Uyira Maanama
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Written byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Produced byK. S. Sabarinathan
StarringJaishankar
Vijaya Nirmala
R. Muthuraman
Krishna Kumari
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Amarjothi Movies
Release date
  • 21 October 1968 (1968-10-21)
Running time
188 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Uyira Maanama (transl. Life or Reputation?) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Jaishankar, Vijaya Nirmala, R. Muthuraman and Krishna Kumari. It was released on 21 October 1968 (Diwali day), and was commercially successful.

Plot

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Cast

Production

Uyira Maanama was written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, and produced by K. S. Sabarinathan under Amarjothi Movies.[4] One of the shooting locations was Yercaud.[5] The final cut of the film was 5,136 metres (16,850 ft).[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kodiyil Irandu"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela3:18
2."Kutrala Malaiyile"Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari4:31
3."Savaale Samali"T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari4:22
4."Aathirathil thudupeduthai"P. Susheela3:22
Total length:15:33

Release and reception

Uyira Manama was released on 21 October 1968 (Diwali day),[4] and was commercially successful.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cowie 1968, p. 285.
  2. ^ a b "செல்லுலாய்ட் பெண்கள்" [Celluloid girls]. Kungumam (in Tamil). 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. ^ "திரைக்கலைஞர்களை கவர்ந்த சோவியத்: – மயிலைபாலு". Theekkathir (in Tamil). 23 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Uyira Manama". The Indian Express. 21 October 1968. p. 18. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. ^ Ramakrishnan 2007, p. 90.
  6. ^ "Uyira Manama". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Telugu actress-director to enter Guinness Book". The Times of India. 1 May 2002. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

Bibliography

External links

Films directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan
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