Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna? (transl. Truth, what is your price?) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language satirical film written and directed by Cho Ramaswamy. It is based on his stage play of the same name. Cho also stars, alongside R. Muthuraman, Padmapriya and S. A. Ashokan. The film revolves around a priest's efforts to save a young man from conviction for murder. It was released on 30 April 1976.
A priest takes all possible steps to save a young man from conviction for a murder he committed to save a married woman from a womaniser. The priest stands up to his call as a minister of God and keeps to himself what the accused told him in private confession. He even hides that man from the police until he collects the necessary evidence to disclose the circumstances that led to the murder. He succeeds in his endeavour, risking his reputation, even his job and eventually his life.[1][2]
Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna? was a popular play staged by Cho Ramaswamy through his Viveka Fine Arts Club.[3][4] The play, which also starred Neelu,[5] was critically acclaimed,[6] and Cho adapted it into a film under the same name, serving as director, writer and even as actor.[7] The film adaptation was produced by D.A.B. and Rana under Mohind Movies.[8][9] Cinematography was handled by Sampath, and the editing by E. V. Shanmugham.[8] The film was shot at Bangalore.[10][11] Its final length was 3,948.22 metres (12,953.5 ft).[12]
Themesedit
According to the 1983 book Cinema as Medium of Communication in Tamil Nadu by C. R. W. David, the point of Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna? is to illustrate that "Movies have sharpened God-consciousness by emphasizing the neighbour-consciousness."[13]
Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna? was released on 30 April 1976.[15] Kanthan of Kalki lauded the film, particularly for Muthuraman's performance and Cho's writing.[16]
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^சோ (6 June 1976). "உண்மைக்கு போராடியவர் உயிர்துறக்கத்தான் வேண்டுமா?". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna transl Truth what is your price is a 1976 Indian Tamil language satirical film written and directed by Cho Ramaswamy It is based on his stage play of the same name Cho also stars alongside R Muthuraman Padmapriya and S A Ashokan The film revolves around a priest s efforts to save a young man from conviction for murder It was released on 30 April 1976 Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna Theatrical release posterDirected byCho RamaswamyWritten byCho RamasamyBased onUnmaiye Un Vilai Ennaby Cho RamaswamyProduced byD A B RanaStarringR MuthuramanPadmapriyaS A AshokanCho RamaswamyCinematographySampathEdited byE V ShanmughamMusic byM S ViswanathanProductioncompanyMohind MoviesRelease date30 April 1976 1976 04 30 CountryIndiaLanguageTamil Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Themes 5 Soundtrack 6 Release and reception 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External linksPlot editThis article needs an improved plot summary Please help improve the plot summary September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message A priest takes all possible steps to save a young man from conviction for a murder he committed to save a married woman from a womaniser The priest stands up to his call as a minister of God and keeps to himself what the accused told him in private confession He even hides that man from the police until he collects the necessary evidence to disclose the circumstances that led to the murder He succeeds in his endeavour risking his reputation even his job and eventually his life 1 2 Cast editMale cast R Muthuraman as Arumainayagam S A Ashokan as Arokiasamy Srikanth Vijayakumar Cho Ramaswamy as Sathyanarayana Guest appearances V K Ramasamy Thengai Srinivasan Female cast Padmapriya as Rama Sakunthala who Manorama as a journalist Sukumari Shobana Baby Indira Santhi Halam as a dancer Supporting cast Neelu Heron Ramasamy JayachandranProduction editUnmaiye Un Vilai Enna was a popular play staged by Cho Ramaswamy through his Viveka Fine Arts Club 3 4 The play which also starred Neelu 5 was critically acclaimed 6 and Cho adapted it into a film under the same name serving as director writer and even as actor 7 The film adaptation was produced by D A B and Rana under Mohind Movies 8 9 Cinematography was handled by Sampath and the editing by E V Shanmugham 8 The film was shot at Bangalore 10 11 Its final length was 3 948 22 metres 12 953 5 ft 12 Themes editAccording to the 1983 book Cinema as Medium of Communication in Tamil Nadu by C R W David the point of Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna is to illustrate that Movies have sharpened God consciousness by emphasizing the neighbour consciousness 13 Soundtrack editThe soundtrack was composed by M S Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan 14 Track listingNo TitleSinger s Length1 Ethanai Maandharukku M S Viswanathan 2 Kaaranathai Vilakkava L R Eswari 3 Paavam Seiyungal B S Sasirekha Vani Jairam Release and reception editUnmaiye Un Vilai Enna was released on 30 April 1976 15 Kanthan of Kalki lauded the film particularly for Muthuraman s performance and Cho s writing 16 References edit David 1983 p 60 Sridhar Chaamaa 7 May 1993 Farewell to plays Frontline Vol 10 no 1 9 Kasturi amp Sons p 94 Archived from the original on 7 March 2022 Retrieved 16 August 2019 Shankar s Weekly Vol 27 Part 2 1974 p 342 Archived from the original on 16 August 2019 Retrieved 16 August 2019 Vamanan 8 December 2016 Cho s pungent scripts satirised society politics The Times of India Archived from the original on 16 March 2018 Retrieved 16 March 2018 Sekhar Arunkumar 11 May 2018 Veteran actor R Neelakantan passes away The New Indian Express Archived from the original on 16 June 2018 Retrieved 24 November 2018 Mukherjee Bimal Kothari Sunil Lal Ananda Dasgupta Chidananda 1995 Rasa Theatre and cinema Anamika Kala Sangam p 196 Archived from the original on 7 March 2022 Retrieved 16 August 2019 Vamanan 26 December 2016 கல ம மண வ மனன ன ந ழலல ல ந ஜம 56 த ர வட வம ப ற ற ச வ ன ம ட ந டகங கள Dinamalar in Tamil Archived from the original on 16 March 2018 Retrieved 16 March 2018 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b Unmaye Un Vilai Enna motion picture in Tamil Mohind Movies 1976 Opening credits from 0 00 to 12 25 1976 ல வ ள ய ன படப பட ட யல தய ர ப ப ளர கள Lakshman Sruthi in Tamil Archived from the original on 16 March 2018 Retrieved 16 March 2018 ச 6 June 1976 உண ம க க ப ர ட யவர உய ர த றக கத த ன வ ண ட ம Kalki in Tamil p 3 Archived from the original on 28 July 2022 Retrieved 28 July 2022 Cho 1976 Kamarajaic cantitten Transcript of the author s interview with Kamaraj 1903 1975 Indian statesman previously published in the form of articles in Tuklak Tamil fortnightly in Tamil p 46 Archived from the original on 7 March 2022 Retrieved 17 September 2020 Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna Celluloid Central Board of Film Certification Archived from the original on 19 January 2019 Retrieved 19 January 2019 David 1983 p 76 Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna EMI 1976 EPRip WAV TamilFLAC Com Archived from the original on 27 October 2023 Retrieved 27 October 2023 Unmaye Un Vilai Enna 1976 Screen 4 Screen Archived from the original on 27 October 2023 Retrieved 27 October 2023 க ந தன 16 May 1976 உன ம ய உன வ ல என ன Kalki in Tamil p 23 Archived from the original on 28 July 2022 Retrieved 28 July 2022 Bibliography editDavid C R W 1983 Cinema as Medium of Communication in Tamil Nadu Christian Literature Society OCLC 10443988 External links editUnmaiye Un Vilai Enna at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna 3F amp oldid 1218046272, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
