An award winning movie from chiru's home production, Rudraveena deals with the story of a young man, suryam(chiru), who opposes his own father bilahari sastry(gemini ganesan) for a social cause. Suryam is the second son of famous vocalist bilahari sastry, who believes that music is for the welfare of the society. He opposes his father's views when his father stops him from helping a dying electrician. After that electrician's death suryam decides to leave the house and work for the welfare of the society. Lalita(sobhana), who belongs to a scheduled caste, supports him in his endeavors. Unable to bear the fact that his son is getting married to a lower caste girl, bilahari sastry succeeds in provoking the villagers against suryam and stops his marriage. Suryam owes not to marry till he solves their problems and how he succeeds to stop their alcoholic habits and reforms their lives forms the rest of the story. Bilahari sastry even goes to the extent of naming his son-in-law as his successor in music, rather than his son, but when Indian government recognizes suryam's efforts and president of India arrives in his village to felicitate suryam, he realizes his son's worth.Brilliant performances by chiru, sobhana, gemini ganesan, extraordinary music by Illayaraja , great direction by K balachander made this movie win Nargis Dutt award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.
Review of Rudra Veena
