Or Iravu (Eng: One Night) is a 1951 Tamil movie produced by AVM Productions. It was based on the play of the same name written by C. N. Annadurai (later chief minister of Tamil Nadu). Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar of AVM productions decided to make a film based on the play.
Annadurai was paid 10,000 Rupees for writing the screenplay. Annadurai went to AVM studios and wrote the entire script and dialogues totaling 300 pages in a single night.
The screenplay was later modified by the director and the producer of the film. This was the third film to be made based on Annadurai’s plays, after Velaikaari (1949) and Nallathambi (1949).
Directed by – P. Neelakantan
Produced by – Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar (AVM Productions)
Written by – C. N. Annadurai
Screenplay – P. Neelakantan
Starring – K. R. Ramasamy, T. S. Balaiah, A. Nageswara Rao, T. K. Shanmugam, T. P. Muthulakshmi, Lalitha
Music by – R. Sudharsanam
Cinematography – S. Maruti Rao
Edited by – K. Shankar
Release dates – 14 April 1951
Running time – 160 min
Language – Tamil
