Uchi Veyil

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

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[lower-alpha 1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Production

Shot in 13 days, 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 on a shoestring budget of ₹4.8 lakh (worth ₹1.2 crore in 2021 prices) within 8 days.[4][5][1] Debutant Kuppuswamy who was 75 years old at that time and was struggling for so many years to become an actor in films was chosen as lead actor of the film.[6] Cinematography was handled by Ramesh Vyas,[7] and editing by Balu Shankar.[2][8] The score was composed by L. Vaidyanathan.[7] The film had no songs or star actors.[8][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.[9] It was positively received by critics, particularly David Overby[10] 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. Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 494.
  2. Suze (17 September 1990). "Uchchi Veyil (High Noon)". Variety. ISBN 978-0-8352-3089-6. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. "Uchi Veyil (High Noon)". Cinemaazi. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. பாலு, எஸ். (21 January 1990). "அவார்டுக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்ட படங்கள்!" [Films sent for awards!]. Kalki (in Tamil). p. 38. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. Sundaram, T. M. (1991). "To Fade Out". Sûrya India. Vol. 16. p. 39. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. "இளையராஜா பாராட்டிய ஐடியா!". Kalki (in Tamil). 30 December 1990. p. 9. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  7. Baskaran 1996, p. 167.
  8. Baskaran 1996, p. 168.
  9. Baskaran 1996, p. 169.
  10. 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.

Bibliography
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