Sattam En Kaiyil
| Sattam En Kaiyil | |
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| Directed by | T. N. Balu |
| Written by | T. N. Balu |
| Produced by | T. N. Balu |
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| Cinematography | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Edited by | V. Rajagopal |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Balu Cine Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sattam En Kaiyil (transl. The law is in my hands) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by T. N. Balu starring Kamal Haasan and Sripriya. It was remade in Hindi as Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya (1982), with Haasan returning.[1]
Plot
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The film revolves around twin brothers, who were separated and got different family in their childhood. One becomes an educated and a good person, while the other one becomes local city-thief and a petty criminal remaining uneducated. Problems arrive when their girlfriends think the other as their own boyfriend as they look alike. The story ends reuniting the twin brothers.
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Babu / Rathnam[2]
- Sripriya as Priya
- Miss. Elizabeth as Kathrine
- Srikanth as Senthil
- S. A. Ashokan as Mayandi
- Thengai Srinivasan as Lawyer Nagarajan
- Suruli Rajan as Rathnam's Friend
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Priya's Father
- Pushpalatha as Lakshmi
- Ganthimathi as Sivakolunthu
- Sathyaraj as Vicky[3]
- Loose Mohan
- Usilai Mani
Production
Sattam En Kaiyil is the debut film of Sathyaraj.[4] It was the cinematographer N. K. Viswanathan who recommended him to the director T. N. Balu. Sathyaraj received a salary of ₹500.[5]
Soundtrack
All songs were written by Kannadasan and Thiruppathuran, and composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Sorgam Madhuvile" was remixed by Karthik Raja for Maa Madurai (2007).[6]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1 | "Aazhakadalil" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | Kannadasan | 4:08 |
| 2 | "Sorgam Madhuvile" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:34 | |
| 3 | "Ore Idam" | P. Susheela | 4:40 | |
| 4 | "Kadai Thengaiyo" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Thirupathooran | 4:35 |
| 5 | "Mera Naam Abdullah" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Kannadasan | 4:10 |
Release
Sattam En Kaiyil was released on 14 July 1978.[2] It was commercially successful and ran for 100 days. 100th days celebration of the film was attended by M. Karunanidhi.[7][5][8]
References
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- ^ a b "'சொர்க்கம் மதுவிலே', 'ஆழக்கடலில் தேடிய முத்து'; கமலின் 'சட்டம் என் கையில்' வெளியாகி 42 ஆண்டுகள்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "கமல் நடித்த சட்டம் என் கையில்: வில்லனாக சத்யராஜ் அறிமுகம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Sunil, K. P. (29 November 1987). "The Anti-Hero". The Illustrated Weekly of India. Vol. 108. The Times Group. pp. 40–41.
- ^ a b "He is still going strong". The Hindu. 28 July 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Maamadurai (Tamil, Karthikraja) by Milliblog!". 4 July 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Karuna taught me Tamil, says Kamal Haasan". Deccan Chronicle. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Bengaluru, Rajaparvai Ramu [@RajaparvaiB] (14 July 2020). "#கமல்ஹாசன் அவர்௧ளின் #சட்டம்என்கையில் இன்று 42ம் ஆண்டு நிறைவுநாள் (14/07/1978) 100 ஓடிய சூப்பர் ஹிட் திரைப்படம் இந்த படம் தெலுங்கு மொழியில் #தொங்௧தோரா என்று வெளிவந்து #ஆந்திராவில் 100 நாட்௧ளுக்கு மேல் ஓடியது." (Tweet) (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 October 2020 – via Twitter.