21-455: Ethir Neechal (alternatively Ethirneechal , Edhirneechal or Edhir Neechal , lit. ' swimming against ' in Tamil) may refer to these Indian films or TV series: Edhir Neechal (1968 film) Ethir Neechal (2013 film) Ethir Neechal (soundtrack) , of the 2013 film Ethirneechal (TV series) Topics referred to by
42-700: A few years before founding the Bohurupee theatre group in Kolkata in 1948. He is most noted for films like Dharti Ke Lal (1946), Jagte Raho (1956), and his production of Rakta Karabi based on Rabindranath Tagore's play in 1954 and Chand Baniker Pala , his most noted play as a playwright. In 1966, the Sangeet Natak Akademi awarded him its highest award, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for lifetime contribution, then in 1970, he
63-477: A multi-family tenancy for his living and education. For the services he renders, he's allowed to sleep under the stairs of the tenancy without any rent and is given leftovers. He attends college with the help from one of his college professor while working the nights for supplementary income for books along with certain kind people that share roof in that tenancy he lives. Among few people who understand his situation, and are ready to help are Sabapathy and Nair. Paaru
84-522: A rich businessman claims that Maadhu is his long lost son. Hearing this, all the tenants give their gifts but which Nair later reveals that that is a rumor and everyone later takes back the gifts. Paaru reveals that she is the person behind all this and she said that Maadhu has been serving the tenants from the very start if his life and she wanted Maadhu to be served by the tenants. Listening this Kumaresen, who now realizes how intelligent Paaru is, says that he will marry her to which Paaru agrees forcefully and
105-442: Is a daughter to one of the tenants who returns from Bangalore and whose marriage has been fixed to Kumaresan, one of the tenants living in the house. When, in the marriage hall, one of them recognises Paaru as a person in a mental asylum and when he heard this, Kumerasan says that if Paaru's father pays 15,000 the marriage will happen but Paaru and her family had only 5000. For this reason, Kumerasan rejects her. Maadhu overhears one of
126-587: Is based on Balachander's play of the same name, itself inspired by Sombhu Mitra 's play Kanchanranga . The film was released on 12 December 1968, and became a commercial success, with Balachander winning the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer . It was remade in Telugu as Sambarala Rambabu (1970) and in Hindi as Lakhon Me Ek (1971). Maadhu is a destitute orphan who performs odd jobs in
147-451: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Edhir Neechal (1968 film) Edhir Neechal ( transl. Swimming against the current ) is a 1968 Indian Tamil -language comedy drama film written and directed by K. Balachander . The film has an ensemble cast including Nagesh , Muthuraman , Sundarrajan , Srikanth , M. R. R. Vasu , Sowcar Janaki and Jayanthi . It
168-455: Is forced to break her love with Maadhu. She however extracts a promise that he should not marry anyone. In the marriage, Paaru creates a ruckus, and thus stopping the marriage. Maadhu now returns as a rich man and Sabapathy says that he should marry her to which Maadhu replies that he has already married a Punjabi girl. Shocking everyone, he reveals that the girl is none other than his friend Vadivelu and then Paaru and Maadhu marries and thus ending
189-842: The Ballygunge Government High School , Calcutta, where he developed interest reading Bengali plays and became active in school dramatics. He joined St. Xavier's College of the University of Calcutta in 1931, and soon started attending the local theatre. His first appearance in Bengali theatre was in Rangmahal Theatre in north Kolkata in 1939, thereafter he moved to the Minerva, Natyaniketan and Srirangam theatres. In 1943, he joined Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). In 1944, several old theatrical conventions were broken when
210-1153: The Bengali adaptations of several well-known dramas from the world stage. Henrik Ibsen 's Putul Khela (Doll's House), Dashachakra (An Enemy of the People) and Sophocles' Raja Oidipaus (Oedipus Rex) are notable amongst them. He has also acted in The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht directed by Fritz Bennewitz in the title role. In these productions he performed as Rahimuddin in Chenda Tar , Atin in Char Adhyay , Binod in Ulukhagra , Tapan in Putul Khela , Dr. Purnendu Guha in Dashachakra , Oidipaus in Raja Oidipaus . He died in Kolkata. Sombhu Mitra performed in several movies in Bengali and Hindi. The notable among them are: He wrote
231-629: The Bohurupee staged several successful productions. In December 1950, the Bohurupee presented three plays in the New Empire theatre – Tulsi Lahiri 's Pathik and Chenda Tar and Sombhu Mitra's own creation, Ulukhagra . In 1954, Rabindranath Tagore 's Rakta Karabi was staged by the Bohurupee, followed by his Bisarjan , Raja and Char Adhyay . Other notable productions include Bidhyak Bhattacharya's Tahar Namti Ranjana and Kanchanranga . Under his direction, this group also presented
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#1732891915027252-573: The film better than the source play. The film was commercially successful, and Balachander won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer . Film historian Mohan Raman considered Edhir Neechal to be one of several films where Balachander established Nagesh, a comedian, as a "serious actor". It was remade in Telugu as Sambarala Rambabu (1970), and in Hindi as Lakhon Me Ek (1971). The characters Pattu Mami and Maadhu became iconic in Tamil cinema. Stage actor Maadhu Balaji adopted
273-588: The melancholic roles she was then known for. Cinematography was handled by N. Balakrishnan, editing by N. R. Kittu and art direction by Ramaswamy. The music was composed by V. Kumar , with lyrics by Vaali . The song "Aduthathu Ambujatha Parthela" is set in the Carnatic raga known as Mohanam , and attained popularity. Although P. B. Sreenivas ' cinematic career was declining in the late 1960s, B. Kolappan of The Hindu described "Thamarai Kannangal" as "one of his finer numbers during this period." Edhir Neechal
294-557: The movie. Edhir Neechal was a play written by K. Balachander , inspired by Sombhu Mitra 's play Kanchanranga . Nagesh , who acted in Balachander's play, returned to the film adaptation, which was written and directed by Balachander, and produced by Kalakendra Movies. R. Muthuraman played the Malayali cook Nair, reprising the role originally played by Raman. Balachander considered Sowcar Janaki 's role to be "a total contrast" to
315-504: The play Nabanna written by Bijon Bhattacharya and co-directed by Sombhu Mitra for IPTA was staged. In 1948, Sombhu Mitra formed a new theatre group, Bohurupee in Kolkata, which ushered in the group-theatre movement in West Bengal . He married Tripti Mitra née Bhaduri, who was also a celebrated personality in the Bengali theatre . Their daughter, Shaoli was a noted actress, director and playwright. Under Sombhu Mitra's direction,
336-465: The prefix "Maadhu" after the character of the same name. Sombhu Mitra Sombhu Mitra (22 August 1915 – 19 May 1997) was an Indian film and stage actor, director, playwright, reciter and an Indian theatre personality, known especially for his involvement in Bengali theatre , where he is considered a pioneer. He remained associated with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) for
357-423: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ethir Neechal . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ethir_Neechal&oldid=1219162736 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
378-597: The story and screenplay of Jagte Raho (1956) and also co-directed it along with Amit Maitra. He also directed a Bengali movie, Shubha Bibaha in 1959. Sombhu Mitra received many national and international awards, which include the Crystal Globe for Jagte Raho at the 1957 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival , the Desikottama from Visva Bharati University in 1989, an honorary D. Litt. from both Rabindra Bharati University and Jadavpur University in Kolkata,
399-493: The tenants speaking to her husband of getting him married to their daughter Paaru who is said to be psychologically challenged. He forcefully makes his mind to love their daughter even before they propose a marriage, so as to calm himself that the girl is none other than the girl he loved and not some unknown psychologically challenged girl. Then they fall in love and then Maadhu finishes his college studies with lot of obstacles with Nair and Sabapathy helping him inside. Then one day
420-786: Was awarded the Padma Bhushan , India's third highest civilian honour, and in 1976 the Ramon Magsaysay Award . Born in Calcutta (now Kolkata ), India, on 22 August 1915, Sombhu Mitra was the sixth child of three sons and four daughters born of Sarat Kumar Mitra, an employee of the Geological Survey of India, and Satadalbasini Mitra. His mother died when he was 12 years old. He started his schooling in Chakraberia Middle English School, Calcutta and later continued in
441-423: Was released on 12 December 1968. The following week, The Indian Express wrote, "The film, which has a few touching scenes and some interesting twists, is on the whole satisfying", though they criticised the music. Ananda Vikatan , in a review dated 29 December 1968, praised the performances of the cast, particularly Nagesh, Sreekanth and Janaki. C. N. Annadurai , then the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, called
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