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{{short description|1963 film by L. V. Prasad}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Iruvar Ullam
| image = Iruvar Ullam.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[L. V. Prasad]]
| producer = Anand
| screenplay = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| based_on = {{based on|''Pen Manam''|[[Lakshmi Thiripurasundari]]}}
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = K. S. Prasad
| editing = A. Sanjeevi
| studio = Prasad Movies
| distributor = [[Sivaji Productions|Sivaji Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1963|3|29}}
| runtime = 165 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=376}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Iruvar Ullam''''' ({{trans|Two Hearts}}) is a 1963 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film]], directed by [[L. V. Prasad]] and written by [[M. Karunanidhi]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]], while [[M. R. Radha]], [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[T. R. Ramachandran]], [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]], Sandhya and [[Padmini Priyadarshini]] play supporting roles. The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], while the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]]. The film is based on [[Lakshmi Thiripurasundari]]'s novel ''Pen Manam''.

K. S. Prasad and A. Sanjeevi handled cinematography and editing respectively. The film was released on 29 March 1963 and became successful at the box office. Clips of the film were used to portray the younger Sivaji and Saroja in the 1997 film ''[[Once More (1997 film)|Once More]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2008 |title=Her last years in the industry |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/01slide8.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119141551/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/01slide8.htm |archive-date=19 November 2018 |access-date=26 July 2019 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> which Saroja Devi considered a sequel to ''Iruvar Ullam''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 May 1998 |title={{sic|Thre|nolink=y}} in no such thing as right talent |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/index.php/sarojadevi/articles-2/15-now-i-have-fans-among-youngsters-too-2 |url-status=live |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190726064056/http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/index.php/sarojadevi/articles-2/15-now-i-have-fans-among-youngsters-too-2 |archive-date=26 July 2019}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Selvam{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=376}}
*[[B. Saroja Devi]] as Shantha<ref>{{Cite news |last=B |first=Roshne |date=9 April 2017 |title=Mind matters on celluoid |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/apr/09/mind-matters-on-celluoid-1591826.html |url-status=live |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422054040/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/apr/09/mind-matters-on-celluoid-1591826.html |archive-date=22 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[M. R. Radha]] as Gnanasigamani<ref name="Radha" />
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Neethimanickam<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pandian |first=A.T.S |date=3 July 2021 |title=எஸ்வி.ரங்கா ராவ்.. அவருக்கு நிகர் வேறு யார்? |url=https://patrikai.com/sv-ranga-rao-who-one-else-is-equal-to-him/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706051907/https://patrikai.com/sv-ranga-rao-who-one-else-is-equal-to-him/ |archive-date=6 July 2021 |access-date=6 July 2021 |website=Patrikai |language=ta}}</ref>
*[[T. R. Ramachandran]] as Paramathma<ref name="hindutamil" />
*[[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Kannamma<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2018 |title=செல்லுலாய்ட் பெண்கள் |url=http://kungumam.co.in/ThArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=4621&id1=84&issue=20180316 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709105144/http://kungumam.co.in/ThArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=4621&id1=84&issue=20180316 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |access-date=9 July 2021 |website=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]]}}</ref>
*Sandhya as Nagammal<ref name="hindutamil" />
*[[Padmini Priyadarshini]] as Vasanthi<ref name="hindutamil" />
*[[K. Balaji]] as Minor Manickam<ref name="hindutamil" />

== Production ==
''Iruvar Ullam'' was directed by [[L. V. Prasad]] and produced by A. Anand under Prasad Movies.{{sfn |Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|page=376}} The film is based on [[Lakshmi Thiripurasundari]]'s novel ''Pen Manam'', which was previously adapted into the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Bharya Bhartalu]]'' (1961).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=28 April 2016 |title=Bharya Bharthalu (1961) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/bharya-bharthalu-1961/article8532431.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221085810/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/bharya-bharthalu-1961/article8532431.ece |archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref> The screenplay was written by [[M. Karunanidhi]].<ref name="Anandan" /> Cinematography was handled by K. S. Prasad and the editing by A. Sanjeevi.<ref name="released" /> The filming was held in places like [[Kodaikanal]], [[Kanyakumari]] and [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 March 1963 |title=''Iruvar Ullam'', a romantic social |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19630329&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> One scene in the film called for an aggressive performance by [[B. Saroja Devi]]. [[Sivaji Ganesan]] sought to outdo her acting in the scene. While it was being filmed, Prasad stopped filming and told Ganesan that he should not upstage Saroja Devi as the scene required her to dominate, and if Ganesan did so it would ruin the film. Ganesan complied, and at Prasad's request, underplayed his role.{{sfn|Ganesan|Narayana Swamy|2007|pp=181–182}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2017 |title=செலுலாய்ட் சோழன் சிவாஜி தொடர் 171– சுதாங்கன் |trans-title=Celluloid king Sivaji Part 171 – Sudhangan |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/25989 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709095120/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/25989 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |access-date=9 July 2021 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |location=Nellai |language=ta}}</ref> ''Iruvar Ullam'' was the final Tamil film directed by Prasad.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pillai |first=Swarnavel Eswaran |title=Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema |publisher=[[SAGE Publishing|SAGE Publications]] |year=2015 |isbn=9789351502128 |pages=10}}</ref> The final length of the film was 35,441 feet (4,543 m).<ref name="Anandan" />

== Soundtrack ==
The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], while the lyrics for the songs were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iruvar Ullam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/iruvar-ullam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1329137202 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726080003/https://music.apple.com/in/album/iruvar-ullam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1329137202 |archive-date=26 July 2019 |access-date=26 July 2019 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Iruvar Ullam |url=https://gaana.com/album/iruvar-ullam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726072938/https://gaana.com/album/iruvar-ullam |archive-date=26 July 2019 |access-date=26 July 2019 |website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref> [[A. L. Raghavan]] initially sang the song "Buddhi Sigamani", picturised on [[M. R. Radha]], in a manner that would match Radha's coarse voice, but Prasad did not accept this and told Raghavan to sing with a melodious voice. When Radha objected to Prasad's decision, Prasad said he would have the song recorded with a melodious voice, and if Radha did not like the final recording, it would be excluded from the film; after listening to the final recording, Radha approved.<ref name="Radha" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! S. No. !! Title !! Singer's !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Paravaigal Palavitham" ||[[T. M. Soundararajan]] || rowspan=8|[[Kannadasan]]
|-
| 2 || "Idayaveenai" || [[P. Susheela]]
|-
| 3 || "Azhagu Sirikkindrathu" ||T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
|-
| 4 || "Nadhi Engey Pogirathu" ||T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
|-
| 5 || "Yean Azuthai" || T. M. Soundararajan
|-
| 6 || "Kanneya Kanneya Urangatheya"|| P. Susheela
|-
| 7 || "Buddhi Sigamani" || [[A. L. Raghavan]], [[L. R. Eswari]]
|-
| 8 || "Kannethire Thondrinal" || T. M. Soundararajan
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Iruvar Ullam'' was released on 29 March 1963, and distributed by [[Sivaji Productions|Sivaji Films]].<ref name="released" /> The film was promoted creatively as a newspaper cutting that featured pencil sketches of two hearts each bearing the name of the hero and the heroine.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeshi |first=K. |date=27 March 2014 |title=Just like that |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/just-like-that/article5836683.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705113732/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/just-like-that/article5836683.ece |archive-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> The magazine ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' positively reviewed the film, praising Saroja Devi for delivering a very natural performance.<ref>{{Cite news |last=தீனதயாளன் |first=பா. |date=27 May 2016 |title=சரோஜா தேவி: 6. அழுமூஞ்சி...! |language=ta |work=[[Dinamani]] |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2016/may/28/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF-6.-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%9E%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF...-2516292.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503054643/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2016/may/28/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF-6.-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%9E%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF...-2516292.html |archive-date=3 May 2021}}</ref> The film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.{{sfn|Ganesan|Narayana Swamy|2007|p=241}}

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book |last=Film News Anandan |url=http://lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1963-cinedetails8.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181111103333/http://lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1963-cinedetails8.asp |archive-date=11 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Radha">{{Cite web |date=28 June 2015 |title=எம்.ஆர். ராதா - கலகக்காரனின் கதை! (20) |trans-title=M.R. Radha - The story of a rebel! (20) |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/supplementary_detail.asp?id=25687&ncat=2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709104718/https://www.dinamalar.com/supplementary_detail.asp?id=25687&ncat=2 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |access-date=9 July 2021 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref>
<ref name="hindutamil">{{Cite news |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=29 March 2019 |title=இருவர் உள்ளம் – அப்பவே அப்படி கதை – இருவர் உள்ளம் படத்துக்கு 56 வயது! |language=ta |trans-title=''Iruvar Ullam'' – Then itself such a story – The film ''Iruvar Ullam'' is 56 years old! |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/157994-56.html |url-status=live |access-date=5 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705112551/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/157994-56.html |archive-date=5 July 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="released">{{Cite news |date=29 March 1963 |title=Iruvar Ullam |page=10 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19630329&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last1=Ganesan |first1=Sivaji |title=Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928 – July 2001 |title-link=Autobiography of an Actor |last2=Narayana Swamy |first2=T. S. |publisher=Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust |year=2007 |oclc=297212002 |author-link=Sivaji Ganesan |orig-year=2002}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |pages=376 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-year=1994}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|tt0255263}}
{{L. V. Prasad}}

[[Category:1960s romance films]]
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1963 films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films directed by L. V. Prasad]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by M. Karunanidhi]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romance films]]

Iruvar Ullam - Revision history

>Kailash29792 at 11:44, 9 July 2021