Sathya Sundharam Explained

Sathya Sundharam
Director:K. S. Rao
Producer:B. Vijayalakshmi,
B. Udhayakumar
Starring:Sivaji Ganesan
K. R. Vijaya
Jai Ganesh
Suruli Rajan
Music:M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography:G. Or. Nathan
Editing:B. Kanthasamy
Studio:Balakrishna Productions
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Sathya Sundharam is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Kommineni Seshagiri Rao. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Jai Ganesh and Suruli Rajan. It is a remake of Telugu film Tayaramma Bangarayya. The film was released on 21 February 1981.[1]

Plot

A couple, Sathya and Sundaram, offer their services to help resolve disputes for numerous people. They confront issues plaguing two families and at the climax their motives for offering their services are revealed. The film ends with both families living happily, and Satya and Sundaram go in search of other families having disputes.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and the songs were penned by Kannadasan & Vaali.[2]

Song Singers
"Ada Appan Mavane" Kannadasan
"Azhagiya Pengal" Kannadasan
"My Name is Sundaramoorthy" Kannadasan
"Oorukku Nalladhoru" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela Vaali

Reception

Nalini Sastry of Kalki wrote that the film presented an old story in a bit different manner while praising the acting of Ganesan and Vijaya and found Rao's direction and Viswanathan's music as not bad.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் . dead . https://archive.today/20130127144551/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp . 27 January 2013 . 5 April 2023 . . ta.
  2. Web site: Sathya sundaram Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405110230/https://macsendisk.com/product/sathya-sundaram-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan-2/ . 5 April 2023 . 5 April 2023 . Macsendisk.
  3. சாஸ்திரி . நளினி . 8 March 1981 . சத்திய சுந்தரம் . live . https://archive.today/20230405105834/https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-03-08/page/n49/mode/2up . 5 April 2023 . 4 April 2023 . . 48 . ta . Internet Archive.