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| Directed by | Siva Sanmukan |
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| Written by | Sreenivasan |
| Produced by | Dream Towers[1] |
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| Cinematography | S. Thaj
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| Music by | Dhina[1]
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Dindigul Sarathy is a 2008 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Siva Sanmukam, who earlier directed Thagapansamy. The film stars Karunas, Karthika, and Saranya Ponvannan, while Nassar, M. S. Baskar, Livingston, and Chitti Babu play supporting roles.[1] The film has cinematography by S. Thaj and music by Dhina. The film released on 19 December 2008. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Vadakkunokkiyantram (1989).
Plot
The story revolves around an insecure teetotaler named Sarathy (Karunas), who feels bad due to his dark skin (his wife Vasanthi (Karthika) is fairer than him), which is often the butt of many jokes. Because Sarathy feels inferior to Vasanthi, he begins to suspect her of infidelity and thinks that she will one day elope with a lover. After a misunderstanding, Sarathy and his mother Saradha (Saranya) are estranged, which further weakens the bond between him and Vasanthi. How Sarathy resolves his issues and gets back together with Vasanthi forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Karunas as Sarathy
- Karthika as Vasanthi
- Saranya as Saradha
- Nassar as Psychiatrist
- M. S. Bhaskar as Kaaka Karayaan
- Livingston as Police Inspector
- Chitti Babu as Police Constable
- Shanmugarajan as Vasanthi's father
- Periyar Dasan as Sarathy's grandfather
- Manobala as Photographer
- Anu Mohan as House owner
- Lollu Sabha Balaji
- Mayilsamy as Sarathy's uncle
- Pawan
- Puja Bharati
- Flora Saini in song, a special performance
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Dhina. Template:Infobox album
Critical reception
Behindwoods noted "Overall, Dindigul Sarathy is a product that comes out only once. Its distinctness is its defining strength, but it has got its commercial limitations at the box office".[2] Indiaglitz noted "Due credit should be given to director Shivashanmugham, who has made necessary changes in the script to suit the Tamil audience. Though the first half has shades of the original, the latter half is different and oozes with nativity".[3] Hindu wrote "Borrowed from a Malayalam film, director Sivashanmugan makes a few small and suitable changes to the storyline for his Tamil venture".[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dindigul Sarathy. My Tamil.Template:Dead link
- ↑ http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/dindigul-sarathy-19-12-08.html
- ↑ Dindukal Sarathy review. Dindukal Sarathy Tamil movie review, story, rating.
- ↑ Comic tale about complexion -- Dindigul Sarathy. The Hindu(26 December 2008).