''Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna?'' () is a 1976 Indian

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-language satirical film written and directed by

Cho Ramaswamy Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy, better known as Cho Ramaswamy (5 October 1934 – 7 December 2016), was an Indian actor, comedian, character actor, editor, political satirist, playwright, film director and lawyer from Tamil Nadu. He was a p ...

. It is based on his stage play of the same name. Cho also stars, alongside

R. Muthuraman Muthuraman Radhakrishnan (4 July 1929 – 16 October 1981) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. He was a leading actor during the 1960s and 1970s and was fondly called as ''Navarasa Thilagam''. He had paired w ...

, Padmapriya and

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. The film revolves around a priest's efforts to save a young man from conviction for murder. It was released on 30 April 1976.

Plot

A priest takes all possible steps to save a young man from conviction for a murder he committed to save a married woman from a

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. The priest stands up to his call as a minister of God and keeps to himself what the accused told him in private confession. He even hides that man from the police until he collects the necessary evidence to disclose the circumstances that led to the murder. He succeeds in his endeavour, risking his reputation, even his job and eventually his life.

Cast

as Arumainayagam * Padmapriya as Rama *

as Arokiasamy *

as Sathyanarayana * Manorama as a journalist

Production

''Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna?'' was a popular play staged by

through his Viveka Fine Arts Club. The play, which also starred Neelu, was critically acclaimed, and Cho adapted it into a film under the same name, serving as director, writer and even as actor. The film adaptation was produced by D.A.B. and Rana under Mohind Movies. Cinematography was handled by Sampath, and the editing by E. V. Shanmugham. The film was shot at

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. Its final length was .

Themes

According to the 1983 book ''Cinema as Medium of Communication in Tamil Nadu'' by C. R. W. David, the point of ''Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna?'' is to illustrate that "Movies have sharpened God-consciousness by emphasizing the neighbour-consciousness."

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as ''Mellisai Mannar''. He compose ...

, with lyrics by

Kannadasan Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Freq ...

Release and reception

''Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna?'' was released on 30 April 1976. Kanthan of ''Kalki'' lauded the film, particularly for Muthuraman's performance and Cho's writing.

References

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External links

* {{IMDb title, 3269004 1970s satirical films 1970s Tamil-language films Films directed by Cho Ramaswamy Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Indian films based on plays Indian satirical films