Iruvar Ullam

Iruvar Ullam (transl. Two Hearts) is a 1963 Tamil-language Indian romance film, directed by L. V. Prasad and written by M. Karunanidhi. The film was produced by Anand under Prasad Movies and stars Sivaji Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi in the lead roles, while M. R. Radha, T. R. Ramachandran and S. V. Ranga Rao play pivotal roles. The film's music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.

Iruvar Ullam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	L. V. Prasad
Produced by	Anand
Screenplay by	M. Karunanidhi
Based on	Pen Manam by Lakshmi Thiripurasundari
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan B. Saroja Devi
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	K. S. Prasad
Edited by	A. Sanjeevi
Production company	Prasad Movies
Release date	29 March 1963 (1963-03-29)
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

K. S. Prasad and A. Sanjeevi handled cinematography and editing respectively. The film is based on Lakshmi Thiripurasundari's novel Pen Manam, which was previously adapted into the Telugu film Bharya Bhartalu (1961). The film was released on 29 March 1963 and became Grand successful at the box office.

Clips of the film were used to portray the younger Sivaji and Saroja in the film Once More,[1] which Saroja Devi considered a sequel to Iruvar Ullam.[2]

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan as Selvam[3]
• B. Saroja Devi as Shantha[4]
• S. V. Ranga Rao as Neethimanickam (Public Prosecutor Lawyer, Selvam's father)
• N. R. Santhiya as Nagammal (Selvam Mother)
• M. R. Radha as Gnanasigamani (Selvam's Uncle)
• T. P. Muthulakshmi as Kannamma (Gnanasigamani wife)
• K. Balaji as Moiner Manickam (Selvam Friend)
• V. S. Raghavan as Lawyer
• T. R. Ramachandran as Paramathma
• Padmini Priyadarshini as Vasanthi
• S. Ramarao as Kumastha Subbaiah (Shantha Father)
• A. Karunanidhi as Soda Ponnambalam
• C. Lakshmi Rajyam as Karpagam (Shantha's Step Mother)
• Jayanthi as Song Dancer
• Pakoda Kadhar as Selvam Office Bai
• Radhabhai

Production

Iruvar Ullam was directed by L. V. Prasad and produced by A. Anand under Prasad Movies.[5] The film is based on Lakshmi Thiripurasundari's novel Pen Manam, which was previously adapted into the Telugu film Bharya Bhartalu (1961).[6] The screenplay was written by M. Karunanidhi.[7] Cinematography was handled by K. S. Prasad and the editing by A. Sanjeevi.[5] The filming was held in places like Kodaikanal, Kanyakumari and Bangalore.[8] The final length of the film was 35,441 feet (4,543 m).[7]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan.[9][10][11]

S.No	Song's	Singer's	Lyric's
1	Paravaigal Palavitham	T. M. Soundararajan	Kannadasan
2	Idayaveenai	P. Susheela
3	Azhagu Sirikkindrathu	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
4	Nadhi Engey Pogirathu	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
5	Yean Azuthai	T. M. Soundararajan
6	Kanneya Kanneya Urangatheya	P. Susheela
7	Buddhi Sigamani	A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari
8	Kannethire Thondrinal	T. M. Soundararajan

Release

Iruvar Ullam was released on 29 March 1963.[8] The film was promoted creatively as a newspaper cutting that featured pencil sketches of two hearts each bearing the name of the hero and the heroine.[12] The film ran for over 100 days in theatres.[13]

References

1. "Her last years in the industry". Rediff.com. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
2. "Thre [sic] in no such thing as right talent". The Times of India. 9 May 1998. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
3. "இருவர் உள்ளம் - அப்பவே அப்படி கதை - இருவர் உள்ளம் படத்துக்கு 56 வயது!". The Hindu Tamil. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
4. "Mind matters on celluoid". The New Indian Express. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
5. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul, eds. (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 376. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
6. Narasimham, M. L. (28 April 2016). "Bharya Bharthalu (1961)". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
7. Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018.
8. "Iruvar Ullam, a romantic social". The Indian Express. 29 March 1963. p. 3.
9. "Iruvar Ullam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
10. "Iruvar Ullam". Gaana.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
11. "Iruvar Ullam". Saregama. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
12. Jeshi, K. (27 March 2014). "Just like that". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
13. Ganesan, Sivaji; Narayana Swamy, T.S. (2007) [2002]. Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928 – July 2001. Chennai: Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust. p. 241. OCLC 297212002.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Iruvar Ullam on IMDb