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Agni Sakshi (1982 film)
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Agni Sakshi<br />
| image = Agni Sakshi.jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster <br />
| director = [[K. Balachander]]<br />
| producer = Rajam Balachander<br />
| writer = [[K. Balachander]]<br />
| starring = [[Sivakumar]]<br>[[Saritha]]<br />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = [[B. S. Lokanath]]<br />
| editing = N. R. Kittu<br />
| studio =<br />
| distributor = Kavithalayaa Productions<br />
| released = 14 November 1982<br />
| runtime = 153 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
| preceded_by = <br />
| followed_by = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Agni Sakshi''''' ({{trans|With Fire as Witness}}) is a Tamil language film directed by [[K. Balachander]], starring [[Sivakumar]] and [[Saritha]] in the lead roles. [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Rajinikanth]] play a short cameo as themselves. Saritha was portrayed as a [[Schizophrenia]] patient in this film. The box office return was poor.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} However, Saritha won [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Sivakumar]] as Aravindhan<br />
*[[Saritha]] as Kannamma<br />
*[[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]] as Anandhi.<br />
*[[Poornam Vishwanathan]]<br />
*[[Charuhasan]] as Psychologist<br />
*I.S.Ramachandran as Road Cleaner<br />
*[[K. S. Jayalakshmi]]<br />
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===Guest appearances===<br />
*[[Rajinikanth]] as himself <br />
*[[Latha Rajinikanth]] as herself <br />
*[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]<br />
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==Production==<br />
The script of ''Agni Sakshi'' was originally planned with Kamal Haasan but later changed into female oriented and the film starred Sivakumar and Saritha in lead roles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shiva Kumar |first=S. |date=8 August 1982 |title=Saritha takes revenge? |page=28 |work=[[Mid Day]] |url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1279380885935017984}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] Lyrics were by Vaali.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0003146.html|title=Agni Sakshi Songs|access-date=2013-10-08|publisher=raaga}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Aam Bharathi Thamizhukku" || [[Saritha]] || rowspan=6|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Aarambam Adhikarathin" || [[M. S. Viswanathan]], [[Vani Jairam]], [[L. R. Eswari]]<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Adiye Kannamma" || [[P. Susheela]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Kana Kaanum" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Saritha<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Unnai Enakku" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Vanakkam Mudhal" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0154120|Agni Sakshi}} <br />
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{{K. Balachander}}<br />
{{Kavithalaya Productions}}<br />
{{TamilNaduStateFilmAwardBestFilm}}<br />
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[[Category:1982 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]<br />
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of schizophrenia]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. Balachander]]<br />
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