Oru Viral

A rich man, who has two sons, is murdered, and a hunt for the murderer ensues. Stories of a haunting skeleton circulate in the estate owned by the murdered man. An employee of the estate (Kannan), who is actually an absconding convict, is being chased by a CID officer (Srinivasan) who obtains work in the estate to monitor him.

• Krishna Rao
• Thengai Srinivasan as a CID officer[2]
• K. Kannan
• Prem Anand
• Pandarinath
• Malaysia Radhika
• V. R. Thilakam
• Meenakumari

Oru Viral was written and directed by C. M. V. Raman. The dialogues were written by Thangam.[3] At a period when murder mysteries and detective stories were not exploited as genres in Tamil cinema, it was a "surprise package", being made on a shoestring budget with artistes who were then newcomers or less popular. Krishna Rao and Thengai Srinivasan made their acting debut with this film, and the film's title became prefixed to Krishna Rao's name. Other supporting actors included K. Kannan, Prem Anand, Pandarinath, Malaysia Radhika, V. R. Thilakam and Meenakumari.[1] Salvador Fernandez, also a newcomer, produced the film under the production company Associate Pictures.[1][3] T. G. Sekar handled the cinematography.[4]

The music was composed by Vedha and the lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu. Two songs from the film — "Malligai Mottu" by P. Susheela, and "Ungal Thevai" by her and T. M. Soundararajan — attained popularity.[1]

Oru Viral was released on 17 December 1965.[3] Despite its low budget and lack of stars, the film was successful, being praised for the storyline and the way it was narrated onscreen. In September 2012, film historian Randor Guy stated that the film would be remembered for the "interesting storyline", the performances of the cast and the background score.[1]