Vallavan Oruvan

Vallavan Oruvan (English: The talented one) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language thriller film, directed by R. Sundaram and produced by Modern Theatres. The film script was written by A. L. Narayanan. Music was by Vedha. Jaishankar R. S. Manohar and Thengai Srinivasan played lead role and L. Vijayalakshmi Sheela Vijayalalitha and Pushpamala played other key roles.[1][2] This film is loosely based on the 1964 classic French movie Shadow Of Evil.

Vallavan Oruvan
Directed byR. Sundaram
Produced byModern Theatres
Written byA. L. Narayanan
StarringJaishankar
L. Vijayalakshmi
Thengai Srinivasan
R. S. Manohar
Sheela
Pushpamala
Vijayalalitha
Music byVedha
CinematographyC. A. S. Mani
Edited byL. Balu
Production
company
Distributed byModern Theatres
Release date
11 November 1966
Running time
110 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

On an investigation regarding arson crimes, a C.I.D officer is shot dead. C.I.D Shankar (Jaishankar) starts an investigation on the death of his colleague. He quickly unravels the mystery behind his colleague's death and the mastermind behind the incendiary crimes. Will C.I.D Shankar be able to wipe out these terrorists?

Themes and influence

This film is loosely based on the 1964 classic French movie Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117 also known as - Shadow Of Evil. Some scenes were based on the 1962 Sean Connery movies From Russia with Love and Dr. No, with a few romantic interludes. This film was a box office hit and earned Jaishankar a nickname, Thenagathu James Bond. The success of this movie, led to a sequel named CID Shankar in 1970.

The song "Palinginal Oru Maligai" was based on the Artie Shaw - Frenesi (1956) track whose link is below, along with the link for the trailer.

CID Shankar (1970) had a scene in its title sequence in which a politician is killed by a suicide bomber who explodes her explosive belt. CID Shankar is loosely based on Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117 (1965).

Cast

Soundtrack
Vallavan Oruvan
Soundtrack album by
Vedha
Released1966
Recorded1966
GenreWestern
Length17:34
LanguageTamil
ProducerVedha

Music was composed by Vedha and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[3] The film songs were a hit. Especially "Palingunaal Oru Maligai", starring Vijayalalitha. The other song is "Ammamma Kannathil", starring R. S. Manohar and Sheela. Both songs are sung by L. R. Eswari.[4] Another three melodious duet songs are sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, starring Jaishankar and L. Vijayalakshmi. The songs are evergreen hits.

No.SongSingerLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Ammamma Kannathil"L. R. EswariKannadasan2:52
2"Palingunal Oru Maligai"3:28
3"Thottu Thottu Padava"T. M. Soundararajan P. Susheela3:45
4"Innum Parthukondirunthal"3:58
5"Muthu Ponnu Vamma"4:05

References
  1. http://www.citwf.com/film368565.htm
  2. "vallavan oruvan". spicyonion. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. "vallavan oruvan songs". tamiltunes. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. "golden hour of l r eswari 15 Tamil songs". tamiltunes. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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