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Ethiroli
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Wikipedia article
'Ethiroli' is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film, directed by K. Balachander, featuring Sivaji Ganesan. The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan and became a commercial success. It was also the only collaboration between Balachander and Ganesan.
Plot
The story revolves around Advocate Shankar, who gifts 7 principles to his daughter which he wants her to follow. In a critical case that he takes up, Shankar ends up breaking each principle which causes misery in his case and personal life. The film ends with his daughter gifting him the same 7 principles, which he intends to follow again.
Cast
* Sivaji Ganesan as Advocate Shankar
* K. R. Vijaya as Vijaya
* S. S. Rajendran as Raju
* Jyothi Lakshmi as Shanti
* Sivakumar as Sundaram
* Lakshmi as Kalpana
* Major Sundarrajan as Manickam
* V. S. Raghavan as Public Prosecutor
* T. S. Balaiah as Singapur Minor Balaiya
* Nagesh as Krishna Rao
* G. Sakunthala as Radhamani
* Rojaramani as Raji
* O. A. K. Thevar as Thevar
* Vijaya Lalitha as Valli
* Peeli Sivam as Doctor
* S. R. Prabhakar as Chittor
Themes
'Ethiroli' revolves around the "moral decay of men".
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.
Release and reception
'Ethiroli' was released on 27 June 1970. 'The Indian Express' wrote, "this is quite a different movie. It makes a fairly successful and quite an interesting study of blackmailer and the blackmailed".
References
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