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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Mr. Sampath<br />
| image = Mr. Sampath 1972 poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Cho Ramaswamy]]<br />
| producer = A. Sunderam<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = Cho Ramaswamy<br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Mr. Sampath&nbsp;– The Printer of Malgudi]]''|[[R. K. Narayan]]}}<br />
| starring = [[R. Muthuraman]]<br />[[Major Sundarrajan]]<br />Cho Ramaswamy<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Vivek Chitra Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1972|4|13}}<br />
| runtime = 145 minutes<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Mr. Sampath''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Satire|satirical film]] directed by [[Cho Ramaswamy]], who also stars. It is based on the [[R. K. Narayan]] novel ''[[Mr. Sampath&nbsp;– The Printer of Malgudi]]'' (1949). The film features an [[ensemble cast]] led by [[R. Muthuraman]], and has music composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Sampath, though poor by birth, has a heart of gold. Though clever and wise, he wants to become rich without hard work. He pretends to be rich, even a film producer. But ultimately, he realises that one cannot cheat people all the time.<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
Adapted from ''Indian Films'':<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
* [[R. Muthuraman]]<br />
* [[Major Sundarrajan]]<br />
* [[Cho Ramaswamy]]<br />
* Mali<br />
* [[Poornam Vishwanathan]]<br />
* Moorthy<br />
* [[Jaya Guhanathan|Jaya]]<br />
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2015 |title=Actor Manorama&nbsp;— She ruled the screen |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-manorama-she-ruled-the-screen/article10153128.ece |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref><br />
* [[Sukumari]]<br />
* [[Neelu]]<br />
* Devaki<br />
* Pushpa<br />
* Rajalakshmi<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Mr. Sampath'' is based on the novel ''[[Mr. Sampath&nbsp;– The Printer of Malgudi]]'' by [[R. K. Narayan]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Venkatachalam |first=Krishnan |date=November 2009 |title=கொத்தமங்கலம் சுப்பு |url=https://archive.org/details/KothamangalamSubbuAmudhasurabhi |language=Tamil |pages=12–13 |journal=Amudhasurabi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZnhTAAAAYAAJ&q=sampath |title=Film World |year=1972 |volume=8 |pages=118}}</ref> The film adaptation was produced by A. Sunderam under Vivek Chitra Films, and filmed in black and white.<ref name="Dharap">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-cEzAQAAIAAJ&q=mr+sampath+cho |title=Indian Films |publisher=B. V. Dharap |year=1973 |pages=105}}</ref> Besides directing, [[Cho Ramaswamy]] also starred,<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 January 2016 |title=திரை உலகில் சோ மீது போர் தொடுத்த துக்ளக்! |language=Tamil |trans-title=The war on the actor Cho by ''Tughlaq''! |work=[[Dinamalar]] |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/2754 |url-status=live |access-date=27 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416183316/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/2754 |archive-date=16 April 2017}}</ref> and wrote the screenplay. The final length was {{convert|3953.59|metres|feet}}.<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music of the film was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr.Sampath Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/mr-sampath-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503024237/https://mossymart.com/product/mr-sampath-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=3 May 2021 |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> while the lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]. The playback singers were [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|S. P. Balasubramaniam]], [[P. Susheela]] and [[L. R. Eswari]].<ref name="Dharap" /> The songs featured were "Aarambam Yaridam", "Anbana Rasikan", "Alangaram Pothumadi", "Hare Rama Hare Krishna", "Ore Kaelvi" and "Please Ippa".<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Mr. Sampath'' was released on 13 April 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |title=மிஸ்டர் சம்பத் / Mr. Sampath (1972) |url=https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1972/mr-sampath |access-date=13 September 2020 |website=Screen4screen}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{CITWF title|232339}}<br />
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{{R. K. Narayan}}<br />
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[[Category:Adaptations of works by R. K. Narayan]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian satirical films]]</div>imported>Kailash29792