Uchi Veyil

Uchi Veyil (transl. High Noon) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Jayabharathi.

Uchi Veyil
Directed byJayabharathi
Produced byT. M. Sundaram
Screenplay byRavindran Ramamurthy
Story byIndira Parthasarathy
StarringKuppuswamy
Music byL. Vaidyanathan
CinematographyRamesh Vyas
Edited byBalu Shankar
Production
company
Jwala Film
Release date
1990
Running time
100−105 minutes[lower-alpha 1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

A former Indian independence fighter, Doraiswamy (Kuppuswamy), lives with his impecunious married son and granddaughter Mallika. To make some money they take a lodger, a young executive, Shankar (Vijay). Doraiswamy falls ill, but still sets out for the city with Mallika and Shankar to be honoured for his services to the Independence struggle. He then disappears.

Production

Uchi Veyil was directed by Jayabharathi,[1] the screenplay was written by Ravindran Ramamurthy based on a story by Indira Parthasarathy,[1][2] and produced by T. M. Sundaram under Jwala Film.[3][1] Cinematography was handled by Ramesh Vyas,[4] and editing by Balu Shankar.[2] The film featured primarily non-star actors and avoided including songs, instead using street noises and ticking clock sounds.[5][1] The score was composed by L. Vaidyanathan.[4]

Release and reception

The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India at Calcutta, and the Toronto International Film Festival, both in 1990.[6] It was positively received by critics, particularly David Overby[7] and Suze of Variety.[2]

Notes
  1. While Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema gives the runtime as 100 minutes,[1] the version reviewed by Variety is 105 minutes.[2]

References
  1. Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 494.
  2. Suze (17 September 1990). "Uchchi Veyil (High Noon)". Variety.
  3. Sundaram, T. M. (1991). "To Fade Out". Sûrya India. Vol. 16. p. 39.
  4. Baskaran 1996, p. 167.
  5. Baskaran 1996, p. 168.
  6. Baskaran 1996, p. 169.
  7. Mannath, Malini (25 December 2002). "Excerpts from an interview with director Jayabharati". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 26 March 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

Bibliography
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