Uyir Mel Aasai (transl. Will to Live) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by C. P. Jambulingham and produced by Ayyappan Productions. The film stars Jaishankar, L. Vijayalakshmi and K. B. Sundarambal.

Uyir Mel Aasai
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Directed byC. P. Jambulingham
Written byT. N. Balu
Starring
CinematographyKarnan
Music byS. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Production
company
Ayyappan Productions
Release date
  • 1967 (1967)
Running time
170 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Cast

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Adapted from World Filmography: 1967:[1]

Production

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Uyir Mel Aasai was directed by C. P. Jambulingham and produced by Ayyappan Productions.[2] The screenplay was written by T. N. Balu, and the cinematography was handled by Karnan.[1]

Music

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The music of the film was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[1]

Reception

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Kalki panned the film.[3] In 1993, Sachi Sri Kantha wrote the film "is a mediocre Tamil movie [...] The only redeeming feature of that movie, as far as I can remember, was the Paapa [child] song of poet Kannadasan, which was sung by Carnatic diva K.B.Sundarambal. Kannadasan’s verse and Sundarambal’s voice! – splendid, is the only adjective one can use for that super combination."[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Cowie & Elley 1977, p. 283.
  2. ^ "உயிர் மேல் ஆசை". Kalki (in Tamil). 26 March 1967. p. 65. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ "உயிர் மேல் ஆசை". Kalki (in Tamil). 2 April 1967. p. 13. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (19 February 2003). "The Pirabhakaran Phenomenon Part 53". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

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