Contents • • • • • • Plot [ ] After being abandoned by her lover, Thangam, a construction worker, lives in a slum with her only son Chitti Babu. Chitti grows up as an irresponsible boy until he meets the owner of an ice cream factory. The owner preaches him the importance of one's mother and further provides him a job in his factory and gives him an admission to study in his night school. A reformed Chitti then takes up the burden of supporting his mother financially. During this time, an astrologer Manickam enters the slum and starts living there.

Thangam gets fond of him and becomes pregnant with his child. Upon her insistence, Manickam joins her and starts living with the family. A good hearted Manickam shows fatherly affection towards Chitti, but Chitti who is possessive about his mother does not reciprocate his love for him. A mentally disturbed Chitti leaves home and stops going to work. Manickam understands the situation and leaves the house.

Chitti on hearing this, returns home and starts living with his mother but remains indifferent. His behaviour affects Thangam emotionally.

She soon gives birth to a baby girl and dies. It takes some time for Chitti to understand that he is an orphan and decides to take care of his sister. Production [ ]. Unnaipol Oruvan was Jayakanthan's (pictured in 2012) directorial debut. The film was based on a story written by, which was serialised in the magazine.

Let this movie taste success so that further creations in Bollywood start reducing their usual run time 165 minutes. Different approach to Terrorism theme. Thanks for not infusing violence in this terrorism story. This movie might go well with Ladies too, though no big roll is earmarked for them. Unnaipol Oruvan may refer to: Unnaipol Oruvan (1965 film), directed by D. Unnaipol Oruvan. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Unnaipol Oruvan (English: A man like you) may refer to: Unnaipol.

The story was then published as a novel under the name Unnaipol Oruvan. Jayakanthan was encouraged by members of the, with whom he was associated, to make a film based on his stories. 'Venus' Krishnamurthy, a Tamil film distributor, had earlier informed Jayakanthan that he was ready to produce a film based on one of Jayakanthan's stories. Jayakanthan, on the encouragement of his friends and Communist party members, met Krishnamurthy and told his idea of making a film adaptation of Unnaipol Oruvan.

Krishnamurthy was impressed with the novel and asked Jayakanthan to write the script. Jayakanthan completed the script in 10 days and showed it to Krishnamurthy, who after hearing the script, remarked that it resembled a typical and did not have any entertaining aspects featuring in it. Jayakanthan and his friends took the criticism seriously and walked out. He formed a production company with his friends and named it 'Asia Jothi Films'. The film was made on a of ₹80,000– ₹100,000. Of the film began on the day of 1964. Members of the Seva-stage troupe were signed up to play principal roles in the film.

Filming was completed in 21 days. The film had no songs, and the background score was composed. Release and reception [ ] The film was censored on 30 December 1964 and sent for the (1964).

However, it got released only on 27 February 1965. Jayakanthan released the film himself as the distributors backed out citing there were no known actors in the film. It won the at the National Film Awards ceremony. The film is widely considered by the critics as the first in.

It started a 'new wave' and is seen as a trendsetter for realistic films in Tamil cinema. Despite receiving critical acclaim, the film was a failure at the box office. It was also screened at the. Politician appreciated the film, saying, 'The Government must enable the public to watch this film freely so that the message of the film reaches out better and to larger audience.' As of September 2013, no print of the film is known to survive, making it a., in a review dated 7 February 1965, wrote that Jayakanthan was bringing in a new wave with the film. The reviewer added that the realistic and new wave film would making everyone watch it at least once. References [ ].