Ennai Pol Oruvan
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Directed byT. R. Ramanna
Written bySakthi T. K. Krishnasamy
Produced byT. R. Chakravarthi
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Saratha
Ushanandini
Aalam
Saratha
Ushanandini
Aalam
| Ennai Pol Oruvan | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | T. R. Ramanna |
| Written by | Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy |
| Produced by | T. R. Chakravarthi |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Saratha Ushanandini Aalam |
| Cinematography | M. A. Rahman |
| Edited by | T. R. Srinivasalu |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Sri Vinayaka Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ennai Pol Oruvan (transl. A Man Like Me) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by T. R. Ramanna and written by Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy. A remake of Uttam Kumar starrer Bengali film Tasher Ghar (1957), the film stars Sivaji Ganesan in dual roles, alongside Saratha, Ushanandini and Aalam.[1] It was released on 18 March 1978, and performed above average at the box office.[2][3]
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Rajasekar (alias) Sekar and Sundaramoorthy
- Saratha as Lakshmi
- Ushanandini as Usha
- R. S. Manohar as Sabapathy
- M. R. R. Vasu as Namachivayam
- S. V. Ramadas as Velu
- Suruli Rajan as Usha's father
- Aalam as Vimala
- V. Nagayya as Sundaramoorthy's father
- Kumari Rukmani as Sekar's mother
- Sasikumar as Usha's brother
- Usharani as Sundaramoorthy's sister
- Master Giri as Mohan
- Baby Sumathi as Shanthi
- Ennathe Kannaiah as Aasari Arulprakasam
- Typist Gopu as Aadiyapatham
- Senji Krishnan as Soosai
- Loose Mohan as Loorthsamy
- S. R. Prabhakar as the psychology doctor
- Comedy Shanmugam as Shanmugam
- Pushpamala as Alamel
Production
Ennai Pol Oruvan was announced in 1973.[4] It finished production in the mid-1970s, but released only in 1978.[5] The film's similarities to Dharisanam (1970) were noted as both films revolve around lookalikes who are not related.[6]
