Touch of Evil awards from the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and National Society of Film Critics. Touch of Evil Touch of Evil is a 1958 American film noir written, directed by and co-starring Orson Welles. The screenplay was loosely based on the novel "Badge of Evil" by Whit Masterson. Along with Welles, the cast includes Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff and Marlene Dietrich. One of the last examples of film noir in the genre's classic period, its reputation has grown since its release, and it is now widely regarded as one of Welles's
Uthama Puthiran (1958 film) 23rd Pulikesi", a 2006 historical comedy film starring comedian Vadivelu as the twins. Uthama Puthiran (1958 film) Uthama Puthiran () is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language historical action film directed by Tatineni Prakash Rao. Co-produced by C. V. Sridhar, who also wrote the screenplay, it is a remake of the 1940 Tamil film of the same name, and also adapts from "The Man in the Iron Mask", the third part of the novel "" by Alexandre Dumas. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and M. N. Nambiar in the lead roles, while K. A. Thangavelu, Ragini and P. Kannamba play supporting