Uththaman
Uththaman (transl. The perfect man) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Manjula.[1] It is a remake of the 1973 Hindi film Aa Gale Lag Jaa.[2][3] The film was released on 25 June 1976.[4]
| Uththaman | |
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| Directed by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
| Written by | Balamurugan (dialogues) |
| Story by | Jeevanprabha M. Desai |
| Produced by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Manjula |
| Cinematography | S. Venkata Rathnam |
| Edited by | A. Sanjeevi |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Jagapathy Art Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Gopi is a skating instructor and a tourist guide. He meets Radha, falls in love, makes love and gets married to her during a vacation. Later, he finds out that Radha's father is a millionaire and he disdains Gopi. Radha's father and their relatives manipulate the situation in such a manner that it appears to him that Radha regrets marrying Gopi and has buyer's remorse.
He leaves back to the hill station taking his son only to find out that his son has polio and cannot even walk. Radha meanwhile assumes that Gopi betrayed her and her son is dead. Whether they all get back together or not forms the rest of the dramatic story.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Gopi/Gopalakrishnan
- Manjula as Radha
- Master Titto as Raja
- K. Balaji as Dr.Ramesh
- V. K. Ramasamy as Selvanayagam
- Nagesh as Ramu
- Major Sundarrajan as Chief doctor
- Veeraraghavan as Dr.Moorthy
- Pandari Bai as Gopi's mother
- Pushpamala as Nurse
- Typist Gopu as lyer
- Prabhu as Dancer
- S. A. Chandrasekhar as Dancer
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[5]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Kanavugale Kanavugale" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:04 |
| "Devan Vanthandi" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:21 |
| "Hari Om Ranga Hari" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:47 |
| "Kealai Magane" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:24 |
| "Naalai Naalai" (Happy) | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:18 |
| "Naalai Naalai" (Pathos) | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:18 |
| "Padagu Padagu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 06:39 |
References
- "181-190". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- "'திரை இசைத் திலகம் கேவி மகாதேவன் -40- பிஜிஎஸ் மணியன் எழுதும் தொடர்". Andhimazhai (in Tamil). 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- National Film Archive of India [@NFAIOfficial] (18 January 2019). "Filmmaker V.B. Rajendra Prasad made #Remake of Manmohan Desai's #AaGaleLagJaa (1975) in #Tamil as #Uthaman (1976). Check out posters for both the films" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "Uththaman Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by K V Mahadevan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.