''Oru Viral'' () is a 1965 Indian
Tamil
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-language
mystery film
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written and directed by C. M. V. Raman. The film stars
Krishna Rao and
Thengai Srinivasan in their acting debut, along with K. Kannan, Prem Anand, Pandarinath, Malaysia Radhika, V. R. Thilakam and Meenakumari.
It was released on 17 December 1965 and emerged a success.
Plot
A rich man, who has two sons, is murdered, and a hunt for the murderer ensues. Stories of a haunting skeleton circulate in the estate owned by the murdered man. An employee of the estate (Kannan), who is actually an absconding convict, is being chased by a CID officer (Srinivasan) who obtains work in the estate to monitor him.
Cast
*
Krishna Rao
*
Thengai Srinivasan as a CID officer
* K. Kannan
* Prem Anand
* Pandarinath
* Malaysia Radhika
* V. R. Thilakam
* Meenakumari
Production
''Oru Viral'' was written and directed by C. M. V. Raman. The dialogues were written by Thangam.
At a period when murder mysteries and
detective stories
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were not exploited as genres in Tamil cinema, it was a "surprise package", being made on a
shoestring budget with artistes who were then newcomers or less popular.
Krishna Rao and
Thengai Srinivasan made their acting debut with this film, and the film's title became prefixed to Krishna Rao's name. Other supporting actors included K. Kannan, Prem Anand, Pandarinath, Malaysia Radhika, V. R. Thilakam and Meenakumari.
Salvador Fernandez, also a newcomer, produced the film under the production company Associate Pictures.
T. G. Sekar handled the cinematography.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
Vedha
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Plot
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and the lyrics were written by
Alangudi Somu
Alangudi Somu (12 December 1932 − 6 June 1997) was an Indian Tamil film lyricist who wrote many popular songs in several films. He was active in the field from 1960 till late 1990s.
About
Alangudi Somu born on 12 December 1932 in Alangudi vil ...
. Two songs from the film — "Malligai Mottu Sangetuthu" by
P. Susheela
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, and "Ungal Thevai Ennavendru" by her and
T. M. Soundararajan
Thoguluva Meenatchi Iyengar Soundararajan (24 March 1923 – 25 May 2013), popularly known as TMS, was an Indian Carnatic musician and a playback singer in Tamil cinema for over six and a half decades. He sang over 10,138 songs from 3,162 fi ...
— attained popularity.
Release and reception
''Oru Viral'' was released on 17 December 1965.
''
Kalki
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'' criticised the film for its story.
Despite its low budget and lack of stars, the film was successful.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title
1960s mystery thriller films
1960s Tamil-language films
1965 films
Indian mystery thriller films