Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981 film)

Sattam Oru Iruttarai
Poster
Directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar
Produced by Vadaloor S. Chidambaram
Written by S. A. Chandrasekhar
Starring Vijayakanth
Poornima Devi
Music by Sankar Ganesh
Cinematography D. D. Prasad
Edited by B. Gowtham Raj
Production
company
Vadularan Combines
Distributed by Vadularan Combines
Release date
  • 14 February 1981 (1981-02-14)
Running time
 123 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Sattam Oru Iruttarai (English: The Law is a Dark Room) is a Tamil action film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film casts Vijayakanth in lead role. The film's success established the hero as a star of Tamil cinema.

The film is about a hero who wishes to avenge the killers of his parents. After it massive success down south, it was remade in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. Recently, the film was also remade in Tamil again, by the director's granddaughter, Sneha Britto. The songs and score was composed by Shankar Ganesh.[1]

Cast

  • Vijayakanth as Vijay ( Voice Dubbed by S.N. Surendar)
  • Aziz Chowdry as Bhairavan
  • Poornima Devi as Rekha
  • Vasumathi as Sheela
  • Sangili Murugan as George
  • Nithin as Ranga Chari
  • G. Srinivasan as Rekha's Father
  • Amjath Kumar as Peter
  • S.R. Veeraraghavan
  • Kallapatti Singaram as Singaram
  • Ennatha Kannaiya as Police Constable
  • Ganesh as Beggar
  • Baby shakila as Younger Sheela
  • Master Anil Kumar as Younger Vijay
  • T. K.S. Natarajan

Production

The film borrows its title from a dialogue spoken in Velaikaari (1949): "Sattam oru iruttarai, aathil vakeelin vadham oru vilakku. aanal adhu ezhaikku ettadha vilakku", which translates to, "[The] law is a dark room where the lawyer's argument is a lamp. But it is inaccessible to the poor".[2] Chandrasekhar revealed that the script of the film was rejected by 20 producers.[3] Producer Chidambaram chose Vijayakanth for the lead character after he was impressed by his performance in Neerottam. Selection of actor arose stiff opposition from some quarters protesting against giving the hero chance to Vijayakanth in the film. Despite these objections, the producer stood firm in his decision and made Vijayakanth the lead actor in the film.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar - Ganesh. and Lyrics written by Gangai Amaran Poonguyilan and Gnani. The audio was released under the label Saregama.[5]

    No Title Singer(s)
    1 Pagalil Oru Shobha Chandrasekhar
    2 Sattam Oru Iruttarai Malaysia Vasudevan
    3 Thanimayile S. N. Surendar, S Janaki
    4 Rajathi Munnale S. N. Surendar

      Remakes

      Legacy

      The film's success established Vijayakanth as a star in Tamil cinema.[4] The success also inspired similar themes about law system which were mostly directed by Chandrasekhar and his disciple Shankar.[6][7]

      References

      1. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/Top-10-Vijayakanth-movies/Top-10-Vijayakanth-movies/photostory/48666045.cms
      2. ↑ "Tamil cinema, p. 4". Jump Cut. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
      3. ↑ M. Allirajan (21 March 2005). "`Message' man". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
      4. 1 2 "Cine Biography: Vijayakanth (Part-1)". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 18 January 2000. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
      5. ↑ "Sattam Oru Iruttarai". Saregama. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
      6. ↑ malathi rangarajan. "Back to his route". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
      7. ↑ "A direct hit?". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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