Sathya (film)
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Sathya is a critically acclaimed 1988 Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan
in the lead role of the protagonist. This is the first directional venture for director Suresh Krishna, who was previously associate director for K.Balachander in films such as Punnagai Mannan
and Sindhu Bhairavi
. It is a remake from Sunny Deol
's 1985 film Arjun
. Sathya is basically the story of one man who wants to make a difference and ends up becoming a henchman to a political leader who has his own agenda. The movie is an effective commentary on the sorry state of such unemployed youngsters and the resulting unwilling choices they have to make to earn money. It clearly shows us how the youth, in their time of need, become willing toys in the hands of the people with the money to hire them.
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
in the lead role of the protagonist. This is the first directional venture for director Suresh Krishna, who was previously associate director for K.Balachander in films such as Punnagai Mannan
Punnagai Mannan
Punnagai Mannan is a 1986 Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist. The film was directed by K. Balachander.-Cast:Kamal Haasan Sethu/Chaplin ChellapaRevathi Malini...
and Sindhu Bhairavi
Sindhu Bhairavi
Sindhu Bhairavi is a 1985 Indian Tamil language drama film directed and produced by K. Balachander starring Sivakumar, Suhasini, Sulakshana, Delhi Ganesh and Janagaraj. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The songs in the film were sung by K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra...
. It is a remake from Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol often credited as "Action King of Bollywood" is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting...
's 1985 film Arjun
Arjun (1985 film)
Arjun is a 1985 Indian movie directed by Rahul Rawail and starring Sunny Deol.-Cast:*Sunny Deol .... Arjun Malvankar*Dimple Kapadia ... Geeta Sahani*Satyajeet ... Mohan*Raj Kiran ... Insp. Ravi Rane*Anupam Kher ... Shivkumar Chowgule...
. Sathya is basically the story of one man who wants to make a difference and ends up becoming a henchman to a political leader who has his own agenda. The movie is an effective commentary on the sorry state of such unemployed youngsters and the resulting unwilling choices they have to make to earn money. It clearly shows us how the youth, in their time of need, become willing toys in the hands of the people with the money to hire them.
Plot
Sathyamurthy(Kamalhassan) is an educated but unemployed youngster, dividing his time between hanging around with his friends and being verbally abused by his stepmother. Since he is jobless and often verbally abused by his stepmother, he along with his friends started dealing with the problems around them. a subsequent clash with a local rowdy brings Sathya to the attention of Dhandapani(Kitty), a rich philanthropist. So Sathya becomes his right-hand man, carrying out his orders while Dhandapani uses Sathya as his weapon in the political war he is carrying on with Mariappan(Rajesh), the local MLA.Trivia
- Sathya is Kamal Haasan's 3rd home production after Raja Parvai (1981) and VikramVikram (film)Vikram is a 1986 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Rajasekhar, starring Kamal Hassan, Ambika, Dimple Kapadia, Lizy, Sathyaraj, Charuhasan, Janagaraj and Amjad Khan. Vikram is the first Tamil film which crossed the budget of 1 crore...
(1986) - Kitty's voice was dubbed by famous singer S. P. BalasubrahmanyamS. P. BalasubrahmanyamSripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas...
- Actor Anand who latter become famous through Mani Rathnam's Thiruda Thiruda, appeared as Kamal's friend.
- Vikram Dharma was introduced as stunt master through this film.
- Vaali (poet)Vaali (poet)Vaali is a Tamil poet and lyricist who writes Tamil poetry and film song lyrics. Most recently he has extended lyrics for a couple of songs in Engeyum Kaadhal for the music of Harris Jayaraj. He has also acted in several films, most notably Hey Ram, Parthale Paravasam and Poi Kaal Kudhirai...
cameo's in one song sequence as ally of MLA Mariappan (Rajesh). - The famous song 'Valayosai' (sung by S.P.B and Lata Mangeshkar)was parodied by comedian VivekVivekVivek is a masculine Hindu given name that is popular in South Asia, particularly India and Nepal....
in 2003 film Parthiban Kanavu. - Sathya together with Kamal's another film Nayagan served as basis for gangster film genre in the early 90's.
- This film was a super hit at the box office. This film completed 150days.
Soundtrack
Lyrics by Vaali (poet)Vaali (poet)
Vaali is a Tamil poet and lyricist who writes Tamil poetry and film song lyrics. Most recently he has extended lyrics for a couple of songs in Engeyum Kaadhal for the music of Harris Jayaraj. He has also acted in several films, most notably Hey Ram, Parthale Paravasam and Poi Kaal Kudhirai...
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| Potta Padiyudhu | Kamal Hassan |
| Nagaru Nagaru | Malaysia Vasudevan Malaysia Vasudevan Vasudevan Nair , known as Malaysia Vasudevan was a Tamil playback singer and actor in the Tamil film industry. He was known for singing songs for Indian actor Rajnikanth and many more.- Early life :... , Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... |
| Valaiosai | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas... , Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... |
| Eley Tamizha | - |
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320421/
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