| Adrishtam | |
| Director: | S. D. S. Yogi |
| Starring: | T. Suryakumari K. R. Chellam V. V. Satagopan M. N. Srinivasan |
| Music: | Sarma Brothers |
| Studio: | Mayura Films |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Adrishtam is a 1939 Indian Tamil-language film S. D. S. Yogi. The film stars T. Suryakumari, K. R. Chellam, V. V. Satagopan and M. N. Srinivasan.
A young heiress is kidnapped over property disputes, and circumstances force her to begin the streets of Madras. A lady lawyer later fights for her and such events.
Adrishtam was written and directed by S. D. S. Yogi, and produced under Mayura Films.[1] Parts of the song "Ayya Siru Penn", composed by the Sarma Brothers, written by Yogi and sung by Suryakumari, were filmed at the now non-existent Moore Market in Madras.
Adrishtam was released in 1939. According to historian Randor Guy, the Censor Board edited out many scenes such as those where Chellam's lawyer character asks a woman in court "highly embarrassing and intimate" questions, thereby "damaging the film" in the process. Despite this, the film was well received by audiences, and Suryakumari became a household name in Tamil through this film along with Vipra Narayana and Ambikapathy (both 1937).[2]