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| Directed by | K. Shankar
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| Produced by | G. N. Velumani |
| Starring | S. A. Ashokan K. Chandrakantha |
| Cinematography | Thambu |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Idhu Sathiyam (Template:Translation) is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Shankar. The film stars S. A. Ashokan and K. Chandrakantha.[1] It was released on 30 August 1963.[2] The film was remade in Hindi as Shehzada (1972).Template:Citation needed
Plot
Cast
List adapted from Thiraikkalanjiyam – Part 2.[3] Template:Col-begin Template:Col-break
- Male cast
- S. A. Ashokan
- T. S. Balaiah
- T. S. Durairaj
- Nagaiah
- G.K. Nagesh
- S. V. Ramadas
- A. Veerappan
- Female cast
- K. Chandrakantha
- P. Kannamba
- Sri Ranjani
- Manorama
- Sivakami
- Mathavi
- Hema Malini (special appearance in the song "Singari")
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".[4]
Soundtrack
Music was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan.[3]
| 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" | 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".[5] Kanthan of Kalki said there was nothing special about the screenplay.[6]
References
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine
- ↑ Ithu Sathiyam. The Indian Express(30 August 1983). Retrieved 13 September 2021.Template:Cbignore
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2{{#if:Neelamegam|, Neelamegam}. Manivasagar Publishers(2016)
- ↑ Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl{{#if:Mukherjee|, Mukherjee}. HarperCollins(2017). ISBN 9789352773237
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine