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 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).

Edhir Neechal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Balachander
Written byK. Balachander
Based onEdhir Neechal
by K. Balachander
Produced byN. Selvaraj
B. Duraisamy
N. Krishnan
Starring
  • Nagesh
  • Muthuraman
  • Sundarrajan
  • Srikanth
  • M. R. R. Vasu
  • Sowcar Janaki
  • Jayanthi
CinematographyN. Balakrishnan
Edited byN. R. Kittu
Music byV. Kumar
Production
company
Kalakendra Movies
Release date
  • 12 December 1968 (1968-12-12)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
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