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Oorukku Oru Pillai(1982)

Tamil183 minstheatrical

Oorukku Oru Pillai is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by D. Yoganand. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, M. N. Nambiar, and V. K. Ramasamy. The story follows a brilliant lawyer who gives up his city practice after a failed engagement and returns to his native village. He opens a school to fight against three corrupt men who terrorize the uneducated villagers through murder and fear. The film features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Muthulingam. It was released on 5 February 1982 and received a mixed review from Kalki magazine.

Director:D. Yoganand
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Theatrical Release
5 February 1982
Director
D. Yoganand
Language
Tamil
Runtime
3h 3m
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Storyline

A successful lawyer is humiliated at his own engagement and returns to his village. He discovers three powerful men are terrorizing the poor, uneducated villagers. They even commit murder and blame it on ghosts. He decides to build a school and fight them using the law.

One man's fight for a village's freedom

Film Details

183Minutes
TamilLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date5 February 1982
Release Typetheatrical

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Cast & Crew

Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Oorukku Oru Pillai

Cast reunions in this film: M. S. Viswanathan & Sivaji Ganesan (110 films together), M. S. Viswanathan & Sujatha (38 films together), Sivaji Ganesan & Sujatha (19 films together), Y. Gee. Mahendra & M. S. Viswanathan (13 films together), Sivaji Ganesan & D. Yoganand (10 films together), and Y. Gee. Mahendra & Sivaji Ganesan (9 films together).

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