| Ethiroli | |
| Director: | K. Balachander |
| Producer: | G. N. Velumani |
| Screenplay: | K. Balachander |
| Story: | K. V. R. Acharya |
| Starring: | Sivaji Ganesan K. R. Vijaya |
| Music: | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography: | N. Balakrishnan |
| Editing: | N. R. Kittu |
| Studio: | Navarathna Films |
| Runtime: | 166 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Ethiroli (in Tamil pronounced as /eðiroli/) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film, directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. The film was released on 27 June 1970.
The story revolves around Advocate Shankar, who gives his daughter seven principles to follow. However, in a critical case that he takes up, Shankar ends up violating each principle, leading to misery in both his case and personal life. The film concludes with his daughter gifting him the same seven principles, which he intends to follow once again.
Edhiroli was the first and only collaboration between Balachander and Ganesan.[1] [2] This was Balachander's first collaboration with Sivakumar.[3]
Ethiroli revolves around the "moral decay of men".[4]
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Vaali.[5]
| Song | Singers | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Kalyanam Kalyanam" | 04:04 | ||
| "Kunguma Chimizh" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 04:10 | |
| "Maraththa Vachavan" | L. R. Eswari | 03:22 | |
| "Rajavum Vanthituvar" | L. R. Eswari | 02:58 | |
| "Unga Nalla Manasukku" | L. R. Eswari | 03:54 |
Ethiroli was released on 27 June 1970.[6] The Indian Express wrote, "this is quite a different movie. It makes a fairly successful and quite an interesting study of blackmailer and the blackmailed".[7]