Gnana Oli (1972)

 ●  Tamil ● 2 hrs 38 mins

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The golden-hearted ex-criminal Anthony (Ganesan) works with the Rev. Adaikalam (Gokulnath) who has raised him. When his daughter Mary (Sharada) is impregnated and abandoned by her lover Bhaskar (Srikanth), Anthony kills Bhaskar and gets a life sentence. He escapes, with the priest’s assistance, and becomes the millionaire philanthropist Arun, wearing a black eyepatch and white gloves as a disguise. Inspector Lawrence, who has pursued his former schoolfriend Anthony for years, eventually arrests his prey at the wedding of Anthony’s granddaughter (Jaya Kausalya) with the cop’s son. Loosely based on Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables (cf. Ezhai Padum Padu, 1950), the film was shot around the Church of the Immaculate Lady at Poondi near Thanjavur and was released on the anniversary of St Thomas’s arrival in India, an important Christian festival in India. Anthony’s song, Devene Ennai parungal, sung by T.M. Soundararajan, was the hit of the year.

Cast: Sharada Devi, Sivaji Ganesan

Crew: P Madhavan (Director), PN Sundaram (Director of Photography), MS Viswanathan (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Crime

Release Dates: 01 Jan 1972 (India)

Tamil Name: ஞான ஒளி

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Actress
as Anthony
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as Lawrence
as Doctor's wife
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Colour Info:
Black & White
Sound Mix:
Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
03:19

Music Director: MS Viswanathan
Lyricist: Kannadasan
Playback Singer: P Susheela, TM Soundararajan
05:15

Music Director: MS Viswanathan
Lyricist: Kannadasan
Playback Singer: TM Soundararajan
03:50

Music Director: MS Viswanathan
Lyricist: Kannadasan
Playback Singer: P Susheela
Trivia:
The film is a loose adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables.