Oru Viral

A rich man, who has two sons, is murdered, and a hunt for the murderer ensues. Stories of a haunting skeleton circulate in the estate owned by the murdered man. An employee of the estate (Kannan), who is actually an absconding convict, is being chased by a CID officer (Srinivasan) who obtains work in the estate to monitor him. was written and directed by C. M. V. Raman. The dialogues were written by Thangam. At a period when murder mysteries and were not exploited as genres in Tamil cinema, it was a “surprise package”, being made on a with artistes who were then newcomers or less popular. and made their acting debut with this film, and the film’s title became prefixed to Krishna Rao’s name. Other supporting actors included K. Kannan, Prem Anand, Pandarinath, Malaysia Radhika, V. R. Thilakam and Meenakumari. Salvador Fernandez, also a newcomer, produced the film under the production company Associate Pictures. T. G. Sekar handled the cinematography. The music was composed by and the lyrics were written by . Two songs from the film — “Malligai Mottu Sangetuthu” and “Ungal Thevai Ennavendru” — attained popularity. was released on 17 December 1965. criticised the film for its story. Despite its low budget and lack of stars, the film was successful.