Mr. Sampath (1972 film)

Mr. Sampath is a 1972 Tamil-language satirical film directed by Cho Ramaswamy, who also stars. It is based on the R. K. Narayan novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi (1949). The film features an ensemble cast led by R. Muthuraman, and has music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.

Mr. Sampath
Directed byCho Ramaswamy
Produced byA. Sunderam
Screenplay byCho Ramaswamy
Based onMr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi
by R. K. Narayan
StarringR. Muthuraman
Major Sundarrajan
Cho Ramaswamy
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Vivek Chitra Films
Release date
  • 13 April 1972 (1972-04-13)
Running time
145 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Sampath, though poor by birth, has a heart of gold. Though clever and wise, he wants to become rich without hard work. He pretends to be rich, even a film producer. But ultimately, he realises that one cannot cheat people all the time.[1]

Cast

Adapted from Indian Films:[1]

Production

Mr. Sampath is based on the novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi by R. K. Narayan.[3][4] The film adaptation was produced by A. Sunderam under Vivek Chitra Films, and filmed in black and white.[1] Besides directing, Cho Ramaswamy also starred,[5] and wrote the screenplay. The final length was 3,953.59 metres (12,971.1 ft).[1]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan,[6] while the lyrics were written by Vaali. The playback singers were T. M. Soundararajan, S. P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela and L. R. Eswari.[1] The songs featured were "Aarambam Yaridam", "Anbana Rasikan", "Alangaram Pothumadi", "Hare Rama Hare Krishna", "Ore Kaelvi" and "Please Ippa".[1]

Release

Mr. Sampath was released on 13 April 1972.[7]

References
  1. Indian Films. B. V. Dharap. 1973. p. 105.
  2. "Actor Manorama — She ruled the screen". The Hindu. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. Venkatachalam, Krishnan (November 2009). "கொத்தமங்கலம் சுப்பு". Amudhasurabi (in Tamil). pp. 12–13.
  4. Ramachandran, T. M. (1972). Film World. 8. p. 118.
  5. "திரை உலகில் சோ மீது போர் தொடுத்த துக்ளக்!" [The war on the actor Cho by Tughlaq!]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. "Filmography". MSV Times. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. "மிஸ்டர் சம்பத் / Mr. Sampath (1972)". Screen4screen. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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