Uchi Veyil

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Uchi Veyil
Directed byJayabharathi
Screenplay byRavindran Ramamurthy
Story byIndira Parthasarathy
Produced byT. M. Sundaram
StarringKuppuswamy
CinematographyRamesh Vyas
Edited byBalu Shankar
Music byL. Vaidyanathan
Production
company
Jwala Film
Release date
4 November 1990
Running time
100−105 minutes[a]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Uchi Veyil (transl. High Noon) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Jayabharathi.[3]

Cast[]

Production[]

Uchi Veyil was directed by Jayabharathi,[1] the screenplay was written by Ravindran Ramamurthy based on a story by Indira Parthasarathy,[4][1][2] and produced by T. M. Sundaram under Jwala Film.[5][1] Cinematography was handled by Ramesh Vyas,[6] and editing by Balu Shankar.[2][7] The score was composed by L. Vaidyanathan.[6] The film had no songs or star actors.[7][1][4]

Release and reception[]

The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India at Calcutta, and the Toronto International Film Festival, both in 1990.[8] It was positively received by critics, particularly David Overby[9] and Suze of Variety.[2]

Notes[]

  1. ^ While Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema gives the runtime as 100 minutes,[1] the version reviewed by Variety is 105 minutes.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 494.
  2. ^ a b c d Suze (17 September 1990). "Uchchi Veyil (High Noon)". Variety. ISBN 978-0-8352-3089-6.
  3. ^ "Uchi Veyil (High Noon)". Cinemaazi. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b S. R., Balu (21 January 1990). "அவார்டுக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்ட படங்கள்" [Films sent for awards]. Kalki. p. 38.
  5. ^ Sundaram, T. M. (1991). "To Fade Out". Sûrya India. Vol. 16. p. 39.
  6. ^ a b Baskaran 1996, p. 167.
  7. ^ a b Baskaran 1996, p. 168.
  8. ^ Baskaran 1996, p. 169.
  9. ^ Mannath, Malini (25 December 2002). "Excerpts from an interview with director Jayabharati". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 26 March 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

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