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Sattam Oru Iruttarai

A 1981 Tamil film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, the father of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, starring Vijayakanth, Poornima Devi, Vasumathi.

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01 · Overview

The Film

A young man sets out to avenge his father and sister, whose three killers escaped punishment through an alibi. His elder sister, a police inspector, insists on bringing them to justice through the courts, setting vigilante revenge against due process.

A commercial success that ran over 100 days; Ananda Vikatan praised the script, while Kalki called it a routine revenge story elevated by the director's treatment.

Director
S. A. Chandrasekhar
Written by
Screenplay: S. A. Chandrasekhar; story: Shoba Chandrasekhar
Producer
Vadalur S. Chidambaram
Banner
Vadaluran Combines
Music
Shankar–Ganesh
Cinematography
D. D. Prasad
Editor
B. Gowtham Raj
Release
14 February 1981
Language
Tamil
Runtime
125 minutes

02 · Cast

Cast

V
VijayakanthVijay
PD
Poornima DeviRekha
V
VasumathiSheela
SM
Sangili MuruganGeorge
N
NithinRangachari
C
ChowdryBhairavan
G
GaneshBeggar
AK
Amjad KumarPeter
SC
S. A. ChandrasekharHitchhiker

03 · Crew

Crew

Director
S. A. Chandrasekhar
Written by
Screenplay: S. A. Chandrasekhar; story: Shoba Chandrasekhar
Producer
Vadalur S. Chidambaram
Banner
Vadaluran Combines
Music
Shankar–Ganesh
Cinematography
D. D. Prasad
Editor
B. Gowtham Raj

04 · Music

Music · Shankar–Ganesh

01
Sattam Oru Iruttarai
Malaysia Vasudevan · Lyrics: Kamakodiyan
02
Rajathi Munnale
S. N. Surendar · Lyrics: Gnani
03
Thanimayile
S. N. Surendar, S. Janaki · Lyrics: Poonguyilan
04
Pagalil Oru Thagam
Shoba Chandrasekhar · Lyrics: Gangai Amaran

We don't reproduce song lyrics.

05 · Remakes

Remakes

Remade as:

  • Chattaniki Kallu Levu (Telugu, 1981)
  • Maattuvin Chattangale (Malayalam, 1982)
  • Nyaya Ellide (Kannada, 1982)
  • Andhaa Kaanoon (Hindi, 1983)
  • Sattam Oru Iruttarai (Tamil, 2012, dir. Sneha Britto)

06 · Trivia

Did You Know?

  • Title comes from a line of dialogue in Velaikari (1949)
  • Around 20 producers rejected the script before Vadalur S. Chidambaram backed it
  • Vijayakanth's voice was dubbed by S. N. Surendar
  • Established Vijayakanth as a star and was Chandrasekhar's breakthrough

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