Ethiroli

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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 (transl. Echo) is a 1970 Indian 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.[1][2]

Plot[edit]

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.

Cast[edit]

Themes[edit]

Ethiroli revolves around the "moral decay of men".[5]

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[6]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length
1 "Kalyanam Kalyanam" A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari Vaali 04:04
2 "Kunguma Chimizh" T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari 04:10
3 "Maraththa Vachavan" L. R. Eswari 03:22
4 "Rajavum Vanthituvar" L. R. Eswari 02:58
5 "Unga Nalla Manasukku" L. R. Eswari 03:54

Release and reception[edit]

Ethiroli was released on 27 June 1970.[7] 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".[8]

References[edit]

  1. 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.
  2. "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)
  3. 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) – via Twitter.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 "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)
  5. Rajasekaran, Ilangovan (23 January 2015). "Trend breaker". Frontline. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. "Ethiroli". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. "நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல்". Seithi Saral (in தமிழ்). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  8. "Cinema". The Indian Express. 4 July 1970. p. 8.

External links[edit]

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