Uyarnthavargal

Uyarnthavargal (transl. Noble people) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by T. N. Balu, starring Kamal Haasan and Sujatha. The film deals with a deaf-mute couple and their struggle in society. It is a remake of the 1972 Hindi film Koshish.[1]

Uyarnthavargal
Title card
Directed byT. N. Balu
Screenplay byT. N. Balu
Story byGulzar
Produced byH. R. Mehra
Starring
CinematographyN. K. Viswanathan
Edited byR. Bhaskaran
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Raasleela Pictures
Release date
  • 14 January 1977 (1977-01-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Aarumugam and Aarthi are deaf-mute. They meet and fall in love and later get married. They get blessed with a child, but the child accidentally dies due to a petty thief. Devastated, Aarumugam and Aarthi's life comes back to normal after their second child is born. They take all cares in bringing up to him to be well educated. Ironically, their employer's daughter is also deaf-mute. They want to get their son married to the employer's daughter, but the son opposes it.

Cast
Guest actors

Production

Uyarnthavargal was produced under production banner Raasleela Pictures. The final length of the film was 3,982.51 metres (13,066.0 ft).[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[6]

SongSingers
"Iraivan Irandu Bommaigal"K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam
"Raman neeye"M. Balamuralikrishna
"Uyarthavargal"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Release and reception

Uyarnthavargal was released on 14 January 1977.[7] Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the film for not having fight sequences or duet songs picturised on the lead characters, considering their deaf-muteness.[8]

References
  1. Mondal, Sayantan (13 December 2017). "Gulzar's 'Koshish' was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. "Happy Birthday Kamal Haasan: A lone wolf of Indian cinema who never compromised". India Today. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. "We will miss you, Sujatha". The Hindu. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. "திரைப்படச்சோலை 23: அன்னக்கிளி". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. "Weekly Gazette of India, 1978-01-14, Weekly". The Gazette of India. 14 January 1978. p. 530. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. "Uyarndhavargal". isaishop.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. "Uyarnthavargal (1977)". Screen4Screen. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. காந்தன் (6 February 1977). "உயர்ந்தவர்கள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 33. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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