Shankar Salim Simon
Shankar Salim Simon is a 1978 Tamil-language film directed by P. Madhavan. It stars Vijayakumar as Shankar, Jaiganesh as Salim and Rajinikanth as Simon. This was inspired by the 1977 Hindi language film Amar Akbar Anthony, starring Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan.
| Shankar Salim Simon | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Produced by | T. K. Gopinath |
| Written by | Balamurugan |
| Starring | Vijayakumar Rajinikanth Jaiganesh Latha Manjula Vijayakumar M. S. Vasanthi |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | P. N. Sundaram |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company | Abhirami |
Release date | 10 February 1978[1] |
Running time | 112 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
The movie revolves around three men; Shankar, Salim and Simon who take the responsibility of reforming the society. Simon (Rajinikanth) and Salim (Jaiganesh) come from lower class, while Shankar (Vijayakumar) and his sister (Latha) are the children of (V. S. Raghavan), a corrupt businessman. Latha falls in love with Rajini, while Vijayakumar falls in love with Manjula Vijayakumar and Jaiganesh is already married. In different circumstances, Latha is forced to marry a man, but she runs away from him and lives with Rajini. The society goes against both Rajini and Latha and in the end, Latha explains about how worse the man she is married to and unites with Rajinikanth.
Cast
- Vijayakumar as Shankar[2]
- Manjula as Alamelu
- Rajinikanth as Simon[2]
- Latha as Vasanthi[2]
- Jaiganesh as Salim
- M. S. Vasanthi as Mumtaz
- V. S. Raghavan as Sadhasivam
- S. V. Ramadoss as Jaipal
- Suruli Rajan as Kabali
- Y. G. Parthasarathy as Vedhachalam
- Y. G. Mahendra as Mahesh
- Manorama as Mariyamma
- Peeli Sivam as Razak Bhai
- Veeraghavan as Village people
- T. M. Samikannu as Villager
- Vellai Subbaiah as Liquor Seller
Production
Shankar Salim Simon was adapted from the 1977 Hindi film Amar Akbar Anthony, but only retained the concept of the three title characters belonging to different religions of India: Hinduism, Islam and Christianity.[2][3] The film dubbed in Telugu language as same name and released on October 14, 1978.[4]
Soundtrack
All songs were written by Kannadasan and composed by M. S. Viswanathan
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Vanthaale Oru" | Kannadasan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:00 |
| 2 | "Sindhu Nadhi Poovey" | M. S. Viswanathan, S. Janaki | 3:05 | |
| 3 | "Idhu Undhan" | Vani Jairam | 3:00 | |
| 4 | "Gopurathile" | Kovai Sounderarajan | 4:17 |
References
- Sreekanth, Gayathri (2008). The Name is Rajinikanth. Om Books International. p. 370.
- Ramachandran, Naman (2012). Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books. pp. 73–74.
- Maderya, Kumuthan (23 June 2017). "From Amar Akbar Anthony to Baahubali: Whither Indian Cinema's Secularism?". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2019/09/10/shankar-salim-simon-14-10-78-rajnikanths-unique-record/