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{{short description|1970 film by K. Balachander}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Ethiroli poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[K. Balachander]]
| producer = G. N. Velumani
| screenplay = K. Balachander
| story = K. V. R. Acharya
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = N. Balakrishnan
| editing = N. R. Kittu
| studio = Navarathna Films
| released = {{film date|1970|6|27|df=y}}
| runtime = 166 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Ethiroli''''' ({{IPA|ta|eðiroli|pron}} {{translation|Echo}})<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2024 |title=Hafta letters: Gender issues, creamy layer in quota, Kolkata case |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/09/07/hafta-letters-gender-issues-creamy-layer-in-quota-kolkata-case |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251129032037/https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/09/07/hafta-letters-gender-issues-creamy-layer-in-quota-kolkata-case |archive-date=29 November 2025 |access-date=29 November 2025 |website=[[Newslaundry]] |language=en}}</ref> is a 1970 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[legal drama]] film, directed by [[K. Balachander]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[K. R. Vijaya]]. It was released on 27 June 1970.

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=June 2021}}
The story revolves around Advocate Shankar, who gives his daughter seven principles to follow. However, in a critical case that he takes up, Shankar ends up violating each principle, leading to misery in both his case and personal life. The film concludes with his daughter gifting him the same seven principles, which he intends to follow once again.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Advocate Shankar<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1370226094570237953 |user=NFAIOfficial |title=#FridayFeeling: Sivaji Ganesan is seen here as Advocate Shankar in Ethiroli (1970), marking his rare collaboration with filmmaker K. Balachander. #fridaymorning |author=National Film Archive of India |author-link=National Film Archive of India |date=12 March 2021 |access-date=19 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312041229/https://twitter.com/NFAIOfficial/status/1370226094570237953 |archive-date=12 March 2021}}</ref>
* [[K. R. Vijaya]] as Vijaya<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[S. S. Rajendran]] as Raju<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[Jyothi Lakshmi]] as Shanti<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[Sivakumar]] as Sundaram<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] as Kalpana<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Manickam<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as Public Prosecutor<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[T. S. Balaiah]] as Singapur Minor Balaiya<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[Nagesh]] as Krishna Rao<ref name="dinamalar" />
* [[G. Sakunthala]] as Radhamani
* [[Roja Ramani]] as Raji
* [[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Thevar
* [[Vijaya Lalitha]] as Valli
* [[Peeli Sivam]] as Doctor
* S. R. Prabhakar as Chittor
}}

== Production ==
''Edhiroli'' was the first and only collaboration between Balachander and Ganesan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nayar |first=Aashmita |date=24 December 2014 |title=7 Must Watch K Balachander Movies On Youtube |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2014/12/24/k-balachander-movies-yout_n_6377478.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122071937/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2014/12/24/k-balachander-movies-yout_n_6377478.html |archive-date=22 January 2018 |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=[[HuffPost]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2021 |title=பாலசந்தருக்கு சிவாஜிகணேசனுடன் ஏற்பட்ட அனுபவங்கள் |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2021/05/04021318/2600489/cinima-history-sivaji.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506102541/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2021/05/04021318/2600489/cinima-history-sivaji.vpf |archive-date=6 May 2021 |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=[[Maalai Malar]] |language=Tamil}}</ref> This was Balachander's first collaboration with Sivakumar.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=8 July 1979 |title=சிவகுமார் 101 {{!}} 11–20 |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki1979-07-08/kalki1979-07-08.pdf |access-date=8 September 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=62–64 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== Themes ==
''Ethiroli'' revolves around the "moral decay of men".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rajasekaran |first=Ilangovan |date=23 January 2015 |title=Trend breaker |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trend-breaker/article6756660.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210619071119/https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trend-breaker/article6756660.ece |archive-date=19 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], with lyrics by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethiroli |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/277 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623054718/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/277 |archive-date=23 June 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=Songs4all}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Length
|-
| "Kalyanam Kalyanam" || A. L. Raghavan, [[L. R. Eswari]] || 04:04
|-
| "Kunguma Chimizh" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], L. R. Eswari || 04:10
|-
| "Maraththa Vachavan" || L. R. Eswari || 03:22
|-
| "Rajavum Vanthituvar" || L. R. Eswari || 02:58
|-
| "Unga Nalla Manasukku" || L. R. Eswari || 03:54
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Ethiroli'' was released on 27 June 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2022 |title=பாலசந்தர் இயக்கத்தில் சிவாஜி நடித்த ஒரேயொரு படம் எது தெரியுமா? |url=https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-do-you-know-which-is-the-only-film-directed-by-balachander-starring-shivaji-vin-jbr-763752.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703061213/https://tamil.news18.com/nodeapi/pv-candidate |archive-date=3 July 2022 |access-date=3 July 2022 |website=[[News18]] |language=ta}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "this is quite a different movie. It makes a fairly successful and quite an interesting study of blackmailer and the blackmailed".<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 1970 |title=Cinema |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700704&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=17 January 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=8 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="dinamalar">{{Cite web |date=24 March 2020 |title=பொன்விழா படங்கள்: எதிரொலி - கே.பாலச்சந்தர் இயக்கத்தில் சிவாஜி நடித்த ஒரே படம் |url=https://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=86732 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711004329/https://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=86732 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |access-date=19 June 2021 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=Tamil}}</ref>
</references>

== External links ==
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[[Category:1970 films]]
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[[Category:1970s legal drama films]]
[[Category:1970 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Indian courtroom films]]
[[Category:Indian legal drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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