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{{Infobox film
| name = Savithiri
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| director = [[Bharathan]]
| producer =
| screenplay = [[Padmarajan]]
| narrator =
| writer = [[A. L. Narayanan]] (dialogues)
| starring = {{ubl|Vinoth|[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]|[[J. V. Ramana Murthi]]<br>[[Nanditha Bose]]}}
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]
| editing = N. P. Suresh
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| released = 1980
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| country = India
| language = Tamil
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'''''Savithiri''''' is a 1980 [[Tamil language]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Bharathan]]. A remake of his [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Prayanam (1975 film)|Prayanam]]'', ''Savithiri'' marked his debut in [[Tamil cinema]]. The cast includes Vinoth, [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]], [[J. V. Ramana Murthi]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], [[Nanditha Bose]] and Master Suresh. The screenplay was written by [[Padmarajan]] who also scripted the original film. The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] with lyrics by [[Kannadasan]]. The film was a commercial failure.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moidu|first=KK|title=Master Leaves a Void|work=[[The Gulf Today]]|date=27 July 2006}}</ref>

The film became controversial upon release for the depiction of its principal characters who belong to the [[Tamil Brahmin|Brahmin]] community. This led to widespread protests by members of the community in [[Madras]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vaidyanathan|first1=P. S.|title=Savithri: The final straw|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/malayalam-director-bharatans-film-savithri-kicks-up-a-row/1/401479.html|website=[[India Today]]|accessdate=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312080805/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19810131-malayalam-director-bharatans-film-savithri-kicks-up-a-row-805901-2014-01-21|archive-date=12 March 2020}}</ref>

==Cast==
*Vinoth
*[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]
*J. V. Ramanamurthi
*[[Nanditha Bose]]
*[[Nithya Ravindran|Nithya]]

==Soundtrack==
Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/savithri-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-single/1366580312 |title=Savithri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |website=Apple Music |access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/931 |title=Savithri songs |website=tamilsongslyrics123 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312081207/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/931 |archive-date=2020-03-12 |access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref>
*Vazhndhal Unnodu - [[Vani Jairam|Vani Jayaram]]
*Mazhalai Kaalamum - Vani Jayaram, [[P. Jayachandran]]
*Kanni Iravin - MS Viswanathan
*Manmadhan Baanathai - [[L. R. Eswari]], [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0156053|title=Savithiri}}

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[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1980 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Padmarajan]]
[[Category:Films about adultery in India]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Bharathan]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]

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