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{{short description|1963 film directed by K. Shankar}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Idhu Sathiyam
| image = Idhu Sathiyam.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[K. Shankar]]
| screenplay = Maa. Lakshmanan
| story = [[Ra. Ki. Rangarajan]]
| producer = G. N. Velumani
| starring = [[S. A. Ashokan]]<br />K. Chandrakantha
| cinematography = Thambu
| editing = K. Narayanan
| music = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
| studio = Saravana Films
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1963|8|30|ref1=<ref name="lakshmansruthi">{{Cite web |title=1963 – இது சத்தியம் – சரவணா பிக். |trans-title=1963 – Idhu Sathiyam – Saravana Pic. |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1963-cinedetails6.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171111021923/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1963-cinedetails6.asp |archive-date=11 November 2017 |access-date=11 November 2017 |website=lakshmansruthi.com |language=Tamil}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 161 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Idhu Sathiyam''''' ({{translation|This is a promise}}) is a 1963 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[K. Shankar]]. The film stars [[S. A. Ashokan]] and K. Chandrakantha.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1 September 1963 |title=இது சத்தியம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1963/sep/01-09-1963/p78.jpg |url-status=live |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104083546/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1963/sep/01-09-1963/p78.jpg |archive-date=4 January 2022 |access-date=19 January 2022}}</ref> It was released on 30 August 1963.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 August 1983 |title=Ithu Sathiyam |pages=8 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19630830&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=13 September 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was remade in Hindi as ''[[Shehzada]]'' (1972).{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

== Plot ==
{{no plot|date=April 2022}}

== Cast ==
List adapted from ''Thiraikkalanjiyam – Part 2''.<ref name="neelamegam">{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |year=2016 |location=Chennai |pages=105 |language=Tamil}}</ref>
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;Male cast
*[[S. A. Ashokan]]
*[[T. S. Balaiah]]
*[[T. S. Durairaj]]
*[[V. Nagaiah|Nagaiah]]
*G.K. Nagesh
*[[S. V. Ramadas]]
*A. Veerappan
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;Female cast
*K. Chandrakantha
*[[P. Kannamba]]
*[[Sriranjani Jr.|Sri Ranjani]]
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]
*Sivakami
*Mathavi
* [[Hema Malini]] (special appearance in the song "Singari")
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== Production ==
The film was produced by G. N. Velumani under his own banner Saravana Pictures and was directed by [[K. Shankar]]. The story was written by [[Ra. Ki. Rangarajan]]. Screenplay and dialogues were written by Ma. Lakshmanan. Cinematography was handled by Thambu while the editing was done by K. Narayanan. Balu was in charge of art direction while the choreography was done by S. M. Rajkumar. R. P. Sarathy did the still photography and the film was shot at Studio Neptune. [[Hema Malini]], who later became a leading [[Bollywood]] actress, made her acting debut with this film, appearing as a dancer in the song "Singari".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mukherjee |first=Ram Kamal |title=Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl |title-link=Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |year=2017 |isbn=9789352773237 |pages=15 |author-link=Ram Kamal Mukherjee}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
Music was composed by the duo [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Kannadasan]].<ref name=neelamegam />

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Singaara Therukku" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]] & [[L. R. Eswari]] || 04:28
|-
| 2 || "Manam Kanivaana Andha" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] & [[P. Susheela]] || 05:24
|-
| 3 || "Saravana Poikaiyil" || rowspan=2|P. Susheela || 04:30
|-
| 4 || "Kaadhalile Patru Vaiththaal" || 04:57
|-
| 5 || "Kunguma Pottu Kulunguthadi" || P. Susheela, [[S. Janaki]] || 06:08
|-
| 6 || "Saththiyam Ithu Saththiyam" || T. M. Soundararajan || 04:32
|}

== Reception ==
T. M. Ramachandran wrote in ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'', "Producer G N Velumani and director K Shankar have shaped the film in a praise-worthy manner There are of course flaws here and there but the good points outweigh the bad".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=21 September 1963 |title=Ithu Sathiyam |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12215/page/n165 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |volume=17 |page=50 |access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref> Kanthan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' said there was nothing special about the screenplay.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=15 September 1963 |title=இது சத்தியம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1963/sep/15-09-1963/p32.jpg |url-status=live |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=32 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119114731/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1963/sep/15-09-1963/p32.jpg |archive-date=19 January 2022 |access-date=19 January 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|2725264}}

{{K. Shankar}}

[[Category:1963 drama films]]
[[Category:1963 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Shankar]]
[[Category:Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]

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