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	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	All songs were written by [[Kannadasan]] and Thiruppathuran, and composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].		All songs were written by [[Kannadasan]] and Thiruppathuran, and composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The song "Sorgam Madhuvile" was remixed by Karthik Raja for ''[[Maa Madurai]]'' (2007).<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2007-07-04 \|title=Maamadurai (Tamil, Karthikraja) by Milliblog! \|url=https://milliblog.com/2007/07/04/maamadurai-tamil-karthikraja/ \|access-date=2022-06-14}}</ref>

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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Sattam En Kaiyil		\| name = Sattam En Kaiyil
	\| image = ~~sattam1978~~.jpg		\| image = Sattam En Kaiyil.jpg
	~~\| image_size =~~
	\| caption = Poster		\| caption = Poster
	\| director = [[T. N. Balu]]		\| director = [[T. N. Balu]]
			\| writer = T. N. Balu
	\| producer = T. N. Balu		\| producer = T. N. Balu
	~~\| writer = T. N. Balu~~
	~~\| narrator =~~
	\| starring = {{plainlist\|		\| starring = {{plainlist\|
	* [[Kamal Haasan]]		* [[Kamal Haasan]]
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	* Elizabeth		* Elizabeth
	}}		}}
	~~\| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]~~
	\| cinematography = [[N. K. Vishwanathan]]		\| cinematography = [[N. K. Vishwanathan]]
	\| editing = V. Rajagopal		\| editing = V. Rajagopal
	\| studio = Balu Cine ~~arts~~		\| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
			\| studio = Balu Cine Arts
	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|1978\|07\|14}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|1978\|07\|14}}
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	'''''Sattam En Kaiyil''''' ({{~~lit~~\|The law is in my hands}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[T. N. Balu]] starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Sripriya]] ~~in the lead role~~. ~~This film~~ was remade in Hindi as ''[[Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya]]'' in 1982.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://~~books~~.google.~~com~~/books?id=~~EZFTAAAAYAAJ~~&q=~~Sattam \|title~~=~~Film World \|year~~=~~1983 \|editor~~-~~last~~=~~Ramachandran~~ \|~~editor-first~~=~~T. M.~~ \|~~volume~~=20 \|pages=82}}</ref>		'''''Sattam En Kaiyil''''' ({{translation\|The law is in my hands}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[T. N. Balu]] starring [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Sripriya]]. It was remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya]]'' (1982), with Haasan returning.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Arunachalam \|first=Param \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/BollySwar_1981_1990/V4rcDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22sattam+en+kaiyil%22+remake&pg=PA243-IA1&printsec=frontcover \|title=BollySwar: 1981–1990 \|publisher=Mavrix Infotech \|year=2020 \|pages=243}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

	== ~~Story synopsis~~ ==		== Plot ==
			{{more plot\|date=November 2021}}
	The film revolves around twin brothers, who were separated and got different family in their childhood. One becomes an educated and a good person, while the other one becomes local city-thief and a petty criminal remaining uneducated. Problems arrive when their girlfriends think the other as their own boyfriend as they look alike. The story ends reuniting the twin brothers.		The film revolves around twin brothers, who were separated and got different family in their childhood. One becomes an educated and a good person, while the other one becomes local city-thief and a petty criminal remaining uneducated. Problems arrive when their girlfriends think the other as their own boyfriend as they look alike. The story ends reuniting the twin brothers.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
			*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Babu / Rathnam<ref name="42years">{{Cite news \|date=14 July 2020 \|title='சொர்க்கம் மதுவிலே', 'ஆழக்கடலில் தேடிய முத்து'; கமலின் 'சட்டம் என் கையில்' வெளியாகி 42 ஆண்டுகள்! \|language=ta \|work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/564362-42-years-of-sattam-en-kaiyil.html \|access-date=6 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011105230/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/564362-42-years-of-sattam-en-kaiyil.html \|archive-date=11 October 2020}}</ref>
	*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Babu / Rathnam<ref name="42years">{{Cite news \|~~url~~=~~https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/564362-42-years-of-sattam-en-kaiyil.html~~ \|title='சொர்க்கம் மதுவிலே', 'ஆழக்கடலில் தேடிய முத்து'; கமலின் 'சட்டம் என் கையில்' வெளியாகி 42 ஆண்டுகள்! \|language=ta ~~\|date=14 July 2020~~ \|work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|access-date=6 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011105230/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/564362-42-years-of-sattam-en-kaiyil.html \|archive-date=11 October 2020}}</ref>
	*[[Sripriya]] as Priya		*[[Sripriya]] as Priya
	*Miss. Elizabeth as Kathrine		*Miss. Elizabeth as Kathrine
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	*[[Pushpalatha]] as Lakshmi		*[[Pushpalatha]] as Lakshmi
	*[[Ganthimathi]] as Sivakolunthu		*[[Ganthimathi]] as Sivakolunthu
	*[[Sathyaraj]] as Vicky<ref name="MaalaiMalar">{{Cite web \|url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/08/06213641/1031200/cinima-history-sathyaraj.vpf ~~\|title=கமல் நடித்த சட்டம் என் கையில்: வில்லனாக சத்யராஜ் அறிமுகம் \|date=6 August 2016~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720062811/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/08/06213641/1031200/cinima-history-sathyaraj.vpf \|archive-date=20 July 2021 \|~~work~~=[[Maalai Malar]] \|language=ta ~~\|access-date=20 July 2021~~}}</ref>		*[[Sathyaraj]] as Vicky<ref name="MaalaiMalar">{{Cite web \|date=6 August 2016 \|title=கமல் நடித்த சட்டம் என் கையில்: வில்லனாக சத்யராஜ் அறிமுகம் \|url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/08/06213641/1031200/cinima-history-sathyaraj.vpf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720062811/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/08/06213641/1031200/cinima-history-sathyaraj.vpf \|archive-date=20 July 2021 \|access-date=20 July 2021 \|website=[[Maalai Malar]] \|language=ta}}</ref>
	*[[Loose Mohan]]		*[[Loose Mohan]]
	*[[Usilai Mani]]		*[[Usilai Mani]]

	== Production ==		== Production ==
	''Sattam En Kaiyil'' is the debut film of [[Sathyaraj]].<ref name="The Anti-Hero">{{Cite magazine \|last=Sunil \|first=K. P. \|date=29 November 1987 \|title=The Anti-Hero \|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.110088/page/n1127 \|magazine=[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]] \|publisher=[[The Times Group]] \|volume=108 \|pages=40–41}}</ref> ~~Receiving~~ a salary of ₹500.<ref name="Sathyaraj">{{Cite web \|date=28 July 2005 \|title=He is still going strong \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/28/stories/2005072809580200.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928131606/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/28/stories/2005072809580200.htm \|archive-date=28 September 2016 \|~~url~~-~~status~~=~~dead~~ \|~~work~~=[[The Hindu]] ~~\|access-date=20 July 2021~~}}</ref> ~~The film cinematography handled by [[N. K. Viswanathan]].<ref name="Sathyaraj" /> The Dialogues were written by Shanmuga Sundharam.~~		''Sattam En Kaiyil'' is the debut film of [[Sathyaraj]].<ref name="The Anti-Hero">{{Cite magazine \|last=Sunil \|first=K. P. \|date=29 November 1987 \|title=The Anti-Hero \|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.110088/page/n1127 \|magazine=[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]] \|publisher=[[The Times Group]] \|volume=108 \|pages=40–41}}</ref> It was the cinematographer [[N. K. Vishwanathan]] who recommended him to the director [[T. N. Balu]]. Sathyaraj received a salary of ₹500.<ref name="Sathyaraj">{{Cite web \|date=28 July 2005 \|title=He is still going strong \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/28/stories/2005072809580200.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928131606/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/28/stories/2005072809580200.htm \|archive-date=28 September 2016 \|access-date=20 July 2021 \|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
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	== Release ==		== Release ==
	''Sattam En Kaiyil'' was released on 14 July 1978.<ref name="42years" /> It was commercially successful and ran for 100 days. 100th days celebration of the film was attended by [[M. Karunanidhi]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290517/karuna-taught-me-tamil-says-kamal-haasan.html ~~\|title=Karuna taught me Tamil, says Kamal Haasan \|date=29 May 2017 \|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]~~ \|access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="Sathyaraj" /> ~~The film was dubbed and released in Telugu under the title ''Donga Dora''. The Telugu dubbed film also ran 100 days.~~<ref>{{Cite tweet \|number=1282923681144922114 \|user=RajaparvaiB \|title=#கமல்ஹாசன் அவர்௧ளின் #சட்டம்என்கையில் இன்று 42ம் ஆண்டு நிறைவுநாள் (14/07/1978) 100 ஓடிய சூப்பர் ஹிட் திரைப்படம் இந்த படம் தெலுங்கு மொழியில் #தொங்௧தோரா என்று வெளிவந்து #ஆந்திராவில் 100 நாட்௧ளுக்கு மேல் ஓடியது.. ~~\|language=ta~~ \|date=14 July 2020 \|access-date=6 October 2020 \|last=Bengaluru \|first=Rajaparvai Ramu}}</ref>		''Sattam En Kaiyil'' was released on 14 July 1978.<ref name="42years" /> It was commercially successful and ran for 100 days. 100th days celebration of the film was attended by [[M. Karunanidhi]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=29 May 2017 \|title=Karuna taught me Tamil, says Kamal Haasan \|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290517/karuna-taught-me-tamil-says-kamal-haasan.html \|access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="Sathyaraj" /><ref>{{Cite tweet \|number=1282923681144922114 \|user=RajaparvaiB \|title=#கமல்ஹாசன் அவர்௧ளின் #சட்டம்என்கையில் இன்று 42ம் ஆண்டு நிறைவுநாள் (14/07/1978) 100 ஓடிய சூப்பர் ஹிட் திரைப்படம் இந்த படம் தெலுங்கு மொழியில் #தொங்௧தோரா என்று வெளிவந்து #ஆந்திராவில் 100 நாட்௧ளுக்கு மேல் ஓடியது.. \|date=14 July 2020 \|access-date=6 October 2020 \|language=ta \|last=Bengaluru \|first=Rajaparvai Ramu}}</ref>

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	[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]		[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
			[[Category:Indian action films]]
	[[Category:Indian films]]		[[Category:Indian films]]
	[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]		[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
	[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]		[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]


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	\| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]		\| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
	\| cinematography = [[N. K. ~~Viswanathan~~]]		\| cinematography = [[N. K. Vishwanathan]]
	\| editing = V. Rajagopal		\| editing = V. Rajagopal
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	'''''Sattam En Kaiyil''''' ({{lit\|The law is in my hands}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by T. N. ~~Baalu,~~ starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Sripriya]] in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/564362-42-years-of-sattam-en-kaiyil.html \|title='சொர்க்கம் மதுவிலே', 'ஆழக்கடலில் தேடிய முத்து'; கமலின் 'சட்டம் என் கையில்' வெளியாகி 42 ஆண்டுகள்! \|language=ta \|date=14 July 2020 \|work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref> This film was remade in Hindi as ''[[Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya]]'' in 1982.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZFTAAAAYAAJ&q=Sattam \|title=Film World \|year=1983 \|editor-last=Ramachandran \|editor-first=T. M. \|volume=20 \|pages=82}}</ref>		'''''Sattam En Kaiyil''''' ({{lit\|The law is in my hands}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[T. N. Balu]] starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Sripriya]] in the lead role. This film was remade in Hindi as ''[[Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya]]'' in 1982.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZFTAAAAYAAJ&q=Sattam \|title=Film World \|year=1983 \|editor-last=Ramachandran \|editor-first=T. M. \|volume=20 \|pages=82}}</ref>

	== Story synopsis ==		== Story synopsis ==
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	== Cast ==		== Cast ==

	*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Babu / Rathnam		*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Babu / Rathnam<ref name="42years">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/564362-42-years-of-sattam-en-kaiyil.html \|title='சொர்க்கம் மதுவிலே', 'ஆழக்கடலில் தேடிய முத்து'; கமலின் 'சட்டம் என் கையில்' வெளியாகி 42 ஆண்டுகள்! \|language=ta \|date=14 July 2020 \|work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|access-date=6 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011105230/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/564362-42-years-of-sattam-en-kaiyil.html \|archive-date=11 October 2020}}</ref>
	*[[Sripriya]] as Priya		*[[Sripriya]] as Priya
	*Miss. Elizabeth as Kathrine		*Miss. Elizabeth as Kathrine
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	*[[Pushpalatha]] as Lakshmi		*[[Pushpalatha]] as Lakshmi
	*[[Ganthimathi]] as Sivakolunthu		*[[Ganthimathi]] as Sivakolunthu
	*[[Sathyaraj]] as Vicky		*[[Sathyaraj]] as Vicky<ref name="MaalaiMalar">{{Cite web \|url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/08/06213641/1031200/cinima-history-sathyaraj.vpf \|title=கமல் நடித்த சட்டம் என் கையில்: வில்லனாக சத்யராஜ் அறிமுகம் \|date=6 August 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720062811/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/08/06213641/1031200/cinima-history-sathyaraj.vpf \|archive-date=20 July 2021 \|work=[[Maalai Malar]] \|language=ta \|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>
	*[[Loose Mohan]]		*[[Loose Mohan]]
	*[[Usilai Mani]]		*[[Usilai Mani]]

	== Production ==		== Production ==
	''Sattam En Kaiyil'' is the debut film of [[Sathyaraj]].<ref name="The Anti-Hero">{{Cite magazine \|last=Sunil \|first=K. P. \|date=29 November 1987 \|title=The Anti-Hero \|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.110088/page/n1127 \|magazine=[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]] \|publisher=[[The Times Group]] \|volume=108 \|pages=40–41}}</ref> The Dialogues were written by Shanmuga Sundharam.		''Sattam En Kaiyil'' is the debut film of [[Sathyaraj]].<ref name="The Anti-Hero">{{Cite magazine \|last=Sunil \|first=K. P. \|date=29 November 1987 \|title=The Anti-Hero \|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.110088/page/n1127 \|magazine=[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]] \|publisher=[[The Times Group]] \|volume=108 \|pages=40–41}}</ref> Receiving a salary of ₹500.<ref name="Sathyaraj">{{Cite web \|date=28 July 2005 \|title=He is still going strong \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/28/stories/2005072809580200.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928131606/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/28/stories/2005072809580200.htm \|archive-date=28 September 2016 \|url-status=dead \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> The film cinematography handled by [[N. K. Viswanathan]].<ref name="Sathyaraj" /> The Dialogues were written by Shanmuga Sundharam.

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
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	== Release ==		== Release ==
	''Sattam En Kaiyil'' was released on 14 July 1978. It was commercially successful and ran for 100 days. 100th days celebration of the film was attended by [[M. Karunanidhi]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290517/karuna-taught-me-tamil-says-kamal-haasan.html \|title=Karuna taught me Tamil, says Kamal Haasan \|date=29 May 2017 \|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] \|access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref> The film was dubbed and released in Telugu under the title ''Donga Dora''. The Telugu dubbed film also ran 100 days.<ref>{{Cite tweet \|number=1282923681144922114 \|user=RajaparvaiB \|title=#கமல்ஹாசன் அவர்௧ளின் #சட்டம்என்கையில் இன்று 42ம் ஆண்டு நிறைவுநாள் (14/07/1978) 100 ஓடிய சூப்பர் ஹிட் திரைப்படம் இந்த படம் தெலுங்கு மொழியில் #தொங்௧தோரா என்று வெளிவந்து #ஆந்திராவில் 100 நாட்௧ளுக்கு மேல் ஓடியது.. \|language=ta \|date=14 July 2020 \|access-date=6 October 2020 \|last=Bengaluru \|first=Rajaparvai Ramu}}</ref>		''Sattam En Kaiyil'' was released on 14 July 1978.<ref name="42years" /> It was commercially successful and ran for 100 days. 100th days celebration of the film was attended by [[M. Karunanidhi]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290517/karuna-taught-me-tamil-says-kamal-haasan.html \|title=Karuna taught me Tamil, says Kamal Haasan \|date=29 May 2017 \|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] \|access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="Sathyaraj" /> The film was dubbed and released in Telugu under the title ''Donga Dora''. The Telugu dubbed film also ran 100 days.<ref>{{Cite tweet \|number=1282923681144922114 \|user=RajaparvaiB \|title=#கமல்ஹாசன் அவர்௧ளின் #சட்டம்என்கையில் இன்று 42ம் ஆண்டு நிறைவுநாள் (14/07/1978) 100 ஓடிய சூப்பர் ஹிட் திரைப்படம் இந்த படம் தெலுங்கு மொழியில் #தொங்௧தோரா என்று வெளிவந்து #ஆந்திராவில் 100 நாட்௧ளுக்கு மேல் ஓடியது.. \|language=ta \|date=14 July 2020 \|access-date=6 October 2020 \|last=Bengaluru \|first=Rajaparvai Ramu}}</ref>

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{IMDb title\|0274792~~\|Sattam En Kaiyil~~}}		* {{IMDb title\|0274792}}
	*[http://www.ilayarajahits.in/search/label/Sattam%20En%20Kaiyil Sattam En Kaiyil Songs and Lyrics]

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	[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]		[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
	[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]		[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]
	~~[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]~~


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{{Infobox film
| name = Sattam En Kaiyil
| image = sattam1978.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = T. N. Balu
| producer = T. N. Balu
| writer = T. N. Balu
| narrator =
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Kamal Haasan]]
* [[Sripriya]]
* Elizabeth
}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[N. K. Viswanathan]]
| editing = V. Rajagopal
| studio = Balu Cine arts
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1978|07|14}}
| runtime = 127 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Sattam En Kaiyil''''' ({{lit|The law is in my hands}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by T. N. Baalu, starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Sripriya]] in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/564362-42-years-of-sattam-en-kaiyil.html |title='சொர்க்கம் மதுவிலே', 'ஆழக்கடலில் தேடிய முத்து'; கமலின் 'சட்டம் என் கையில்' வெளியாகி 42 ஆண்டுகள்! |language=ta |date=14 July 2020 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref> This film was remade in Hindi as ''[[Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya]]'' in 1982.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZFTAAAAYAAJ&q=Sattam |title=Film World |year=1983 |editor-last=Ramachandran |editor-first=T. M. |volume=20 |pages=82}}</ref>

== Story synopsis ==
The film revolves around twin brothers, who were separated and got different family in their childhood. One becomes an educated and a good person, while the other one becomes local city-thief and a petty criminal remaining uneducated. Problems arrive when their girlfriends think the other as their own boyfriend as they look alike. The story ends reuniting the twin brothers.

== Cast ==

*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Babu / Rathnam
*[[Sripriya]] as Priya
*Miss. Elizabeth as Kathrine
*[[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Senthil
*[[S. A. Ashokan]] as Mayandi
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Lawyer Nagarajan
*[[Suruli Rajan]] as Rathnam's Friend
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Priya's Father
*[[Pushpalatha]] as Lakshmi
*[[Ganthimathi]] as Sivakolunthu
*[[Sathyaraj]] as Vicky
*[[Loose Mohan]]
*[[Usilai Mani]]

== Production ==
''Sattam En Kaiyil'' is the debut film of [[Sathyaraj]].<ref name="The Anti-Hero">{{Cite magazine |last=Sunil |first=K. P. |date=29 November 1987 |title=The Anti-Hero |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.110088/page/n1127 |magazine=[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |volume=108 |pages=40–41}}</ref> The Dialogues were written by Shanmuga Sundharam.

== Soundtrack ==
All songs were written by [[Kannadasan]] and Thiruppathuran, and composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Title
!Singer(s)
!Lyrics
!Length
|-
|1
| "Aazhakadalil"
|[[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. Janaki]]
|rowspan=3|[[Kannadasan]]
|4:08
|-
|2
| "Sorgam Madhuvile"
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|4:34
|-
|3
| "Ore Idam"
|[[P. Susheela]]
|4:40
|-
|4
| "Kadai Thengaiyo"
|Malaysia Vasudevan
|Thirupathooran
|4:35
|-
|5
| "Mera Naam Abdullah"
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|Kannadasan
|4:10
|}

== Release ==
''Sattam En Kaiyil'' was released on 14 July 1978. It was commercially successful and ran for 100 days. 100th days celebration of the film was attended by [[M. Karunanidhi]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290517/karuna-taught-me-tamil-says-kamal-haasan.html |title=Karuna taught me Tamil, says Kamal Haasan |date=29 May 2017 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref> The film was dubbed and released in Telugu under the title ''Donga Dora''. The Telugu dubbed film also ran 100 days.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1282923681144922114 |user=RajaparvaiB |title=#கமல்ஹாசன் அவர்௧ளின் #சட்டம்என்கையில் இன்று 42ம் ஆண்டு நிறைவுநாள் (14/07/1978) 100 ஓடிய சூப்பர் ஹிட் திரைப்படம் இந்த படம் தெலுங்கு மொழியில் #தொங்௧தோரா என்று வெளிவந்து #ஆந்திராவில் 100 நாட்௧ளுக்கு மேல் ஓடியது.. |language=ta |date=14 July 2020 |access-date=6 October 2020 |last=Bengaluru |first=Rajaparvai Ramu}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0274792|Sattam En Kaiyil}}
*[http://www.ilayarajahits.in/search/label/Sattam%20En%20Kaiyil Sattam En Kaiyil Songs and Lyrics]

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1978 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]

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