Ethiroli (Eng: Echo) is a 1970 Indian Tamil language comedy-drama film directed by K. Balachander and featuring Sivaji Ganesan.
The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan and became a commercial success. It was also the only collaboration between Balachander and Ganesan.
Shankar (Sivaji Ganesan) is a successful lawyer and a man with a heart of gold. One of his clients entrusts huge amount of money to him, which gets stolen before Shankar deposits it in the court.
When his attempts to borrow money fails, accidentally a boxful of money and jewels reach his home. He rejoices at this God-sent gift and replaces his client’s money with this.
Directed by – K. Balachander
Produced by – G. N. Velumani
Screenplay by – K. Balachander
Story by – K. V. R. Acharya
Starring – Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, S. S. Rajendran, Nagesh, Sivakumar, Major Sundarrajan
Music by – K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography – N. Balakrishnan
Edited by – N. R. Kittu
Production – Navarathna Films
Distributed by – Navarathna Films
Release date – 27 June 1970
Running time – 166 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
