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{{Short description|1976 film by M. Krishnan Nair}}
{{Short description|1976 film by M. Krishnan Nair}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Oorukku Uzhaippavan
| image          = Oorukku Uzhaippavan.jpg
| image          = Oorukku Uzhaippavan.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]]
| director      = [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]]
| screenplay    = Poovai Krishan
| producer      = S. Krishnamoorthy<br />T. Govindarajan
| producer      = S. Krishnamoorthy<br />T. Govindarajan
| writer        = Poovai Krishan
| starring      = {{plainlist|
| starring      = {{plainlist|
*[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
*[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
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*[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]
*[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]
}}
}}
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = N. Balakrishnan
| cinematography = N. Balakrishnan
| editing        = Krishnan-Sundharam
| editing        = Krishnan-Sundharam
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| studio        = Venus Pictures
| studio        = Venus Pictures
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1976|11|12}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1976|11|12}}
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| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
}}
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'''''Oorukku Uzhaippavan''''' ({{Translation|Worker for the country}}) is a 1976 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film written and directed by [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]], starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[Vanisri]] and [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]. It is a remake of the 1970 [[Kannada]] film ''[[Baalu Belagithu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 April 2020 |title=Dr Rajkumar's 91st birth anniversary: 12 films of the actor that were released in 1970 and so complete 50 years this year |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/apr/24/dr-rajkumars-91st-birth-anniversary-12-films-of-the-actor-that-were-released-in-1970-and-so-comple-1010--10.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506223608/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/Apr/24/dr-rajkumars-91st-birth-anniversary-12-films-of-the-actor-that-were-released-in-1970-and-so-comple-1010.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |at=slide 10}}</ref> The film was released on 12 November 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=Ithayakkani |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=27 December 2019 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 54 {{!}} An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031005730/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |archive-date=31 October 2020 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref>


'''''Oorukku Uzhaippavan''''' ({{Translation|Worker for the country}}) is a 1976 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film written and directed by [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]], starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]], with [[Vanisri]] and [[Venniradai Nirmala]] in supporting roles. The film is a remake of the 1970 [[Kannada]] film ''[[Baalu Belagithu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 April 2020 |title=Dr Rajkumar's 91st birth anniversary: 12 films of the actor that were released in 1970 and so complete 50 years this year |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/apr/24/dr-rajkumars-91st-birth-anniversary-12-films-of-the-actor-that-were-released-in-1970-and-so-comple-1010--10.html |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |at=slide 10}}</ref> It was released on 12 November 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=Ithayakkani |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=27 December 2019 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 54 {{!}} An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref>
== Plot ==
Selvam, an undercover policeman, takes the place of a rich industrialist, Raja. The operation is facilitated because both men look alike. A gang rages in the region and swindles the wealthy citizens like Raja. Selvam 's mission is to neutralise this group. The infiltrated policeman is going to find himself in the centre of a huge problems that Raja faces both on the personal and professional front while Selvam's absence also causes trouble for his own personal life.


== Plot ==
How Selvam manages to solve Raja's problems while capturing the gang at the cost of his own personal life is the rest of the story as he lives up to the title, someone who works for welfare of others.
Selvam, a secret agent, takes the place of a rich industrialist, Raja. The operation is facilitated because both men look alike. Indeed, a gang rages in the region and swindles the wealthy citizens like Raja. The mission of Selvam is to neutralize this group. The infiltrated policeman is going to find himself in the center of a large number of problems until it affects his private life. But duty comes before family.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
 
{{cast listing|
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Selvam and Raja
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Selvam and Raja
* [[Vanisri]] as Maliga
* [[Vanisri]] as Maliga
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* [[Kumari Padmini]] as Kumudha and Rita, alias Radha
* [[Kumari Padmini]] as Kumudha and Rita, alias Radha
* Baby Rajkumari as Rani, Raja's daughter
* Baby Rajkumari as Rani, Raja's daughter
* [[Thengai Srinivasan|Thengaï Sinivasan]] as Pandhuragan James Bond, Selvam's assistant
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Panduragan James Bond, Selvam's assistant
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Police inspector
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Police inspector
* [[P. S. Veerappa]] as Nagappan
* [[P. S. Veerappa]] as Nagappan
* K. Kannan as Raja Velu, Maliga's father
* K. Kannan as Raja Velu, Maliga's father
* [[M. B. Shetty]] as A hired man
* [[M. B. Shetty]] as a hired man
* [[Shanmugasundari]] as Slum people
* [[Shanmugasundari]] as Slum people
* [[Karikol Raju]]
* [[Karikol Raju]]
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
''Oorukku Uzhaippavan'' was shot in [[Karnataka]] in places such as [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=சுவாமிநாதன் |first=ஸ்ரீதர் |date=5 March 2016 |title=எம்ஜிஆர் 100 {{!}} 15 - நிர்வாகத்தில் சிறந்து விளங்கியவர்! |language=ta |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/74553-100-15.html |access-date=6 April 2021}}</ref>
''Oorukku Uzhaippavan'' was shot in [[Karnataka]] in places such as [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=சுவாமிநாதன் |first=ஸ்ரீதர் |date=5 March 2016 |title=எம்ஜிஆர் 100 {{!}} 15 - நிர்வாகத்தில் சிறந்து விளங்கியவர்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/74553-100-15.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210083624/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/74553-100-15.html |archive-date=10 December 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 April 1976 |title='ஊருக்கு உழைப்பவன்' உபசரிப்பில் 3 நாட்கள் |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP372-6-22-4-119#?xywh=3407%2C2097%2C3826%2C2156&cv=3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251122063145/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_4_119/4.jp2/full/1000,1469/0/default.jpg |archive-date=22 November 2025 |access-date=22 November 2025 |work=Navamani |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oorukku Uzhaippavan |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/oorukku-uzhaippavan/PGIQQrAK4EI_ |url-status= |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 1976 |title=Oorukku Uzhaippavan |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/oorukku-uzhaippavan/PGIQQrAK4EI_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210083622/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/oorukku-uzhaippavan/PGIQQrAK4EI_ |archive-date=10 December 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref>
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| headline    = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =  
| total_length =  
| title1       = Idhuthan Mudhal Rathiri
| title1 = Idhuthan Mudhal Rathiri
| extra1       = [[K. J. Yesudas]] & [[Vani Jairam]]
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Vani Jairam]]
| lyrics1     = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| lyrics1 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| length1     = 4:27
| length1 = 4:27
| title2       = Iravu Padagan Oruvan
| title2 = Iravu Padagan Oruvan
| extra2       = K. J. Yesudas
| extra2 = K. J. Yesudas
| lyrics2     = Na.Kamarassan
| lyrics2 = [[Na. Kamarasan]]
| length2     = 2:13
| length2 = 2:13
| title3       = It's Easy To Fool You
| title3 = It's Easy To Fool You
| extra3       = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] & [[Usha Uthup]]
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Usha Uthup]]
| lyrics3     = Vaali & Randarkai ([[Randor Guy]]) (For English lyrics)
| lyrics3 = Vaali, [[Randor Guy]] (English lyrics)
| length3     = 5:21
| length3 = 5:21
| title4       = Iravu Padagan Oruvan
| title4 = Iravu Padagan Oruvan
| note4       = reprise
| note4 = reprise
| extra4       = K. J. Yesudas
| extra4 = K. J. Yesudas
| lyrics4     = Na. Kamarassan
| lyrics4 = Na. Kamarasan
| length4     = 2:13
| length4 = 2:13
| title5       = Azhagennum Oviyam
| title5 = Azhagennum Oviyam
| extra5       = K. J. Yesudas & [[P. Susheela]]
| extra5 = K. J. Yesudas, [[P. Susheela]]
| lyrics5     = Muthulingam
| lyrics5 = [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]
| length5     = 3:02
| length5 = 3:02
| title6       = Iravu Padagan Oruvan
| title6 = Iravu Padagan Oruvan
| note6       = reprise
| note6 = reprise
| extra6       = K. J. Yesudas & [[Vanisri]] (Dialogues)
| extra6 = K. J. Yesudas, [[Vanisri]] (dialogues)
| lyrics6     = Na. Kamarassan
| lyrics6 = Na. Kamarasan
| length6     = 2:13
| length6 = 2:13
| title7       = Iravu Padagan Oruvan
| title7 = Iravu Padagan Oruvan
| note7       = instrumental
| note7 = instrumental
| extra7       = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| extra7 =&nbsp;—
| lyrics7     = No lyrics
| lyrics7 =&nbsp;—
| length7     = 2:13
| length7 = 2:13
| title8       = Pillai Thamizh Paadugiren
| title8 = Pillai Thamizh Paadugiren
| extra8       = K. J. Yesudas
| extra8 = K. J. Yesudas
| lyrics8     = [[Muthulingam]]
| lyrics8 = Muthulingam
| length8     = 3:29
| length8 = 3:29
|all_writing=
}}
}}
== Reception ==
Kanthan of ''Kalki'' praised the cast, songs and cinematography.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=28 November 1976 |title=ஊருக்கு உழைப்பவன் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/nov/28-11-1976/p71.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220728040249/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/nov/28-11-1976/p71.jpg |archive-date=28 July 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=71 |language=ta}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=1477046|title=Oorukku Uzhaippavan}}
* {{IMDb title}}


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Oorukku Uzhaippavan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byM. Krishnan Nair
Produced byS. Krishnamoorthy
T. Govindarajan
Screenplay byPoovai Krishan
Starring
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyN. Balakrishnan
Edited byKrishnan-Sundharam
Production
company
Venus Pictures
Release date
  • 12 November 1976 (1976-11-12)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Oorukku Uzhaippavan (transl. Worker for the country) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by M. Krishnan Nair, starring M. G. Ramachandran, Vanisri and Vennira Aadai Nirmala. It is a remake of the 1970 Kannada film Baalu Belagithu.[1] The film was released on 12 November 1976.[2][3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Selvam, an undercover policeman, takes the place of a rich industrialist, Raja. The operation is facilitated because both men look alike. A gang rages in the region and swindles the wealthy citizens like Raja. Selvam 's mission is to neutralise this group. The infiltrated policeman is going to find himself in the centre of a huge problems that Raja faces both on the personal and professional front while Selvam's absence also causes trouble for his own personal life.

How Selvam manages to solve Raja's problems while capturing the gang at the cost of his own personal life is the rest of the story as he lives up to the title, someone who works for welfare of others.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Oorukku Uzhaippavan was shot in Karnataka in places such as Mysore and Bangalore.[4][5]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[6]

No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Idhuthan Mudhal Rathiri"  K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam 4:27
2. "Iravu Padagan Oruvan"  K. J. Yesudas 2:13
3. "It's Easy To Fool You"  S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Usha Uthup 5:21
4. "Iravu Padagan Oruvan" (reprise)K. J. Yesudas 2:13
5. "Azhagennum Oviyam"  K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela 3:02
6. "Iravu Padagan Oruvan" (reprise)K. J. Yesudas, Vanisri (dialogues) 2:13
7. "Iravu Padagan Oruvan" (instrumental) — 2:13
8. "Pillai Thamizh Paadugiren"  K. J. Yesudas 3:29

Reception[edit | edit source]

Kanthan of Kalki praised the cast, songs and cinematography.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Dr Rajkumar's 91st birth anniversary: 12 films of the actor that were released in 1970 and so complete 50 years this year". Cinema Express. 24 April 2020. slide 10. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Ithayakkani (in தமிழ்). 2 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ Sri Kantha, Sachi (27 December 2019). "MGR Remembered – Part 54 | An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ↑ சுவாமிநாதன், ஸ்ரீதர் (5 March 2016). "எம்ஜிஆர் 100 | 15 - நிர்வாகத்தில் சிறந்து விளங்கியவர்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "'ஊருக்கு உழைப்பவன்' உபசரிப்பில் 3 நாட்கள்". Navamani (in தமிழ்). 25 April 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "Oorukku Uzhaippavan". JioSaavn. 31 December 1976. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ↑ காந்தன் (28 November 1976). "ஊருக்கு உழைப்பவன்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 71. Retrieved 28 July 2022.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links[edit | edit source]

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