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{{short description|1984 film by Mani Ratnam}}

{{Infobox_Film|

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name = Unaru|

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image = Unaroovcdcover.jpg|

{{Infobox film

director = [[Mani Ratnam]]|

| image starring = [[Mohanlal]]|Unaroo poster.jpg

| caption producer = [[G.V.Theatrical Venkateswaran]]|release poster

| director = [[Mani Ratnam]]|

cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]|

| writer distributor = [[G.VT. FilmsDamodaran]]|

| producer = N. G. John

released = [[1984]]|

| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br />[[Sukumaran]]<br />[[Ratheesh]]<br />[[Sabitha Anand]]<br />[[Balan K. Nair]]

runtime = 146 minutes|

| cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]|

language = [[Malayalam]] |

| editing music = [[IlaiyaraajaB. Lenin]]|

| music imdb_id = 0088331[[Ilaiyaraaja]]

| studio = Geo Movie Production

| released = {{Film date|1984|04|14|df=yes}}

| runtime = 146150 minutes{{sfn|Rangan|2012|p=289}}

| country = India

| language = [[Malayalam]] |

}}

'''''Unaroo''''' ({{translation|Wake Up}}) is a 1984 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[political drama]] film directed by [[Mani Ratnam]] and written by [[T. Damodaran]], starring [[Mohanlal]], [[Sukumaran]], [[Ratheesh]], [[Sabitha Anand]], [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]] and [[Balan K. Nair]], with music composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and cinematography by [[Ramachandra Babu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ഉണരൂ (1984) |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4389 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127100230/https://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4389 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |access-date=9 September 2021 |website=Malayalasangeetham.info |language=Ml}}</ref> The film gives the inside view of the problems that arose in the [[Trade union|labour trade union parties]] in [[Kerala]]. It was released on 14 April 1984.{{sfn|Rangan|2012|p=23}}

'''''Unaru''''' is a [[1984]] [[Malayalam]] [[film]] directed by film maker [[Mani Ratnam]]. The score and soundtrack is composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], and the film's [[cinematography]] is by [[Ramachandra Babu]]. This movie has the distinction of being the first film of acclaimed director Mani Ratnam to be accepted by the public. The film gives the inside view of the problems arised is the labour trade union parties in Kerala. Filled with accliamed performances by all the major cast, it shows the social decomposition in Kerala due to the anti social activities of the heads of these trade unions.

==Cast Plot ==

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*[[Mohanlal]]

This is the story of a group of workers who defy their union leaders to help a new factory materialise.

*[[Sukumaran]]

*[[Rathish]]

*[[Sabina Jose]]

*[[Balan K. Nair]]

*[[UnniMary]]

==External linkCast ==

{{Cast listing|

*{{imdb title|id=0088331|title=Unaru}}

*[[Mohanlal]] as Ramu{{sfn|Rangan|2012|p=1}}

*[[Sukumaran]] as Janardanan{{sfn|Rangan|2012|p=1}}

*[[Ratheesh]] as Peter{{sfn|Rangan|2012|p=1}}

*[[Sabitha Anand]] as Marry

*[[Balan K. Nair]] as Hakkim

*[[Unni Mary]]

*[[Krishnachandran]]

*[[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]] as Sajan

*[[Jagannatha Varma]] as Bharathan

*[[Lalu Alex]]

*[[Kundara Johny]] as Koshy

*[[Prathapachandran]]

*[[Philomina]]

*[[Paravoor Bharathan]]

*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]

*[[Sathyakala]]

}}

== Production ==

Producer N. G. John, who had experienced success with ''[[Ee Nadu]]'' (1982) and ''[[Iniyengilum]]'' (1983), had been impressed with [[Mani Ratnam]]'s debut film ''[[Pallavi Anu Pallavi]]'' (1983), a Kannada film that tackled a complex subject. John offered Ratnam the chance to direct a Malayalam film for his production house. Ratnam initially narrated the script of ''[[Mouna Ragam]]'' (1986), then titled ''Divya'', to John but the producer wanted to make a political film. Subsequently, he began work on ''Unaroo'', which revolved around corruption in the labour union movement and scripted the film alongside John and Damodaran. Ratnam revealed that he struggled with the film, owing to its alien concept from his previous film on human relationships, as well as due to the sheer number of artistes involved. The film began production in February 1984 and was shot in a single stretch.{{sfn|Rangan|2012|pp=22–23}}

== Soundtrack ==

The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and the lyrics were written by [[Yusufali Kechery]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unaru |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/unaru/mj61a1QzAVA_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909080942/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/unaru/mj61a1QzAVA_ |archive-date=9 September 2021 |access-date=9 September 2021 |website=[[JioSaavn]]|date=January 1984 }}</ref> The song "Theeram Thedi Olam Padi" is composed in [[Bageshri]] ragam, which was reused by Ilaiyaraaja himself as "Roja Ondru Mutham Ketkum" in the film ''[[Komberi Mookan]]'', that was released in the same year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Radhakrishnan |first=Sruthi |date=2 June 2016 |title=The eclipsed gems from Raja and Ratnam |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/The-eclipsed-gems-from-Raja-and-Ratnam/article14380430.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020195624/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/The-eclipsed-gems-from-Raja-and-Ratnam/article14380430.ece |archive-date=20 October 2020 |access-date=20 May 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing

| headline = Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Deepame

| lyrics1 = [[Yusufali Kechery]]

| extra1 = [[S. Janaki]], Chorus, [[C. O. Anto]], [[Krishnachandran]]

| length1 =

| title2 = Theeram Thedi Olam Padi

| lyrics2 = Yusufali Kechery

| extra2 = S. Janaki

| length2 =

}}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==

* {{Cite book |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |title=Conversations with Mani Ratnam |title-link=Conversations with Mani Ratnam |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-670-08520-0 |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan}}

== External links ==

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