Ethirkalam
{{short description|1970 film by M. S. Solaimalai}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Ethirkalam
| image = Ethirkalam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = M. S. Solaimalai
| producer = M. Solai Rajendran
| writer = M. S. Solaimalai
| starring = Gemini Ganesan
Padmini
Jaishankar
Vanisri
| music = M. S. Viswanathan
| cinematography = W. R. Subba Rao
| editing = R. Devarajan
| studio = Thanigaivel Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1970|2|21|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Ethirkalam ({{translation|Future}}) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by M. S. Solaimalai and produced by M. S. Rajendran. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Padmini, Jaishankar and Vanisri. It was released on 21 February 1970.
Plot
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Cast
{{Cast listing|*Gemini Ganesan
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.{{Cite web |title=Ethir Kalam |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/1050 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312075914/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/1050 |archive-date=12 March 2020 |access-date=12 March 2020 |website=Songs4all}}
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! Song !! Singers !! Length | ||
| "Vazndhu Parppom Raa Naina" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 05:06 |
| "Mounam Than Pesiyadho" | L. R. Eswari | 03:23 |
| "Kallukku Neethi Solla Mudiyathu" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:30 |
| "Ponnu Yen Thane Sirikkuthu" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:27 |
| "Majaa Majaa Maappillai" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:13 |
Release and reception
Ethirkalam was released on 21 February 1970.{{Cite news |date=21 February 1970 |title=Ethirkalam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700221&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=25 October 2017 |work=The Indian Express |pages=5 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} The Indian Express wrote it "appears to be a film shot during different decades. It has so many stories in it that it is like a book of short stories, pleasant and unpleasant [...] It has all the ingredients that are mistaken for box-office success – car chase, stick fights, fist fights, romantic dance sequences etc."{{Cite news |date=28 February 1970 |title=Cinema |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700228&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=10 December 2019 |work=The Indian Express |pages=12 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}
References
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