Solvathellam Unmai (film)

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Solvathellam Unmai
File:Solvathellam Unmai (film).jpg
Poster
Directed byNetaji
Produced byTrichy A. Chandran
Gopi T. Siva
StarringVijayakanth
Rekha
Jaishankar
Music byThayanban
Edited byT. Karunanithi
Production
company
National Movie Makers
Release date
  • 23 January 1987 (1987-01-23)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget5 lakhs

Solvathellam Unmai (lit. 'All that is said is the truth') is 1987 Tamil language thriller film directed by Netaji, and starring Vijayakanth and Rekha in the lead roles.[1]

Plot[edit]

A newspaper editor Jagan (Jaishankar) mastheads an inaccurate, unverified story about the death of a doctor Sundaramoorthy (Poornam Viswanathan). Unable to prevent the print order from reaching the stands, he murders the doctor the same night. This brings him in league with a murderer and impersonator whose designs had tricked him into publishing the story in the first place. It is now left to the son of the editor's victim Vijay (Vijayakanth) to avenge his father's death.[2]

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Thayanban.[3]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Oh Darling My Darling"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:41
2."Kannukulle Ennai Kandea"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:25
3."Manjathil Naan Panjathil Nee"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:32
4."Pappa Podu Thappa"Malaysia Vasudevan4:11

Release and reception[edit]

Solvathellam Unmai was released on 23 January 1987.[4] On 6 February 1987, N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express said, "Good photography by Ashok Kumar in patches and realistic performances by Jaishankar and Poornam Viswanathan are the strong points of this film. The major flaw is Netaji's narration that lacks both clarity and conviction. There is an intelligent core to the story, only the storytelling is messy."[2]

References[edit]

  1. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 646. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Krishnaswamy, N. (6 February 1987). "Making news". The Indian Express. p. 14.
  3. "Solvathellam Unmai (1987)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. "சொல்வதெல்லாம் உண்மை". vellitthirai.com (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 28 May 2018.

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