Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam

Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam (transl. One House, One World) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and written by Durai from a story by G. Lalitha. The film stars Srikanth and Shoba, with Major Sundarrajan, Delhi Ganesh, Suruli Rajan, Pandari Bai and Vijay Babu in supporting roles. It was released on 1 December 1978, and Durai won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director.

Plot

Gowri is the daughter of a piously Brahmin household. She has to overcome considerable parental resistance to be allowed access to higher education. Her respect for her divorced professor is misunderstood by some, resulting in her father wanting to discontinue her studies. But she is rescued by marrying Murali, who happens to be her father's friend ARK's son. ARK and Murali are forward in their outlook and Gowri has a wonderful marriage. But when her husband is accidentally drowned, her parents insist on her leading the austere and repressed life of a widow. However, ARK intervenes and manages to get his daughter-in-law remarried.

Cast

• Srikanth as Amalraj
• Shoba as Gowri
• Major Sundarrajan as ARK
• Delhi Ganesh as the Gurukkal
• Pandari Bai
• Suruli Rajan
• Vijay Babu as Murali

Production

Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam was directed by Durai and produced by Dass and Raghunath under the banner Movie International. The screenplay was written by Durai and the dialogues by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram from a story by G. Lalitha.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.

References

Bibliography

• Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.

External links

• Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam at IMDb