Uyira Maanama
1968 film by K. S. Gopalakrishnan
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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.
| Uyira Maanama | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Written by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Produced by | K. S. Sabarinathan |
| Starring | Jaishankar Vijaya Nirmala R. Muthuraman Krishna Kumari |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Amarjothi Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 188 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Cast
- Jaishankar as Kannan
- Vijaya Nirmala as Radha
- R. Muthuraman[1]
- M. N. Nambiar as Nagappan
- Nagesh
- S. Varalakshmi as Kamala
- T. K. Bhagavathi as Santhanam
- B. Saroja Devi
- Krishna Kumari as a Russian woman[1][2]
- G. Sakunthala as Nagappan's wife
- Radhabhai
Production
Uyira Maanama was written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, and produced by K. S. Sabarinathan under Amarjothi Movies.[3] One of the shooting locations was Yercaud.[4] The final cut of the film was 5,136 metres (16,850 ft).[5]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[6]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kodiyil Irandu" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Kutrala Malaiyile" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Savaale Samali" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Aathirathil thudupeduthai" | P. Susheela | 3:22 |
| Total length: | 15:33 | ||