Uyarndha Manithan

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Uyarndha Manithan
Uyarndha Manithan poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Krishnan–Panju
Screenplay by Javar Seetharaman
Based on Uttar Purush
by Chitrakar
Produced byM. Murugan
M. Kumaran
M. Saravanan
M. Balasubramanian
M. S. Guhan
Starring Sivaji Ganesan
Sowcar Janaki
Cinematography P. N. Sundaram
Edited byS. Panjabi
O. Narasimhan
Music by M. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Release date
  • 29 November 1968 (1968-11-29)
Running time
168 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Uyarndha Manithan (transl. The Noble Man) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language drama film written by Javar Seetharaman and directed by Krishnan–Panju. The film was produced by A. V. Meiyappan, M. Saravanan, M. Kumaran and M. Murugan under AVM Productions. It stars Sivaji Ganesan and Sowcar Janaki, while S. A. Ashokan, Major Sundarrajan, Vanisri and Sivakumar play pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Vaali.

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The film was Sivaji Ganesan's 125th as an actor. It was a remake of the 1966 Bengali film Uttar Purush . The plot revolves around a wealthy industrialist's son who secretly marries the daughter of his family estate's accountant, only for his father to discover it and burn down the estate along with his son's pregnant wife, who is inside. The remainder of the film reveals the truth behind how she and her progeny survive.

Released on 29 November 1968, Uyarndha Manithan went on to become a commercial success, with a theatrical run of over 125 days. The film won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer at the 16th National Film Awards for P. Susheela for the song "Paal Polave", making her the inaugural recipient of that category. It also won four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, including Best Film (First prize) and Best Director for Krishnan–Panju.

Plot

Rajalingam "Raju" is the son of a wealthy Madurai-based industrialist, Sankaralingam. Living with Raju is his driver and friend, Sundaram. While vacationing in his family estate at Kodaikanal with Sundaram and his family doctor, Gopal, Raju falls in love with a woman named Parvathi. Gopal too becomes smitten with Parvathi when he meets her whilst conducting her father's medical treatment. Parvathi, who knows Raju through her father, as he is also an accountant of Raju's family estate, reciprocates Raju's feelings. Gopal decides not to reveal his love for Parvathi to Raju for Raju's sake. Raju and Parvathi marry in secret with the help of Gopal and the consent of Parvathi's father. The couple lives together in Kodaikanal without disclosing the knowledge of their marriage to Raju's father, Sankaralingam.

Three months later, Parvathi becomes pregnant. Sankaralingam, fearing for his son's safety, arrives at Kodaikanal and becomes furious upon finding out Raju's marriage to Parvathi. He orders his henchmen to set the estate on fire with Parvathi and her father inside. Raju and Gopal rush to save Parvathi, but they are stopped by Sankaralingam's henchmen and are forcefully returned to Madurai, leaving Parvathi and her father for dead. A few months after returning to Madurai, Raju is forced to marry his cousin Vimala. After the marriage, Sankaralingam hands over his business affairs to Raju and dies. Nineteen years pass. Despite having mutual affection for each other, Raju and Vimala remain childless and Raju is unable to forget Parvathi.

Sathyamurthy, a nineteen-year-old who lives with his uncle Murugan, is unable to retain any job due to his honest nature. He becomes acquainted with Gopal, with whose recommendation he becomes Raju's personal house servant. When Sathyamurthy displays his mother's photograph at his house to pray for her, it is revealed that Sathyamurthy is the son of Raju and Parvathi. Parvathi had survived the accident, was cared for by Murugan and died a few years after giving birth to Sathyamurthy without divulging the identity of Raju to Sathyamurthy and Murugan. Sathyamurthy improves his reading and writing skills with the help of Sundaram's daughter, Gowri and the two fall in love. When Raju learns of their love, he approves of their marriage. Gopal learns that Sathyamurthy is Raju's son, but dies of a heart attack before revealing it.

Jealous of Sathyamurthy's influence on Raju, another servant Rathnam and his wife hide Vimala's diamond necklace in Sathyamurthy's suitcase in an effort to get rid of him. Vimala, upset at losing her necklace, searches the house for it. When Raju, Sundaram, Gowri, and Sathyamurthy return after attending a conference in Kodaikanal, Vimala, acting on Rathnam's provocation, orders that Sathyamurthy's suitcase is searched. When the necklace is found in it, Raju throws Sathyamurthy out of his house, despite Sathyamurthy proclaiming his innocence. Gowri then shows Parvathi's photograph to Raju, who is shocked to learn that Sathyamurthy is his own son. Raju reveals the truth about Parvathi to Vimala, who also accepts Sathyamurthy as her son. Before Raju and Vimala rush to bring Sathyamurthy back, Raju learns of a fire breaking out in one of his mills. Sathyamurthy, unhappy of being wrongly accused by Raju, attempts suicide by entering the burning mill. Raju saves Sathyamurthy in time and reveals the truth about his birth to him. The family is united and Sathyamurthy marries Gowri.

Cast

Adapted from the opening credits: [2]

Production

Development

V. A. P. Iyer, a Kolkata-based friend of AVM Productions founder A. V. Meiyappan, told Meiyappan that a Bengali film named Uttar Purush (1966) was running well. After watching the film, Meiyappan was impressed and decided to remake it into what would become Uyarndha Manithan. [6] Javar Seetharaman was hired as screenwriter, and made a few alterations to the screenplay, while the duo Krishnan–Panju (R. Krishnan and S. Panju) were signed to direct. [7] P. N. Sundaram was hired as the cinematographer, [8] and Panju edited the film under the pseudonym "Panjabi". [9]

Casting

When the script was ready, Meiyappan's sons and the film's co-producers M. Saravanan, M. Kumaran and M. Murugan narrated it to Sivaji Ganesan at his residence, Annai Illam. [7] Ganesan initially refused to play the main character, Raju, as he felt the supporting character Gopal had more impact than Raju, and offered to act as Gopal. [6] However, on Saravanan's insistence, Ganesan played the role of Raju. [10] Uyarndha Manithan thus became the 125th film to star Ganesan, [11] and his first with AVM since Pachhai Vilakku (1964). [12] The role of Gopal was played by S. A. Ashokan, and Ganesan assisted him for acting in the scene where Gopal dies of a heart attack. [10] [6] This was the debut film for Poornam Viswanathan, who portrayed Vimala's (Sowcar Janaki) father. [13] Sowcar Janaki was selected to portray Ganesan's wife. [14]

When M. Saravanan asked about Ganesan's salary to Ganesan's younger brother V. C. Shanmugham, who spoke on Ganesan's behalf, Shanmugham said that Ganesan was willing to accept any amount that AVM could afford to offer. Taking this to be a vague statement as Shanmugham did not state Ganesan's salary properly, Saravanan discovered that Ganesan accepted ₹200,000 (US$26,667 in 1968) [Note 1] for one of A. P. Nagarajan's latest films. [Note 2] Since Thiruvilaiyadal (1965), Nagarajan's films were made in Eastmancolor, and because Uyarndha Manidhan was made in black-and-white and costume designing for the film was less as compared to those of Nagarajan's films, M. Saravanan decided to pay ₹150,000 (US$20,000 in 1968) [Note 1] to Ganesan. [17] [6]

Filming

The song "Paal Polave" was shot on a specially erected set at AVM Studios that resembled Kodaikanal's misty ambience. Naalai intha velai paarthu song snapshot.png
The song "Paal Polave" was shot on a specially erected set at AVM Studios that resembled Kodaikanal's misty ambience.

Principal photography began in Kodaikanal. [18] The song "En Kelvikkenna Badhil", depicting Sathyamoorthy (Sivakumar) and Gowri (Bharathi), was shot at Kodaikanal and My Lady Garden, Madras (now Chennai). [19] Meiyappan was not pleased with the original song sequence shown to him by the production unit as he felt it was incongruous to have two poor characters dressed well in modern attire, so it was reshot. [18] [20] The song "Paal Polave" was initially meant to be shot at Kodaikanal, but due to unfavourable weather conditions, the shoot had to be called off. The film's art director, A. K. Sekhar, therefore constructed a specially erected set at AVM Studios in Madras that resembled Kodaikanal's misty ambience. [18] [21]

It was speculated that a production company bought the remake rights of The Parent Trap (1961) in Hindi and titled it as Vapas. [17] [Note 3] AVM had already acquired the rights to the film, which they were making under the title Do Kaliyaan (1968). [Note 4] To avoid a clash with that film, AVM stalled production on Uyarndha Manithan for eight months to focus on Do Kaliyaan. [22] Ganesan, who thought that the project had been shelved, went to inform AVM that he would commence filming with another technical crew. [23] However, AVM convinced him that the shooting was only delayed, and paid him ₹50,000 (US$6,667 in 1968) in advance. [Note 1] After the release of Do Kaliyaan, filming was resumed and completed. [22] [Note 5] When filming was resumed after a year, both Ganesan and Janaki refused to act along each other due to a fallout they had at a public forum but later relented after the producers convinced them. During the shoot, Ganesan pointed out Janaki's saree colour was changed as she wore a black saree in the film's previous shoot. Janaki initially refused to believe; however after seeing the rushes she realised her error and apologised to Ganesan. [14]

For the scene where Raju beats and throws Sathyamurthy out of his house, multiple canes were kept as backup in case the cane with which Ganesan beats Sivakumar broke. Sivakumar was eventually left with his right arm dislocated after being kicked by Ganesan and falling over the sofa, and was hospitalised. [19] The climax, where Ganesan's character rushes to the burning mill to save Sivakumar's character, took four to six days to film. [19] [25] The final length of the film's prints were 4,591 metres (15,062 ft) long. [26]

Themes

In his 2015 book Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema, Swarnavel Eswaran Pillai notes that the title Uyarndha Manithan, meaning "A Honourable Man", epitomises the contradiction within the character of Raju, and in the trajectory of the rebel in Parasakthi (1952), as he finally ends up a "meek/reactionary family man" who had forsaken his own offspring/lineage at a critical juncture. [5]

Music

The soundtrack and musical score for Uyarndha Manithan were composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Vaali. [27] Vaali worked on the film alongside Adimai Penn (1969) and felt that working on two films simultaneously was "torrid". [28] Mangalamurthy worked as the accordionist for the song "Paal Polave", also known as "Naalai Intha Velai Paarthu". [29] In the composition and picturisation for the song "Andha Naal Gnaabagam", Viswanathan was inspired by a sequence in My Fair Lady (1964) in which Rex Harrison's character sings with a walking stick in hand on a golf course. [30] [20] M. Saravanan, in his book AVM 60 Cinema, described the use of dialogues in "Andha Naal Gnaabagam" as something new to Tamil cinema. [20] The song was parodied by Vikram and Vivek in Dhool (2003), [31] and "Paal Polave" was parodied by Santhanam in Yuvan Yuvathi (2011). [32]

The soundtrack was received positively by critics, with "Andha Naal Gnaabagam" and "Paal Polave" attaining popularity. [33] [21] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu praised the bossa nova portions in the song "Velli Kinnamthan". [34] News Today described "Andha Naal Gnaabagam" as "testament to the capabilities of two legends – TM. Soundarajan and Sivaji Ganesan", adding that the "transition from Sivaji panting and TMS taking over is seamless". [35]

All lyrics are written by Vaali.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aththaanin Muththangal" P. Susheela 03:43
2."Andha Naal Gnaabagam" T. M. Soundararajan 05:47
3."En Kelvikkenna Badhil"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela03:45
4."Velli Kinnamthan"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela03:39
5."Paal Polave (Naalai Intha Velai Paarthu)"P. Susheela04:50
6."Aththai Magal"P. Susheela03:38
Total length:25:24

Release and reception

Uyarndha Manithan was released on 29 November 1968. [36] [37] An event was organised in Chennai to celebrate its release, and it was attended by Yashwantrao Chavan, then the Home Minister of India. [38] The film became a commercial success, completing a theatrical run of 125 days. The 125th day commemorative celebrations were held in the presence of C. N. Annadurai, the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. This was also the last function which Annadurai attended before his death. [39] [40]

Critical reception

On 7 December 1968, the critic from The Indian Express lauded the performances of the cast members, particularly Ganesan, Janaki, Ashokan, Vanisri and Sundararajan along with Ramaswamy's comedy and Sundaram's cinematography, but criticised the "predictable" climax, editing and musical score, adding, "But directors Krishnan and Panju see to it that the picture does not fall apart. There lies their moderate success." [41] On Ganesan's performance, the Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan , wrote in a review dated 15 December 1968 that Ganesan proved that he could show both love and hate at the same time, and no more than words of 'natural acting' were enough for him. [42]

Accolades

The National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer was introduced in 1968, and Susheela won the award for her rendition of "Paal Polave". [43] [44] It was also Ganesan's first film to win a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. [45]

AwardCeremonyCategoryNominee(s)OutcomeRef.
National Film Awards 16th National Film Awards Best Female Playback Singer P. Susheela Won [46]
[47]
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2nd Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Best Film (First prize) A. V. Meiyappan Won
Best Director Krishnan–Panju Won
Best Female Playback Singer P. SusheelaWon
Best Cinematographer P. N. Sundaram Won

Legacy

My first national award came for the song ”Naalai intha velai parthu’ ["Paal Polave"] (from 1969’s [Uyarndha] Manithan), which Vaali wrote. How can I ever forget that? I will never forget him.

 – Susheela attributing her success for the song "Paal Polave" to Vaali. [48]

The song "Andha Naal Gnaabagam" was considered one of the most memorable songs written by Vaali that featured in a Sivaji Ganesan film. Rediff ranked it alongside "Madhavi Pon Mayilaal" from Iru Malargal (1967) and "Potri Paadadi Penne" from Thevar Magan (1992). [33]

Susheela chose "Paal Polave" along with "Unnai Ondru Ketpen" [Note 6] and "Paartha Gnaabagam Illaiyo" [Note 6] as her favourite songs that she had recorded. [44] Singer Swarnalatha, who made her debut with the song "Chinnanchiru Kiliye" from Neethikku Thandanai (1987), was chosen to sing the song by M. S. Viswanathan after he was impressed with her rendition of "Paal Polave", which he had asked her to sing during the song's audition. [49] The song was rendered twice by the contestants of the fourth season of the Star Vijay reality show Super Singer , and once each by the contestants of the second and third season of its junior version, Super Singer Junior . [50]

Ganesan's biographer T. S. Narayanswami included Uyarndha Manithan in his list of Ganesan's "all-time greats". [51] In March 2009, Sharadha Narayanan of The New Indian Express rated Sundarrajan's performance in the film among his other noted films in which he featured like Vennira Aadai (1965), Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Gnana Oli. [52] In her review of the 2011 film Seedan , Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu said that the premise of the film was "on the lines of Sivaji Ganesan's poignant Uyarndha [Manithan]". [53] Uyarndha Manithan was included with other Sivaji Ganesan-starrers in the compilation DVD 8th Ulaga Adhisayam Sivaji, featuring Ganesan's "iconic performances in the form of scenes, songs and stunts". It was released in May 2012. [54]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The exchange rate in 1968 was 7.50 Indian rupees (₹) per 1 US dollar (US$). [15]
  2. ↑ M. Saravanan does not mention the film's name. [16]
  3. ↑ Saravanan does not mention the production company's name. [17]
  4. ↑ The Parent Trap was earlier remade in Tamil as Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum (1965). Both Do Kaliyaan and Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum were produced by AVM Productions. [17]
  5. ↑ Ganesan completed his portions in Kaaval Dheivam (1969) for five days in between the schedules of Uyarndha Manithan upon M. Saravanan's permission. [24]
  6. 1 2 From Puthiya Paravai (1964). [44]

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