Oorukku Uzhaippavan

Oorukku Uzhaippavan is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by M. Krishnan Nair, starring M. G. Ramachandran,Venniradai Nirmala and Vanisri. It is a remake of the 1970 Kannada film Baalu Belagithu. The film was released on 12 November 1976.

Plot
Selvam, an under-cover policeman, takes the place of a rich industrialist, Raja. The operation is facilitated because both men look alike. A gang rages in the region and swindles the wealthy citizens like Raja. Selvam 's mission is to neutralise this group. The infiltrated policeman is going to find himself in the centre of a huge problems that Raja faces both on the personal and professional front while Selvam's absence also causes trouble for his own personal life.

How Selvam manages to solve Raja's problems while capturing the gang at the cost of his own personal life is the rest of the story as he lives up to the title, someone who works for welfare of others.

Cast

 * M. G. Ramachandran as Selvam and Raja
 * Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Kanchana
 * Vanisri as Maliga
 * M. N. Rajam as Maliga's mother
 * Kumari Padmini as Kumudha and Rita, alias Radha
 * Baby Rajkumari as Rani, Raja's daughter
 * Thengaï Sinivasan as Pandhuragan James Bond, Selvam's assistant
 * V. Gopalakrishnan as Police inspector
 * P. S. Veerappa as Nagappan
 * K. Kannan as Raja Velu, Maliga's father
 * M. B. Shetty as A hired man
 * Shanmugasundari as Slum people
 * Karikol Raju

Production
Oorukku Uzhaippavan was shot in Karnataka in places such as Mysore and Bangalore.

Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.

Reception
Kanthan of Kalki praised the cast, songs and cinematography.