Sadhu Mirandal

Sadhu Mirandal (transl. If the meek are angered) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by the duo Thirumalai-Mahalingam. It was produced by A. Bhimsingh, who also wrote the screenplay based on a real incident about a man being murdered for money by two friends in a moving car. The film stars Nagesh and T. R. Ramachandran in the lead roles. It became a critical and commercial success, and was later remade in Hindi as Sadhu Aur Shaitaan (1969).[1][2]

Not to be confused with Sadhu Miranda.

Sadhu Mirandal
Poster
Directed byThirumalai-Mahalingam
Produced byA. Bhimsingh
Screenplay byA. Bhimsingh
Starring
Music byT. K. Ramamoorthy
CinematographyG. Vittal Rao
Edited byA. Paul Durai Singham
Production
company
Sree Venkateswara Cinetone
Distributed bySun Beam
Release date
14 April 1966
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Main cast

Cameo appearances

Production

On 13 November 1958 in Madras (now Chennai), Suryanarayana, a bank official, was murdered for money by his friend Narayana Swamy and associates Vijayakumar and Joginder, while travelling via Narayana Swamy's car after taking a large sum of cash from his bank's head office in Parry's Corner to his branch in T. Nagar. Joginder was never apprehended, but Vijayakumar and Narayana Swamy were.[6] This incident became known as the "Suryanarayana Murder Case", and inspired A. Bhimsingh to write a screenplay.[5] He produced it under the banner Sree Venkateswara Cinetone as the film Sadhu Mirandal, which his assistants Thirumalai and Mahalingam directed.[7][5] The dialogues were written by Usilai Somanathan.[7] Art direction was handled by H. Shantaram, editing by A. Paul Durai Singham and cinematography by G. Vittal Rao.[8] The final length of the film was 3,996 metres (13,110 ft).[7]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy,[9] while the lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu and Thanjai Vanan.[8] Ramamoorthy earlier composed for films with M. S. Viswanathan (under the name Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy) and this was his first film as a solo music director.[10] One song, "A for Apple... B for Biscuit... C for Chocolate...", written by Thanjai Vaanan and sung by A. L. Raghavan and L. R. Eswari, attained popularity,[5] as did "Arulvaaye Nee Arulvaaye", sung by M. Balamuralikrishna.[11]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Arulvaaye Nee Arulvaaye"Alangudi SomuM. Balamuralikrishna3:36
2."Pattali Thozhilalarkalai"Alangudi SomuS. C. Krishnan, L. R. Eswari7:54
3."A for Apple... B for Biscuit... C for Chocolate..."Thanjai VananA. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari, S. V. Ponnusamy, Sundar-Surendran, Lalitha4:04
4."Nadakame Intha Ulagam"Thanjai VananA. L. Raghavan6:45

Release and reception

Sadhu Mirandal was released on 14 April 1966,[7] and was distributed by Sun Beam.[8] The film became a commercial success,[12] and received critical acclaim. Film historian Randor Guy said it would be remembered for "its interesting storyline with its surprising twist, pleasing music and excellent performances by Ramachandran, the kids, Nagesh and Kalpana."[5]

References
  1. Gahlot, Deepa (2015). "Sadhu Aur Shaitan". Take-2: 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience. India: Hay House. ISBN 978-93-84544-82-9.
  2. Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran (2015). Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema. SAGE Publications. p. 253. ISBN 9789351501213.
  3. Gopalakrishnan, P. V. (5 June 2017). "Filmy Ripples – Cars that added glitter to movies". The Cinema Resource Centre. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 73". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. Guy, Randor (14 April 2012). "Saadhu Mirandal (1966)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. Narasimham, M. L. (8 July 2012). "Rathnamala (1948)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  7. Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 2018.
  8. Sadhu Mirandal (motion picture) (in Tamil). Sree Venkateswara Cinetone. 1966. Opening credits, from 0:05 to 3:50.
  9. Kolappan, B. (17 April 2013). "T. K. Ramamurthy passes away". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  10. "எம்.எஸ்.வி. உடன் இணைந்து இசையமைத்தவர் பழம்பெரும் இசையமைப்பாளர் டி.கே.ராமமூர்த்தி மரணம்". Dinakaran (in Tamil). 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  11. "சின்னக்கண்ணனை அழைத்துக்கொண்ட இறைவன்: பாலமுரளி கிருஷ்ணா மறைவு". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  12. Srinivasan, A. L. (1967). "Tamil Film-makers Forge Ahead". Film World. Vol. 3. pp. 171–172.
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