Ethiroli

Ethiroli is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film, directed by K. Balachander, starring Sivaji Ganesan. It was the only collaboration between Balachander and Ganesan. The film was released on 27 June 1970.

Plot
The story revolves around Advocate Shankar, who gives his daughter 7 principles to follow. However, in a critical case that he takes up, Shankar ends up violating each principle, leading to misery in both his case and personal life. The film concludes with his daughter gifting him the same 7 principles, which he intends to follow once again.

Themes
Ethiroli revolves around the "moral decay of men".

Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Vaali.

Release and reception
Ethiroli was released on 27 June 1970. The Indian Express wrote, "this is quite a different movie. It makes a fairly successful and quite an interesting study of blackmailer and the blackmailed".