Uchi Veyil

Uchi Veyil
Uchi Veyil
Directed by	Jayabharathi
Screenplay by	Ravindran Ramamurthy
Story by	Indira Parthasarathy
Produced by	T. M. Sundaram
Starring	Kuppuswamy
Cinematography	Ramesh Vyas
Edited by	Balu Shankar
Music by	L. Vaidyanathan
Production; company	Jwala Film
Release date	4 November 1990
Running time	100−105 minutes[lower-alpha 1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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

Cast

Kuppuswamy as Duraiswamy
Vijay as Shankar
Srividya
Delhi Ganesh as Sabhapathy

Production

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.[5][1] Cinematography was handled by Ramesh Vyas,[6] and editing by Balu Shankar.[2][7] The score was composed by L. Vaidyanathan.[6] The film had no songs or star actors.[7][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.[8] It was positively received by critics, particularly David Overby[9] and Suze of Variety.[2]

Notes

While Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema gives the runtime as 100 minutes,[1] the version reviewed by Variety is 105 minutes.[2]

References

Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 494.
Suze (17 September 1990). "Uchchi Veyil (High Noon)". Variety. ISBN 978-0-8352-3089-6.
"Uchi Veyil (High Noon)". Cinemaazi. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
S. R., Balu (21 January 1990). "அவார்டுக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்ட படங்கள்" [Films sent for awards]. Kalki. p. 38.
Sundaram, T. M. (1991). "To Fade Out". Sûrya India. Vol. 16. p. 39.
Baskaran 1996, p. 167.
Baskaran 1996, p. 168.
Baskaran 1996, p. 169.
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

Baskaran, S. Theodore (1996). The Eye of the Serpent: An Introduction to Tamil Cinema. Chennai: East West Books.
Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.

External links

High Noon at IMDb
Uchi Veyil at the British Film Institute

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[3] While Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema gives the runtime as 100 minutes,[1] the version reviewed by Variety is 105 minutes.[2]

[FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998494-1] Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 494.

[Variety-2] Suze (17 September 1990). "Uchchi Veyil (High Noon)". Variety. ISBN 978-0-8352-3089-6.

[4] "Uchi Veyil (High Noon)". Cinemaazi. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[uv-5] S. R., Balu (21 January 1990). "அவார்டுக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்ட படங்கள்" [Films sent for awards]. Kalki. p. 38.

[6] Sundaram, T. M. (1991). "To Fade Out". Sûrya India. Vol. 16. p. 39.

[FOOTNOTEBaskaran1996167-7] Baskaran 1996, p. 167.

[FOOTNOTEBaskaran1996168-8] Baskaran 1996, p. 168.

[FOOTNOTEBaskaran1996169-9] 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.