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	{{Short description\|1981 film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy}}		{{Short description\|1981 film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy}}
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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Savaal		\| name = Savaal
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	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
	\| director = [[R. Krishnamoorthy]]		\| director = [[R. Krishnamoorthy]]
	~~\| producer = Anandavalli Balaji<br /> Suresh Balajie<br />Suchithra Balaji<br />Sujatha Balaji~~
	\| writer = A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)		\| writer = A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
	\| story = [[Salim–Javed]]		\| story = [[Salim–Javed]]
	\| starring = [[Kamal Haasan]]<br />[[Sripriya]]		\| producer = Anandavalli Balaji<br /> Suresh Balajie<br />Suchithra Balaji<br />Sujatha Balaji
	~~\| music =~~ [[~~M. S. Viswanathan~~]]		\| starring = [[Kamal Haasan]]<br />[[Jaishankar]]<br />[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]]<br />[[Sripriya]]<br />[[Lakshmi (actress)\|Lakshmi]]
	\| cinematography = K. S. Prasad		\| cinematography = K. S. Prasad
	\| editing = V. Chakrapani		\| editing = V. Chakrapani
	\| ~~studio~~ = [[K. ~~Balaji~~\|Sujatha Cine Arts]]		\| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
	\| distributor = ~~Suchithra Cine Arts~~		\| studio = Sujatha Cine Arts
			\| distributor =
	\| released = {{film date\|1981\|7\|3\|df=y}}		\| released = {{film date\|1981\|7\|3\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 146 minutes		\| runtime = 146 minutes
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	'''''Savaal''''' ({{translation\|Challenge}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[R. Krishnamoorthy]] ~~and produced by Anandavalli Balaji~~, starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Jaishankar]], [[~~Y. G. Mahendran~~]] and [[Lakshmi (actress)\|Lakshmi]]. The film was released on 3 July 1981 and did well at box office.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=5 August 2020 \|title=ரஜினிக்கு 'பில்லா'; கமலுக்கு 'வாழ்வே மாயம்'; ஒப்பற்ற படங்களைத் தந்த கே.பாலாஜி \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/568351-k-balaji-birthday.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029111917/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/568351-k-balaji-birthday.html \|archive-date=29 October 2020 \|access-date=22 February 2021 \|website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|language=ta}}</ref> ~~The film was~~ a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Haath Ki Safai]]'' (1974).<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Piousji \|date=14 June 1981 \|title=Khaas Baat \|~~page~~=53 \|work=Sunday \|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20654/page/n833?q=Piousji}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=1 October 2018 \|title=கமலஹாசன்- ஸ்ரீபிரியா நடித்த வாழ்வே மாயம் \|url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/10/01211429/1195074/cinima-history-sripriya.vpf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308103639/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/10/01211429/1195074/cinima-history-sripriya.vpf \|archive-date=8 March 2021 \|access-date=1 October 2020 \|website=[[Maalai Malar]] \|language=ta}}</ref>		'''''Savaal''''' ({{translation\|Challenge}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[masala film]] directed by [[R. Krishnamoorthy]], starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Jaishankar]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]], [[Sripriya]] and [[Lakshmi (actress)\|Lakshmi]]. The film was released on 3 July 1981 and did well at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=5 August 2020 \|title=ரஜினிக்கு 'பில்லா'; கமலுக்கு 'வாழ்வே மாயம்'; ஒப்பற்ற படங்களைத் தந்த கே.பாலாஜி \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/568351-k-balaji-birthday.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029111917/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/568351-k-balaji-birthday.html \|archive-date=29 October 2020 \|access-date=22 February 2021 \|website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|language=ta}}</ref> It is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Haath Ki Safai]]'' (1974).<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Piousji \|date=14 June 1981 \|title=Khaas Baat \|pages=53 \|work=Sunday \|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20654/page/n833?q=Piousji}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=1 October 2018 \|title=கமலஹாசன்- ஸ்ரீபிரியா நடித்த வாழ்வே மாயம் \|url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/10/01211429/1195074/cinima-history-sripriya.vpf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308103639/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/10/01211429/1195074/cinima-history-sripriya.vpf \|archive-date=8 March 2021 \|access-date=1 October 2020 \|website=[[Maalai Malar]] \|language=ta}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	Brothers ~~Sankar~~ and Raja lose their mother. For survival, they plan to go to the city via a goods train. However at a junction, they get split and lead separate lives. ~~Sankar~~ grows up to be a smuggler while Raja becomes a petty [[pickpocketing]] criminal. Radha, a wealthy girl, falls in love in Raja. How ~~Sankar~~ and Raja get united forms the story.		{{more plot\|date=September 2021}}
			Brothers Shankar and Raja lose their mother. For survival, they plan to go to the city via a goods train. However at a junction, they get split and lead separate lives. Shankar grows up to be a smuggler while Raja becomes a petty [[pickpocketing]] criminal. Radha, a wealthy girl, falls in love in Raja. How Shankar and Raja get united forms the story.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
			*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Raja
	*[[Jaishankar]] as Shankar		*[[Jaishankar]] as Shankar
	*[[~~Kamal Haasan~~]] as ~~Raja~~		*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as Ranjith<ref>{{Cite web \|date=8 December 2020 \|title=விஜயகுமார் - மஞ்சுளா காதல் திருமணம் \|url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2020/12/08055553/2147145/cinima-history-vijayakumar.vpf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117011007/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2020/12/08055553/2147145/cinima-history-vijayakumar.vpf \|archive-date=17 January 2021 \|access-date=22 February 2021 \|website=[[Maalai Malar]] \|language=ta}}</ref>
	*[[Sripriya]] as Radha		*[[Sripriya]] as Radha
	*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as Ranjith<ref>{{Cite web \|date=8 December 2020 \|title=விஜயகுமார் - மஞ்சுளா காதல் திருமணம் \|url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2020/12/08055553/2147145/cinima-history-vijayakumar.vpf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117011007/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2020/12/08055553/2147145/cinima-history-vijayakumar.vpf \|archive-date=17 January 2021 \|access-date=22 February 2021 \|website=[[Maalai Malar]] \|language=ta}}</ref>
	*[[Lakshmi (actress)\|Lakshmi]] as Ganga		*[[Lakshmi (actress)\|Lakshmi]] as Ganga
	*[[K. Balaji]] as Baba {{not a typo\|sheak}}		*[[S. A. Ashokan]] as Jail inmate (cameo)
	*[[S.A. Ashokan]] as Jail inmate (cameo)
	*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)\|Manorama]] as ‘Burma’ Pappa<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Rangan \|first=Baradwaj \|author-link=Baradwaj Rangan \|date=12 October 2015 \|title=Mistress of arts \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/legendary-tamil-actor-manorama-tribute-mistress-of-arts/article7751053.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=18 April 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012164002/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/legendary-tamil-actor-manorama-tribute-mistress-of-arts/article7751053.ece \|archive-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>
	*[[Y. G. Mahendran]] as Johny
	*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Radha's guardian		*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Radha's guardian
			*[[Y. G. Mahendran]] as Johnny
			*[[K. Balaji\|Balaji]] as Baba {{not a typo\|sheak}}
			*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)\|Manorama]] as ‘Burma’ Pappa<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Rajasekaran \|first=Ilangovan \|title=Eternal ‘Aachi’ \|work=[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]] \|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/eternal-aachi/article7809425.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=24 September 2021 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201021170618/https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/eternal-aachi/article7809425.ece \|archive-date=21 October 2020}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<ref>{{Cite web ~~\|date=20 September 2009~~ \|title=Savaal \|url=~~http~~://~~tamiltunes~~.com/savaal~~.html~~ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20150419113101~~/~~http~~://~~tamiltunes~~.com/savaal~~.html~~ \|archive-date=~~19 April 2015~~ \|access-date=~~12 May 2015~~ \|website=~~Tamiltunes~~}}</ref> ~~and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]] and [[Vairamuthu]].~~		The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], with lyrics by [[Kannadasan]] and [[Vairamuthu]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Savaal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan \|url=https://mossymart.com/product/savaal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925052100/https://mossymart.com/product/savaal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ \|archive-date=25 September 2021 \|access-date=24 September 2021 \|website=Mossymart}}</ref>

	{{Track listing		{{Track listing
	~~\| headline =~~
	\| extra_column = Singer(s)		\| extra_column = Singer(s)
	~~\| total_length =~~
	\| title1 = Theriyum Theriyum		\| title1 = Theriyum Theriyum
	\| note1 =		\| note1 =
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	}}		}}

			== Reception ==
			Nalini Sastri of ''[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]]'' called the film an entertaining [[Masala film\|masala]] fare.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=சாஸ்திரி \|first=நளினி \|date=26 July 1981 \|title=சவால் \|url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1981/jul/26-07-1981/p9.jpg \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]] \|language=ta \|page=9 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221092921/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1981/jul/26-07-1981/p9.jpg \|archive-date=21 February 2022 \|access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	* {{IMDb title\|0429060}}		* {{IMDb title\|0429060}}

	[[Category:1980s ~~action~~ films]]		[[Category:1980s masala films]]
	[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]		[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
	[[Category:1981 films]]		[[Category:1981 films]]
	[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]		[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
	~~[[Category:Indian action films]]~~
	[[Category:Indian films]]		[[Category:Indian films]]
	[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]		[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]

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{{Short description|1981 film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Savaal
| image = Savaal poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[R. Krishnamoorthy]]
| producer = Anandavalli Balaji<br /> Suresh Balajie<br />Suchithra Balaji<br />Sujatha Balaji
| writer = A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
| story = [[Salim–Javed]]
| starring = [[Kamal Haasan]]<br />[[Sripriya]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = K. S. Prasad
| editing = V. Chakrapani
| studio = [[K. Balaji|Sujatha Cine Arts]]
| distributor = Suchithra Cine Arts
| released = {{film date|1981|7|3|df=y}}
| runtime = 146 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Savaal''''' ({{translation|Challenge}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[R. Krishnamoorthy]] and produced by Anandavalli Balaji, starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Jaishankar]], [[Y. G. Mahendran]] and [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]]. The film was released on 3 July 1981 and did well at box office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2020 |title=ரஜினிக்கு 'பில்லா'; கமலுக்கு 'வாழ்வே மாயம்'; ஒப்பற்ற படங்களைத் தந்த கே.பாலாஜி |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/568351-k-balaji-birthday.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029111917/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/568351-k-balaji-birthday.html |archive-date=29 October 2020 |access-date=22 February 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref> The film was a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Haath Ki Safai]]'' (1974).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Piousji |date=14 June 1981 |title=Khaas Baat |page=53 |work=Sunday |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20654/page/n833?q=Piousji}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2018 |title=கமலஹாசன்- ஸ்ரீபிரியா நடித்த வாழ்வே மாயம் |url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/10/01211429/1195074/cinima-history-sripriya.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308103639/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/10/01211429/1195074/cinima-history-sripriya.vpf |archive-date=8 March 2021 |access-date=1 October 2020 |website=[[Maalai Malar]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Brothers Sankar and Raja lose their mother. For survival, they plan to go to the city via a goods train. However at a junction, they get split and lead separate lives. Sankar grows up to be a smuggler while Raja becomes a petty [[pickpocketing]] criminal. Radha, a wealthy girl, falls in love in Raja. How Sankar and Raja get united forms the story.

== Cast ==
*[[Jaishankar]] as Shankar
*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Raja
*[[Sripriya]] as Radha
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Ranjith<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2020 |title=விஜயகுமார் - மஞ்சுளா காதல் திருமணம் |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2020/12/08055553/2147145/cinima-history-vijayakumar.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117011007/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2020/12/08055553/2147145/cinima-history-vijayakumar.vpf |archive-date=17 January 2021 |access-date=22 February 2021 |website=[[Maalai Malar]] |language=ta}}</ref>
*[[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] as Ganga
*[[K. Balaji]] as Baba {{not a typo|sheak}}
*[[S.A. Ashokan]] as Jail inmate (cameo)
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as ‘Burma’ Pappa<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=12 October 2015 |title=Mistress of arts |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/legendary-tamil-actor-manorama-tribute-mistress-of-arts/article7751053.ece |url-status=live |access-date=18 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012164002/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/legendary-tamil-actor-manorama-tribute-mistress-of-arts/article7751053.ece |archive-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]] as Johny
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Radha's guardian

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2009 |title=Savaal |url=http://tamiltunes.com/savaal.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419113101/http://tamiltunes.com/savaal.html |archive-date=19 April 2015 |access-date=12 May 2015 |website=Tamiltunes}}</ref> and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]] and [[Vairamuthu]].

{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Theriyum Theriyum
| note1 =
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]]
| lyrics1 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Naadinen Nambinen Kadhalukku Nyayamillai
| note2 =
| extra2 = [[Vani Jairam]]
| lyrics2 = [[Kannadasan]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Thanniye Pottaa
| note3 =
| extra3 = [[Kamal Haasan]], Kalyani Menon, [[Sripriya]]
| lyrics3 = Kannadasan
| length3 =
| title4 = Kai Nalla Kaiyappa
| note4 =
| extra4 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], Kovai Soundarajan
| lyrics4 = Kannadasan
| length4 =
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0429060}}

[[Category:1980s action films]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]