Yarukkum Vetkam Illai

Yarukkum Vetkam Illai (transl. No One Is Ashamed) is a 1975 Tamil language film, directed by Cho Ramaswamy. It stars Jayalalithaa in the lead role, opposite Srikanth, supported by Cho Ramaswamy, Manorama and Sivakumar. This film was based on the book by the same name and later a play written by Cho Ramaswamy.[1] It became a blockbuster on its release. The songs sung by Yesudas became popular. The lyrics of one of the song in the film praised the character played by Jayalalithaa as Puratchi Thalaivi, even before she entered into politics.

Yarukkum Vetkam Illai
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Directed byCho Ramaswamy
Based onYarukkum Vetkam Illai
by Cho
Starring
Release date
1975
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

CastEdit

ProductionEdit

The film is based on Cho's play of the same name.[2]

AwardEdit

1971 Tamil Nadu State Film Award

SoundtrackEdit

The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh.[3] The title song by Yesudas questions "the double standards laid in society for men and women" and "Anaiyaatha Deepam" raises questions about "morality, religion and humanitarianism".[4]

No. Song Singers
1 "Anaiyaatha Deepam" P. Suseela
2 "En kann irandum seitha" S. Janaki
3 "Oorukkum Vetkamillai" K. J. Yesudas

ReferencesEdit

  1. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18047693-yaarukkum-vetkamillai
  2. http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/20258
  3. http://www.palanikumar.com/tamilfilmsongs.phtml?filmid=1758
  4. Desikan, Shubashree (6 December 2016). "A life in song". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

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