Satyam (1976 film)

Satyam
Satyam
	File:Sathyam Film Poster.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	S. A. Kannan
Produced by	P. M. Shanmugam; G. M. Mani
Screenplay by	Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Based on	Vidhi; by S. A. Kannan
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan; Devika; Kamal Haasan; Manjula; Jayachitra; M. N. Nambiar;
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	K. S. Prasad
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Production; company	Sri Shanmugamani Films
Release date	6 May 1976;
Running time	138 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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Satyam (transl. The Truth) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. A. Kannan and written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Devika, Jayachitra and M. N. Nambiar. The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan. The film has playing the younger brother of Ganesan.^[1]^[2] It was adapted from Kannan's play Vidhi.^[3]

Cast[edit]

Sivaji Ganesan as Dharmalingam
Devika as Sivakami
Kamal Haasan as Kumaran
Manjula as Gowri
Jayachitra as Vani
M. N. Nambiar as Sokkanathan
S. V. Subbaiah as Vani's grandfather
Major Sundarrajan as Police Inspector (guest role)
V. K. Ramasamy as Vallinayagam
Nagesh as Pannaiyar's driver
K. K. Soundar as a villager
Karuppu Subbiah as a villager
T. K. S. Natajan as a villager
Typist Gopu as
Neelu as
Haalam as a Dancer
Pushpamala

Production[edit]

Satyam was an adaptation of the play Vidhi.^[3] The play was written by S. A. Kannan who also directed the film adaptation. Kamal Haasan was paired with Manjula which remained their only collaboration in their career.^[4]

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics written by Kannadasan and Rajagopal.^[5] The song "Kalyana Kovilil" attained popularity.^[4]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Kalyana Kovilil"	Kannadasan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
2.	"Azhagam Kodi"	Kannadasan	S. P. Balasubramanyam, P. Susheela
3.	"Kalyana Kovilil" (sad)	Kannadasan	P. Susheela
4.	"Pottane Oru"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan
5.	"Amma Mel Aanayittu"

References[edit]

↑ "தண்ணி கருத்திருச்சு..." Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). 26 December 2014. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
↑ "181-190". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "'திரை இசைத் திலகம் கேவி மகாதேவன் -40- பிஜிஎஸ் மணியன் எழுதும் தொடர்". Andhimazhai (in தமிழ்). 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Black & White Photographs From The Cinema Resource Centre Archives (XIX)". The Cinema Resource Centre. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
↑ "Sathiyam". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links[edit]

Satyam on IMDb

[1] "தண்ணி கருத்திருச்சு..." Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). 26 December 2014. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)

[2] "181-190". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

[am-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "'திரை இசைத் திலகம் கேவி மகாதேவன் -40- பிஜிஎஸ் மணியன் எழுதும் தொடர்". Andhimazhai (in தமிழ்). 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[TCRC-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Black & White Photographs From The Cinema Resource Centre Archives (XIX)". The Cinema Resource Centre. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[5] "Sathiyam". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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