Ethir Neechal

Ethir Neechal (1968)

எதிர் நீச்சல்

Maadhu, an orphan who lives under the staircase of a building, runs errands for everyone who lives there in return for shelter and food. He is exploited by everyone who lives there until he falls for a girl who moves into the building.

Date of release
1968-04-13
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (5)
Runtime
2h 45m
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Family, Drama
Director
K. Balachander

Casting

Interesting facts

Edhir Neechal is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film has an ensemble cast including Nagesh, Muthuraman, Sundarrajan, Srikanth, M. R. R. Vasu, Sowcar Janaki and Jayanthi. It is based on Balachander's play of the same name, itself inspired by Sombhu Mitra's play Kanchanranga. The film was released on 12 December 1968, and became a commercial success, with Balachander winning the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer. It was remade in Telugu as Sambarala Rambabu (1970) and in Hindi as Lakhon Me Ek (1971).

Production

Edhir Neechal was a play written by K. Balachander, inspired by Sombhu Mitra's play Kanchanranga. Nagesh, who acted in Balachander's play, returned to the film adaptation, which was written and directed by Balachander, and produced by Kalakendra Movies. R. Muthuraman played the Malayali cook Nair, reprising the role originally played by Raman.

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