes up, Shankar ends up violating each principle, leading to misery in both his case and personal life. The film concludes with his daughter gifting him the same seven principles, which he intends to follow once again.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Advocate Shankar<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1370226094570237953 |user=NFAIOfficial |title=#FridayFeeling: Sivaji Ganesan is seen here as Advocate Shankar in Ethiroli (1970), marking his rare collaboration with filmmaker K. Balachander. #fridaymorning |author=National Film Archive of India |author-link=National Film Archive of India |date=12 March 2021}}</ref>
{{Cast listing|
* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Advocate Shankar<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1370226094570237953 |user=NFAIOfficial |title=#FridayFeeling: Sivaji Ganesan is seen here as Advocate Shankar in Ethiroli (1970), marking his rare collaboration with filmmaker K. Balachander. #fridaymorning |author=National Film Archive of India |author-link=National Film Archive of India |date=12 March 2021 |access-date=19 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312041229/https://twitter.com/NFAIOfficial/status/1370226094570237953 |archive-date=12 March 2021}}</ref>
* [[K. R. Vijaya]] as Vijaya<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[K. R. Vijaya]] as Vijaya<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[S. S. Rajendran]] as Raju<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[S. S. Rajendran]] as Raju<ref name="dinamalar" />
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* [[Sivakumar]] as Sundaram<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[Sivakumar]] as Sundaram<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] as Kalpana<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] as Kalpana<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Manikkam<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Manickam<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as Public Prosecutor<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as Public Prosecutor<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[T. S. Balaiah]] as Singapur Minor<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[T. S. Balaiah]] as Singapur Minor Balaiya<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[Nagesh]] as Krishna Rao<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[Nagesh]] as Krishna Rao<ref name="dinamalar" />
*[[G. Sakunthala]] as Radhamani
* [[G. Sakunthala]] as Radhamani
* [[Rojaramani]] as Raji
* [[Roja Ramani]] as Raji
* [[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Thevar
* [[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Thevar
* [[Vijayalalitha]] as Valli
* [[Vijaya Lalitha]] as Valli
*[[Peeli Sivam]] as Doctor
* [[Peeli Sivam]] as Doctor
* S. R. Prabhakar as Chittor
}}
 
== Production ==
''Edhiroli'' was the first and only collaboration between Balachander and Ganesan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nayar |first=Aashmita |date=24 December 2014 |title=7 Must Watch K Balachander Movies On Youtube |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2014/12/24/k-balachander-movies-yout_n_6377478.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122071937/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2014/12/24/k-balachander-movies-yout_n_6377478.html |archive-date=22 January 2018 |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=[[HuffPost]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2021 |title=பாலசந்தருக்கு சிவாஜிகணேசனுடன் ஏற்பட்ட அனுபவங்கள் |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2021/05/04021318/2600489/cinima-history-sivaji.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506102541/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2021/05/04021318/2600489/cinima-history-sivaji.vpf |archive-date=6 May 2021 |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=[[Maalai Malar]] |language=Tamil}}</ref> This was Balachander's first collaboration with Sivakumar.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=8 July 1979 |title=சிவகுமார் 101 {{!}} 11–20 |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki1979-07-08/kalki1979-07-08.pdf |access-date=8 September 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=62–64 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>


== Themes ==
== Themes ==
''Ethiroli'' revolves around the "moral decay of men".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rajasekaran |first=Ilangovan |date=23 January 2015 |title=Trend breaker |work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trend-breaker/article6756660.ece |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210619071119/https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trend-breaker/article6756660.ece |archive-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>
''Ethiroli'' revolves around the "moral decay of men".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rajasekaran |first=Ilangovan |date=23 January 2015 |title=Trend breaker |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trend-breaker/article6756660.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210619071119/https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trend-breaker/article6756660.ece |archive-date=19 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethiroli |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/277 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623054718/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/277 |archive-date=23 June 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=Songs4all}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], with lyrics by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethiroli |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/277 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623054718/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/277 |archive-date=23 June 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=Songs4all}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
! Song !! Singers !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Kalyanam Kalyanam" || A. L. Raghavan, [[L. R. Eswari]] || rowspan=5|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 04:04
| "Kalyanam Kalyanam" || A. L. Raghavan, [[L. R. Eswari]] || 04:04
|-
|-
| 2 || "Kunguma Chimizh" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], L. R. Eswari || 04:10
| "Kunguma Chimizh" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], L. R. Eswari || 04:10
|-
|-
| 3 || "Maraththa Vachavan" || L. R. Eswari || 03:22
| "Maraththa Vachavan" || L. R. Eswari || 03:22
|-
|-
| 4 || "Rajavum Vanthituvar" || L. R. Eswari || 02:58
| "Rajavum Vanthituvar" || L. R. Eswari || 02:58
|-
|-
| 5 || "Unga Nalla Manasukku" || L. R. Eswari || 03:54
| "Unga Nalla Manasukku" || L. R. Eswari || 03:54
|}
|}


== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''Ethiroli'' was released on 27 June 1970.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 September 2020 |title=நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல் |language=ta |work=Seithi Saral |url=https://www.seithisaral.in/2020/09/30/sivaji-ganesass-moives-list-and-release-date/ |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529050553/https://www.seithisaral.in/2020/09/30/sivaji-ganesass-moives-list-and-release-date/ |archive-date=29 May 2021}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "this is quite a different movie. It makes a fairly successful and quite an interesting study of blackmailer and the blackmailed".<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 1970 |title=Cinema |page=8 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700704&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
''Ethiroli'' was released on 27 June 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2022 |title=பாலசந்தர் இயக்கத்தில் சிவாஜி நடித்த ஒரேயொரு படம் எது தெரியுமா? |url=https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-do-you-know-which-is-the-only-film-directed-by-balachander-starring-shivaji-vin-jbr-763752.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703061213/https://tamil.news18.com/nodeapi/pv-candidate |archive-date=3 July 2022 |access-date=3 July 2022 |website=[[News18]] |language=ta}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "this is quite a different movie. It makes a fairly successful and quite an interesting study of blackmailer and the blackmailed".<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 1970 |title=Cinema |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700704&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=17 January 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=8 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<references>
<ref name="dinamalar">{{Cite web |date=24 March 2020 |title=பொன்விழா படங்கள்: எதிரொலி - கே.பாலச்சந்தர் இயக்கத்தில் சிவாஜி நடித்த ஒரே படம் |url=https://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=86732 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711004329/https://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=86732 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |access-date=19 June 2021 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=Tamil}}</ref>
<ref name="dinamalar">{{Cite web |date=24 March 2020 |title=பொன்விழா படங்கள்: எதிரொலி - கே.பாலச்சந்தர் இயக்கத்தில் சிவாஜி நடித்த ஒரே படம் |url=https://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=86732 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711004329/https://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=86732 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |access-date=19 June 2021 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=Tamil}}</ref>
}}
</references>


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0154463}}
*{{IMDb title}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes}}
 
{{K. Balachander}}
{{K. Balachander}}


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Latest revision as of 10:24, 4 March 2026


Ethiroli
File:Ethiroli poster.jpg
Poster
Directed byK. Balachander
Produced byG. N. Velumani
Screenplay byK. Balachander
Story byK. V. R. Acharya
StarringSivaji Ganesan
K. R. Vijaya
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyN. Balakrishnan
Edited byN. R. Kittu
Production
company
Navarathna Films
Release date
  • 27 June 1970 (1970-06-27)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ethiroli (ta transl. Echo)[1] is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film, directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 27 June 1970.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The story revolves around Advocate Shankar, who gives his daughter seven principles to follow. However, in a critical case that he takes up, Shankar ends up violating each principle, leading to misery in both his case and personal life. The film concludes with his daughter gifting him the same seven principles, which he intends to follow once again.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Edhiroli was the first and only collaboration between Balachander and Ganesan.[4][5] This was Balachander's first collaboration with Sivakumar.[6]

Themes[edit | edit source]

Ethiroli revolves around the "moral decay of men".[7]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Vaali.[8]

Song Singers Length
"Kalyanam Kalyanam" A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari 04:04
"Kunguma Chimizh" T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari 04:10
"Maraththa Vachavan" L. R. Eswari 03:22
"Rajavum Vanthituvar" L. R. Eswari 02:58
"Unga Nalla Manasukku" L. R. Eswari 03:54

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Ethiroli was released on 27 June 1970.[9] The Indian Express wrote, "this is quite a different movie. It makes a fairly successful and quite an interesting study of blackmailer and the blackmailed".[10]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Hafta letters: Gender issues, creamy layer in quota, Kolkata case". Newslaundry. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ National Film Archive of India [@NFAIOfficial] (12 March 2021). "#FridayFeeling: Sivaji Ganesan is seen here as Advocate Shankar in Ethiroli (1970), marking his rare collaboration with filmmaker K. Balachander. #fridaymorning" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "பொன்விழா படங்கள்: எதிரொலி - கே.பாலச்சந்தர் இயக்கத்தில் சிவாஜி நடித்த ஒரே படம்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ Nayar, Aashmita (24 December 2014). "7 Must Watch K Balachander Movies On Youtube". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "பாலசந்தருக்கு சிவாஜிகணேசனுடன் ஏற்பட்ட அனுபவங்கள்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ "சிவகுமார் 101 | 11–20" (PDF). Kalki (in தமிழ்). 8 July 1979. pp. 62–64. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ Rajasekaran, Ilangovan (23 January 2015). "Trend breaker". Frontline. Retrieved 23 June 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Ethiroli". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "பாலசந்தர் இயக்கத்தில் சிவாஜி நடித்த ஒரேயொரு படம் எது தெரியுமா?". News18 (in தமிழ்). 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Cinema". The Indian Express. 4 July 1970. p. 8. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via Google News Archive.

External links[edit | edit source]

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