''Ellorum Nallavare'' () is a 1975 Indian

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-language film, directed and produced by S. S. Balan. It is a remake of the 1974

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film ''

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''. It was simultaneously produced in

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and

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languages as ''Andaroo Manchivare'' () and ''Ek Gaon Ki Kahani'' (). The trilingual was the last production of

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; except for the Telugu version, it emerged a

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and led to the studio's collapse.

Plot

The story line includes characters like a greedy moneylender and his repentant son, a good Samaritan, who is a victim of the unscrupulous moneylender, his son, the enmity that springs up, romance thrown in for good measure, the fury unleashed by a remorseless nature, and the terrible wages that evil earns.

Production

''Ellorum Nallavare'' was produced and directed by S. S. Balan. It was the final film produced under the

banner. It was a trilingual, produced in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages. The Telugu version was titled ''Andaroo Manchivare'', and the Hindi version was titled ''Ek Gaon Ki Kahani''.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar.

Reception

''Ellorum Nallavare'' was a

box office bomb A box-office bomb, or box-office disaster, is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the production, marketing, and distribution costs combined exceed the revenue after ...

, and led to the collapse of Gemini Studios. ''Ek Gaon Ki Kahani'' too did not succeed, but the Telugu version did.

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* * {{Gemini Studios 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Tamil-language films 1970s Telugu-language films 1975 films Films scored by V. Kumar Gemini Studios films Hindi remakes of Kannada films Indian multilingual films Tamil remakes of Kannada films Telugu remakes of Kannada films