Savaale Samali
Savaale Samali (lit. 'Meet the challenge') is a 1971 Tamil language film, starring Sivaji Ganesan in the lead role of a protagonist and it is his 150th movie. The film was remade in Telugu as Manchi Rojulu Vachchaayi (1972), starring Nageswara Rao, in Malayalam as Randu Lokam (1977), in Kannada as Siritanakke Savaal (1978), starring Vishnuvardhan and in Hindi as Charnon Ki Saugandh (1988), with Mithun Chakraborty.[2][3]
| Savaale Samali | |
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| Directed by | Malliyam Rajagopal |
| Produced by | Das & Das[1] |
| Written by | Malliyam Rajagopal |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Jayalalithaa C. R. Vijayakumari R. Muthuraman M. N. Nambiar V. S. Raghavan T. K. Bhagavathi S. Varalakshmi Ganthimathi Nagesh |
| Music by | M.S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | A. Vincent |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company | Malliyam Productions |
| Distributed by | Malliyam Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Manickam
- Jayalalithaa as Sakunthala
- R. Muthuraman as Kalimuthu (Kaveri Husband)
- C. R. Vijayakumari as Kaveri (Manickam Sister)
- M. N. Nambiar as Rajavel (Sakunthala Brother, Enemy Role)
- Nagesh as Chinna Pannai Singaram
- V. S. Raghavan as Ayyakannu (Pannaiyar Home Servant, Manickam Father)
- T. K. Bhagavathi as Thirunavukarasu (Periya Pannai Village president, Sakunthala Father, Enemy Role)
- S. Varalakshmi as Alamel (Sakunthala Mother)
- Ganthimathi as Parvathi (Manickam Mother)
- Kanakadurga as (Kalimuthu Kife)
- Samikannu as Villager
- A. Veerappan as Nattamai
- Venkadachalam Pillai as Villager
- Comedy Shanmugam as Villager
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Malliyam Rajagopal. P. Susheela won her second National Award for the song Chittukuruvikkena Kattupaadu. G. Dhananjayan, in his book Pride of Tamil cinema noted: "The songs became hugely popular and contributed to the success of the film".[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Annai Boomi" | M. S. Viswanathan | Malliyam Rajagopal | 02:30 |
| 2 | "Chitukuruvikenna" | P. Susheela | Kannadasan | 03:11 |
| 3 | "Aanaikoru Kalam" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:34 | |
| 4 | "Nilavai Paarthu Vaanam" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:16 | |
| 5 | "Ennadi Mayakkama" | P. Suseela, L. R. Eswari | 04:34 |
References
External links
Bibliography
- Dhananjayan, G. (2014). Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931 to 2013. Blue Ocean Publishers.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)