Ooty Varai Uravu

Ooty Varai Uravu (1967)

ஊட்டி வரை உறவு

Ravi, the only son of Vedachalam (Baliah), has traveled on business. Returning home, he meets a young woman on the train after picking up her spilled luggage. The contents of the luggage reveal that she is his sister, from his father's teenage years. When he returns home, she is moved in and living a life of wealthy luxury. But is she really who she says she is?

Date of release
1967-11-01
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (4)
Genres
Drama
Director
C. V. Sridhar

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Ooty

Ooty Varai Uravu is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya, with T. S. Balaiah, Muthuraman, V. K. Ramasamy, Nagesh, L. Vijayalakshmi, Sachu and Sundari Bai in supporting roles. It was Vijayalakshmi's last film before her marriage. The film was released on 1 November 1967 and became a box office success, running for over 100 days in theatres. It was remade in Hindi as Aankh Micholi (1972) and in Telugu as Sri Ranga Neethulu (1983).

Production

After acting in a few sentimental films directed by Sridhar, Ganesan asked him to prepare a lighter script for their next collaboration, which became Ooty Varai Uravu. Kovai Chezhiyan agreed to produce as he wanted to make a film similar to Sridhar's Kadhalikka Neramillai (1964); he also insisted Sridhar to retain cast from that film and also shoot it in Ooty.

The film was initially titled Vayasu 16 Jakkiradhai, then Vayasu 18 Jakkiradhai before settling on Ooty Varai Uravu. The trope from Kadhalikka Neramillai of a man assuming a fake identity to help his friend win his love was reused here. It was Vijaylakshmi's last film before her marriage. Muthuraman, Nagesh, T. S. Balaiah and Sachu, who were part of Kadhalikka Neramillai, were retained for this film.

Initially cast in this film, under the title "Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen" ("I Will Wait Forever"), Actress Jayalalithaa reportedly withdrew after four days of shooting, either after the casting came to the attention of MGR, and also due to call-sheet issues of Jayalalithaa with director Sridhar and was subsequently replaced by K. R. Vijaya.

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