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{{Short description|1982 film by S. P. Muthuraman}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sakalakala Vallavan
| image = Sakalakala Vallavan 1982 poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| producer = M. Kumaran [[M. Saravanan (producer)|M. Saravanan]] M. Balasubramaniam
| writer = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| starring = [[Kamal Haasan]] [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] [[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] [[Tulasi (actress)|Thulasi]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Babu
| editing = R. Vittal
| studio = [[AVM Productions]]
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1982|8|15|df=y}}
| runtime = 137 minutes{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=76}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Sakalakala Vallavan''''' ({{translation|Master of all arts}}) is a 1982 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[masala film]] directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]] and written by [[Panchu Arunachalam]]. The film stars [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]], [[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] and [[Tulasi (actress)|Tulasi]]. Produced by [[AVM Productions]], it revolves around a villager whose sister is raped by the village head's son when the former refuses to abide by his dictatorship. The villager vows to seek revenge and get his sister married to her rapist.

''Sakalakala Vallavan'' was released on 15 August 1982. The film was a major commercial success and ran for over 175 days in theatres and was the highest-grossing film in [[Tamil cinema]] until 1989 when the record was broken by ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]''. It also made Haasan, then popular only with the elite, popular among the masses. The film was remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Abhimanyu (1989 film)|Abhimanyu]]'' (1989).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abhimanyu |url=http://myswar.co/album/abhimanyu-1989 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201124104922/http://myswar.co/album/abhimanyu-1989 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |access-date=24 November 2020 |website=MySwar}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Velu is a villager who manages the farm of his family. Ramaiah Pillai and his wife Parvathi are the landowners of the village. Parvathi cheats poor farmers and grabs their land and properties by lending money at a high rate of interest by mortgaging their properties. Their son Pazhani and daughter Geetha study in the city. Velu gets into issues with Parvathi's henchman when they try to cheat poor people. Due to this, Parvathi gets angry with Velu's family. Pazhani and Geetha complete their studies and return to the village. Geetha and Velu quarrel whenever they meet.

Velu's father Chinnaiah Pillai returns the money due to Parvathi through Pazhani. But when Velu goes to collect the [[promissory note]] from Pazhani, he lies that he has not received the money. Enraged, Velu beats him. Ramaiah comes to Velu's house, returns the promissory note and advises Velu to be calm. As revenge on Velu, Pazhani kidnaps and rapes Velu's sister Valli. Velu prevents her from committing suicide, and she decides to undo this disgrace is by marrying Pazhani. Velu pleads with Pazhani to marry Valli but he refuses, saying this is his revenge for the insult meted out to him.

Some time later, Ramaiah and Parvathi attend a [[New Year's Eve]] party and meet the former's old friend Sundaram, a US-returned businessman with his children Sam and Bobby (actually Velu and Valli in disguise). Parvathi takes her family to Sundaram's house and is impressed by his wealth and children. She proposes that they get married with her son and daughter. Both the marriages take place and later that night, Sam and Bobby reveal their true identities to their new spouses.

Parvathi and her family try to end the marriage, but Ramaiah warns them of dire consequences and tells them to live together amicably. Though Geetha initially behaves indifferently, she gradually gets attracted to Velu and starts living with him normally. However, Pazhani does not accept Valli and ill-treats her. He also develops a relationship with Lalitha, a club dancer. Learning of this, Velu goes disguised as a [[Dubai]]-based [[Sheikh]] and offers a large amount of money to Lalitha's brother to live with Lalitha.

Both Lalitha and her brother are happy and she spends more time with Velu. When Pazhani learns of this, he berates both Lalitha and her brother. Lalitha's brother decides to eliminate both Valli and Pazhani as they are impediments to his plans. He convinces Pazhani to bring Valli to an isolated bungalow and once they both enter, he sets the house on fire. By then, Lalitha, who is upset about her brother's plan, informs Velu about it, and he rushes to the place, defeats all the thugs (including Lalitha's brother) and saves both Pazhani and Valli. Pazhani realises his mistake and apologises to Valli and Velu; the family unites.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Velusamy<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajendran |first=Sowmya |date=11 April 2017 |title=From 'Sakalakala Vallavan' to 'Kaatru Veliyidai': Tracing Kollywood's portrayal of abusive love |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sakalakala-vallavan-kaatru-veliyidai-tracing-kollywood-s-portrayal-abusive-love-60193 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612123938/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sakalakala-vallavan-kaatru-veliyidai-tracing-kollywood-s-portrayal-abusive-love-60193 |archive-date=12 June 2020 |access-date=25 May 2021 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
*[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] as Geetha{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=76}}
*[[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] as Pazhani{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=76}}
*[[Tulasi (actress)|Tulasi]] as Valli {{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=76}}
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Ramaiah Pillai{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=76}}
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Sundaram{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=76}}
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]] as Poonai<ref name="38years">{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=14 August 2020 |title='இளமை இதோ இதோ', 'நிலா காயுது', 'நேத்து ராத்திரி யம்மா'; 38 வருடங்களாக மனதில் நிற்கிறான் 'சகலகலா வல்லவன்'! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/569858-38-years-of-sakalakala-vallavan.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525113625/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/569858-38-years-of-sakalakala-vallavan.html |archive-date=25 May 2021 |access-date=25 May 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>
*[[Samikannu]] as Chinnaiah Pillai{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=76}}
*[[Pushpalatha]] as Parvathi{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=76}}
*[[Silk Smitha]] as Lalitha{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=76}}
*[[S. N. Parvathy]] as Sivagami{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=76}}
}}

== Production ==
AVM Productions made the film to prove that Kamal Haasan was a "Master of all arts", keeping with the title ''Sakalakala Vallavan'', which translates to the same.<ref name="tamil.thehindu">{{Cite web |last=முத்துராமன் |first=எஸ்பி. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=15 June 2016 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 62: கதைக்காக நடிகர்! |trans-title=Try making a film 62: Actor for the story! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/212263-62.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200815073033/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/212263-62-2.html |archive-date=15 August 2020 |access-date=15 August 2020 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>{{sfn|Swaminathan|2003|p=28}} It was writer [[Panchu Arunachalam]] who came up with the title.{{sfn|Saravanan|2013|p=257}} The film was produced by [[M. Saravanan (producer)|M. Saravanan]], M. Balasubramanian and M. S. Guhan. Cinematography was handled by Babu, and editing by R. Vittal.{{sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=76}}<ref name="38years" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=திரைஞானி |date=1 August 1982 |title=சகல 'கமல்' வல்லவன் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1982-08-01/page/n7/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230530125020/https://archive.org/details/kalki1982-08-01/page/n7/mode/2up |archive-date=2023-05-30 |access-date=2023-04-15 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=8 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> The film was launched in March 1982 with [[Rajinikanth]] attending the launch.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=28 March 1982 |title=காமிராவை சுற்றி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1982-03-28/page/n63/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230413175102/https://archive.org/details/kalki1982-03-28/page/n63/mode/2up |archive-date=2023-04-13 |access-date=2023-04-13 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=63 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> The song "Illamai Idho Idho" was shot in a large king's court set created for a [[Kannada]] film, after suitable modifications by art director Chalam to show it as a [[Hotel rating|five star hotel]] making it look like it has five sets.<ref name="tamil.thehindu" /> The set was decorated with night lamps and chandelier bought from Hyderabad.<ref name="tamil.thehindu" />{{sfn|Muthuraman|2017|page=246}} Shooting locations included [[Pollachi]] in [[Coimbatore]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venkateswaran |first=N. |date=6 November 2011 |title=Big Shots, Hot Spots |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2011/11/06&ChunkNum=0&ID=Ar00200 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216104159/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH%2F2011%2F11%2F06&ChunkNum=0&ID=Ar00200 |archive-date=16 February 2018 |access-date=15 February 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Kodambakkam]] in Madras (now [[Chennai]]),<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 August 2009 |title=Scenes from a city: When Madras was in the movies |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2009/08/22&ChunkNum=0&ID=Ar00200 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216104159/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH%2F2009%2F08%2F22&ChunkNum=0&ID=Ar00200 |archive-date=16 February 2018 |access-date=15 February 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> and the AVM Garden Villa in Madras.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prabhakar |first=Bhavani |date=7 June 2018 |title=AVM Garden Villa opens its doors for public events |url=https://www.newstodaynet.com/chennai/avm-garden-villa-opens-its-doors-for-public-events-99488.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629045532/https://www.newstodaynet.com/chennai/avm-garden-villa-opens-its-doors-for-public-events-99488.html |archive-date=29 June 2018 |access-date=29 June 2018 |work=[[News Today]]}}</ref> The song "Nethu Raatri" was shot at Meiyappan's bungalow and garden.{{sfn|Muthuraman|2017|page=243}} The climax fight involving a burning building was shot in a set built at the eighth floor of AVM Studios in three days with three cameras.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=25 July 1982 |title=காமிராவை சுற்றி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1982-07-25/page/n61/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330043637/https://archive.org/details/kalki1982-07-25/page/n61/mode/2up |archive-date=2023-03-30 |access-date=2023-03-30 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=61 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Haasan performed all the stunts in the film by himself. The final length of the film was {{convert|3890|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="kalki" />

== Themes ==
''Sakalakala Vallavan'' follows the "taming of the shrew" paradigm that was popular in Tamil cinema as early as the 1960s: "the city-bred girl making fun of the rustic and the latter turning the tables on her".<ref>{{Cite book |title=Beyond Bollywood: The Cinemas of South India |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |year=2017 |isbn=9789352645695 |editor-last=Raghavendra |editor-first=M. K. |editor-link=M. K. Raghavendra |pages=40}}</ref> Film producer and writer [[G. Dhananjayan]] compared the film to the [[William Shakespeare]] play ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' for following the same concept.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |author-link=G. Dhananjayan |date=14 July 2017 |title=Similar storylines need to show new tricks to hook fans |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/Opinion/2017/07/14100554/1038715/Similar-storylines-need-to-show-new-tricks-to-hook-.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181207155420/https://www.dtnext.in/News/Opinion/2017/07/14100554/1038715/Similar-storylines-need-to-show-new-tricks-to-hook-.vpf |archive-date=7 December 2018 |access-date=7 December 2018 |work=[[DT Next]]}}</ref> According to Saravanan, the film's plot was inspired from various Tamil films such as ''[[Kumari Penn]]'', ''[[Periya Idathu Penn]]'', ''[[Kalyanamam Kalyanam (film)|Kalyanamam Kalyanam]]'', ''[[Pattikada Pattanama]]'' and ''[[Savaale Samali]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=21 July 1991 |title=ஏ.வி.எம்: 1–150 |trans-title=AVM: 1–150 |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki1991-07-21/kalki1991-07-21.pdf |access-date=15 April 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=8–12 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaalee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sakalakala Vallavan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/sakalakala-vallavan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816043724/https://mossymart.com/product/sakalakala-vallavan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=16 August 2021 |access-date=16 August 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sakalakala Vallavan (1982) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/sakalakala-vallavan-songs-T0000290 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230201121741/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/sakalakala-vallavan-songs-T0000290 |archive-date=1 February 2023 |access-date=1 February 2023 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The song "Nila Kayuthu" is set in the [[Carnatic raga]] known as [[Madhyamavati]].{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=148}} The [[disco]] song "Ilamai Idho Idho" remains one of the most popular New Year-themed songs in Tamil cinema, and is played on radio and television channels every New Year.{{sfn|Saravanan|2013|p=261}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=1 January 2018 |title=Southern Lights: Best New Year Songs |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/indepth-stories/south/southern-lights-happy-new-year |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207204050/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/indepth-stories/south/southern-lights-happy-new-year |archive-date=7 December 2022 |access-date=2 February 2018 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref> According to Saravanan, the song initially did not have the words "Happy New Year"; [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], who realised the song is about New Year, decided to utter those words in high pitch.<ref name="kalki">{{Cite magazine |last=சரவணன் |first=ஏவி.எம். |author-link=M. Saravanan (producer) |date=19 June 2005 |title=சகலகலா வல்லவனில் கமல் நடித்திருக்க கூடாது! |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki2005-06-19/kalki2005-06-19.pdf |access-date=30 May 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=52–55 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

In June 2013, A. Muthusamy of Honey Bee Music enhanced the songs from their original version on the film's soundtrack album to [[5.1 surround sound]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 June 2013 |title=Music to his ears |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/music-to-his-ears/article4812587.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115001611/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/music-to-his-ears/article4812587.ece |archive-date=15 November 2013 |access-date=2 February 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

This is the first movie's LP has "Ilamai Itho Itho" song without voice track as an additional number and used for Minus1 and Karoke for the very first in the Tamil Movie Industry.

{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| all_lyrics = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaalee]]
| all_music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| title1 = Ilamai Edho Edho
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 =
| music1 =
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Chorus
| length1 =
| title2 = Nila Kayuthu
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 =
| music2 =
| extra2 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. Janaki]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Kattavandi
| note3 = female
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 =
| music3 =
| extra3 = [[S. P. Sailaja]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Amman Koyil
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 =
| music4 =
| extra4 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| length4 =
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Nethu Rathiri
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 =
| music1 =
| extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length1 =
| title2 = Kattavandi
| note2 = male
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 =
| music2 =
| extra2 = Malaysia Vasudevan
| length2 =
| title3 = Nila Kayuthu
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 =
| music3 =
| extra3 = Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
| length3 =
| title4 = Disco Music
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 =
| music4 =
| extra4 =  –
| length4 =
}}
The movie was dubbed into Telugu as Palleturi Simham and lyrics were written by Rajashri
{{Track listing
|headline = Telugu dubbed track listing
|extra_column= Singer(s)
|title1 = Naatu Bandi Naatu Bandi
|extra1 = [[S. P. Sailaja]]
|note1 = female
|title2 = Naatu Bandi Naatu Bandi
|extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|note2 = male
|title3 = Happy Today Today
|extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|title4 = Ninna Ratri Kunuku Pattala
|extra4 = [[P. Susheela]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|title5 = Ila Sagane Ragam Anuragam
|extra5 = [[P. Susheela]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Sakalakala Vallavan'' was released on 14 August 1982.{{sfn|Saravanan|2013|p=256}} The magazine ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'', in a review dated 5 September 1982, rated the film 42 out of 100, saying it would most probably collect the highest money and run for many days for the commercial masala offered to the audience and grand making.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=77}} Thiraignani of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised Haasan's fights and dance, V. K. Ramasamy's comedy, Babu's cinematography and concluded calling the film as "Kalakala Vallavan".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=திரைஞானி |date=29 August 1982 |title=சகலகலா வல்லவன் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1982-08-29/page/n23/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230415165657/https://archive.org/details/kalki1982-08-29/page/n23/mode/2up |archive-date=2023-04-15 |access-date=2023-04-15 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=23 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Despite facing competition from another Muthuraman-directed film ''[[Enkeyo Ketta Kural]]'', released on the same day,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anand |first=N |date=21 August 2017 |title=An August Season |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/an-august-season/article19531864.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216104200/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/an-august-season/article19531864.ece |archive-date=16 February 2018 |access-date=2 February 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> ''Sakalakala Vallavan'' emerged the bigger success,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suganth |first=M. |date=20 July 2019 |title=Movie Milestone: 30 Years Of Raja Chinna Roja |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/movie-milestone-30-years-of-raja-chinna-roja/articleshow/70306094.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724184630/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/movie-milestone-30-years-of-raja-chinna-roja/articleshow/70306094.cms |archive-date=24 July 2019 |access-date=29 July 2019 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> and ran for over 175 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Selvaraj |first=N. |date=20 March 2017 |title=வெள்ளி விழா கண்ட தமிழ் திரைப்படங்கள் |trans-title=Tamil films that completed silver jubilees |url=http://puthu.thinnai.com/?p=34587 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170329085911/http://puthu.thinnai.com/?p=34587 |archive-date=29 March 2017 |access-date=18 February 2018 |website=Thinnai |language=Tamil}}</ref> G. Dhananjayan considered the film to have grossed over {{INRConvert|1|c|year=1982}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suganth |first=M. |date=10 August 2016 |title=Man who introduced Raaja and reinvented commercial cinema |url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31807&articlexml=MAN-WHO-INTRODUCED-RAAJA-AND-REINVENTED-COMMERCIAL-CINEMA-10082016101005# |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216104200/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31807&articlexml=MAN-WHO-INTRODUCED-RAAJA-AND-REINVENTED-COMMERCIAL-CINEMA-10082016101005 |archive-date=16 February 2018 |access-date=15 February 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film was the highest-grossing film in [[Tamil cinema]] until 1989 when the record was broken by ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2020 |title="ஒரு துப்பாக்கி கையில் எடுக்காதே, எந்தத் தோட்டாவும் என்ன துளைக்காதே!" – கமல் சொல்லி அடித்த 'அபூர்வ சகோதரர்கள்' |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/special-article-about-31-years-of-aboorva-sagotharargal-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423042711/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/special-article-about-31-years-of-aboorva-sagotharargal-movie#bypass-sw |archive-date=23 April 2020 |access-date=27 April 2020 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref> It was dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language as ''Palleṭuri Simham'' and released on 10 December 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palleturi Simham |url=https://indiancine.ma/BFUQ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230130052939/https://indiancine.ma/BFUQ/info |archive-date=30 January 2023 |access-date=13 February 2020 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
''Sakalakala Vallavan'' widened Kamal Haasan's audience base from the "classes" to a hero of the "masses".{{sfn|Swaminathan|2003|p=27}} G. Dhananjayan noted that while Haasan was then considered an "A-centre star", the film took him "to the B and C centres".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suganth |first=M. |date=26 July 2015 |title=Panchu Arunachalam is the man who invented Rajinikanth as an actor |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Panchu-Arunachalam-is-the-man-who-invented-Rajinikanth-as-an-actor/articleshow/48215004.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830064625/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Panchu-Arunachalam-is-the-man-who-invented-Rajinikanth-as-an-actor/articleshow/48215004.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=30 August 2017 |access-date=2 February 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>{{efn|In Tamil cinema terminology, audiences are categorised into three centres: A centre (audiences in urban places like Chennai or Coimbatore), B centre (audiences in semi-urban places) and C centre (rural audiences).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=3 September 2016 |title=Return of the native |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Return-of-the-native/article14621844.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212084618/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Return-of-the-native/article14621844.ece |archive-date=12 February 2018 |access-date=12 February 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>}} Despite the film's success, Haasan thought little of the film, feeling it showed him as a "paid performer" rather an actor. He added, "It cleared certain notions in my head about the mistakes I shouldn't make."<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2015 |title=I make very angry social statements in my films – Kamal Haasan |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/i-make-very-angry-social-statements-in-my-films-kamal-haasan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618055722/http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/i-make-very-angry-social-statements-in-my-films-kamal-haasan/701119 |archive-date=18 June 2018 |access-date=18 June 2018 |work=[[The Free Press Journal]]}}</ref> ''Sakalakala Vallavan'' inspired the title of a [[Sakalakala Vallavan (2015 film)|2015 film]] which was not related to this film. Sudhir Srinivasan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted that both films were "about a gold-hearted villager and his taming of an urban woman".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=1 August 2015 |title=Sakalakala Vallavan: Old, crass and hostile |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/sakalakala-vallavan-old-crass-and-hostile/article7488820.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216220300/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/sakalakala-vallavan-old-crass-and-hostile/article7488820.ece |archive-date=16 December 2017 |access-date=2 February 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> "Illamai Idho Idho" was used as the title for one of the segments of the 2020 anthology film ''[[Putham Pudhu Kaalai]]'' directed by [[Sudha Kongara]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 September 2020 |title='Putham Pudhu Kaalai': Amazon Prime Video announces anthology of five Tamil short films |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/sep/30/putham-pudhu-kaalai-amazon-prime-video-announces-anthology-of-five-tamil-short-films-2203973.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103145457/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/sep/30/putham-pudhu-kaalai-amazon-prime-video-announces-anthology-of-five-tamil-short-films-2203973.html |archive-date=3 November 2020 |access-date=24 November 2020 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |author-link=G. Dhananjayan |title=The Best of Tamil Cinema, 1931 to 2010: 1977–2010 |publisher=Galatta Media |year=2011 |oclc=733724281}}
* {{Cite book |last=Saravanan |first=M. |author-link=M. Saravanan (producer) |title=AVM 60 Cinema |publisher=Rajarajan Pathippagam |year=2013 |edition=3rd |language=ta |oclc=1158347612 |orig-date=2005}}
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |location=Chennai |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}
* {{Cite book |last=Swaminathan |first=Roopa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oRdlAAAAMAAJ&q=sakalakala+vallavan |title=Kamalahasan, the consummate actor |publisher=Rupa & Co. |year=2003 |isbn=9788129103031}}
*{{Cite book |last=Muthuraman |first=S. P. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |title=AVM Thandha SPM |publisher=Vikatan |year=2017 |edition=3rd |language=Tamil |oclc=607342391 |orig-date=2005}}

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Sakalakala Vallavan (1982 film) - Revision history

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