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	\| released = {{film date\|1978\|2\|10\|df=y}}		\| released = {{film date\|1978\|2\|10\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 112 ~~Minutes~~		\| runtime = 112 minutes
	\| language = Tamil		\| language = Tamil
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	'''''Shankar Salim Simon''''' is a 1978 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[P. Madhavan]]. It stars [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as Shankar, [[Jaiganesh]] as Salim and [[Rajinikanth]] as Simon. The film was inspired by the 1977 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', and was released on 10 February 1978.<ref>{{Cite ~~book~~ \|title=~~The Name is Rajinikanth~~ \|~~last~~=~~Sreekanth~~ \|~~first~~=~~Gayathri~~ \|~~publisher~~=~~Om Books International~~ \|~~year~~=~~2008~~ \|~~pages~~=~~370~~}}</ref>		'''''Shankar Salim Simon''''' is a 1978 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[masala film]] directed by [[P. Madhavan]]. It stars [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as Shankar, [[Jaiganesh]] as Salim and [[Rajinikanth]] as Simon. The film was inspired by the 1977 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', and was released on 10 February 1978.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினிகாந்த் - ஒரு சரித்திரம் {{!}} சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரின் திரைக்காவியங்களின் பட்டியல்கள் \|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/globalmusic/rajini02.asp \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622114535/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/globalmusic/rajini02.asp \|archive-date=22 June 2022 \|access-date=29 June 2022 \|website=Lakshman Sruthi \|language=ta}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	~~The movie revolves around three men; Shankar, Salim and~~ Simon ~~who take the responsibility of reforming the society. Simon ([[Rajinikanth]])~~ and Salim ~~([[Jaiganesh]])~~ come from lower class, while Shankar ~~([[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]])~~ and his sister ~~([[Latha (actress)\|Latha]])~~ are the children of ~~(V. S. Raghavan),~~ a corrupt businessman. Latha falls in love with ~~Rajini~~, while ~~Vijayakumar~~ falls in love with ~~[[Manjula Vijayakumar]]~~ and ~~Jaiganesh~~ is already married. In different circumstances, Latha is forced to marry a man, but she runs away from him and lives with ~~Rajini~~. The society goes against both ~~Rajini~~ and Latha and in the end, Latha explains about how worse the man she is married to and unites with ~~Rajinikanth~~.		{{more plot\|date=June 2022}}
			Simon and Salim come from lower class, while Shankar and his sister are the children of a corrupt businessman. Latha falls in love with Simon, while Shankar falls in love with Alamelu and Salim is already married. In different circumstances, Latha is forced to marry a man, but she runs away from him and lives with Simon. The society goes against both Simon and Latha and in the end, Latha explains about how worse the man she is married to and unites with Simon.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	== Production ==		== Production ==
	''Shankar Salim Simon'' was adapted from the 1977 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', but only retained the concept of the three title characters belonging to different religions of India: [[Hinduism in India\|Hinduism]], [[Islam in India\|Islam]] and [[Christianity in India\|Christianity]].<ref name="Ramachandran" /><ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.popmatters.com/from-amar-akbar-anthony-to-baahubali-whither-indian-cinemas-secularism-2495388065.html \|~~title~~=~~From Amar Akbar Anthony to Baahubali: Whither Indian Cinema's Secularism? \|last=Maderya \|first=Kumuthan~~ \|date=~~23 June 2017~~ \|~~work~~=~~[[PopMatters]]~~ \|~~access~~-date=22 ~~January 2018~~}}</ref>		''Shankar Salim Simon'' was adapted from the 1977 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', but only retained the concept of the three title characters belonging to different religions of India: [[Hinduism in India\|Hinduism]], [[Islam in India\|Islam]] and [[Christianity in India\|Christianity]].<ref name="Ramachandran" /><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Maderya \|first=Kumuthan \|date=23 June 2017 \|title=From Amar Akbar Anthony to Baahubali: Whither Indian Cinema's Secularism? \|work=[[PopMatters]] \|url=https://www.popmatters.com/from-amar-akbar-anthony-to-baahubali-whither-indian-cinemas-secularism-2495388065.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=22 January 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922021333/https://www.popmatters.com/from-amar-akbar-anthony-to-baahubali-whither-indian-cinemas-secularism-2495388065.html \|archive-date=22 September 2020}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	All songs were written by [[Kannadasan]] and composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]		All songs were written by [[Kannadasan]] and composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Shankar Saleem Simon Tamil Film EP VInyl Record by MS Viswanathan \|url=https://macsendisk.com/product/shankar-saleem-simon-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ms-viswanathan/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629104457/https://macsendisk.com/product/shankar-saleem-simon-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ms-viswanathan/ \|archive-date=29 June 2022 \|access-date=29 June 2022 \|website=Macsendisk}}</ref>
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	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist\|refs=		{{reflist\|refs=
	<ref name="Ramachandran">{{Cite book \|last=Ramachandran \|first=Naman \|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|publisher=[[Penguin Books]] \|year=2014 \|isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 \|location=New Delhi \|pages=73–74 \|author-link=Naman Ramachandran \|orig-~~year~~=2012}}</ref>		<ref name="Ramachandran">{{Cite book \|last=Ramachandran \|first=Naman \|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|publisher=[[Penguin Books]] \|year=2014 \|isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 \|location=New Delhi \|pages=73–74 \|author-link=Naman Ramachandran \|orig-date=2012}}</ref>
	}}		}}

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	\| director = [[P. Madhavan]]		\| director = [[P. Madhavan]]
	\| writer = Balamurugan		\| writer = Balamurugan
	\| starring = [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]]<br/>[[Rajinikanth]]<br/>[[Jaiganesh]]<br/>[[Latha (actress)\|Latha]]<br/>[[Manjula Vijayakumar]]<br> M. S. Vasanthi		\| starring = [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]]<br />[[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Jaiganesh]]<br />[[Latha (actress)\|Latha]]<br />[[Manjula Vijayakumar]]<br /> M. S. Vasanthi
	\| producer = T. K. Gopinath		\| producer = T. K. Gopinath
	\| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]		\| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
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	\| editing = R. Devarajan		\| editing = R. Devarajan
	\| studio = Abhirami		\| studio = Abhirami
	\| released = ~~10 February 1978<ref>~~{{~~Cite book~~ \|~~title=The Name is Rajinikanth~~ \|~~last=Sreekanth~~ \|~~first=Gayathri \|publisher=Om Books International \|year=2008~~ \|~~pages~~=~~370~~}}~~</ref>~~		\| released = {{film date\|1978\|2\|10\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 112 Minutes		\| runtime = 112 Minutes
	\| language = Tamil		\| language = Tamil
	}}		}}

	'''''Shankar Salim Simon''''' is a 1978 [[Tamil language\|Tamil-language]] film directed by P. Madhavan. It stars [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as Shankar, [[Jaiganesh]] as Salim and [[Rajinikanth]] as Simon. ~~This~~ was inspired by the 1977 [[Hindi ~~film\|Hindi language~~]] film ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', ~~starring [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Rishi Kapoor]]~~ and ~~[[Amitabh Bachchan]]~~.		'''''Shankar Salim Simon''''' is a 1978 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[P. Madhavan]]. It stars [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as Shankar, [[Jaiganesh]] as Salim and [[Rajinikanth]] as Simon. The film was inspired by the 1977 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', and was released on 10 February 1978.<ref>{{Cite book \|title=The Name is Rajinikanth \|last=Sreekanth \|first=Gayathri \|publisher=Om Books International \|year=2008 \|pages=370}}</ref>

	==Plot==		== Plot ==
	The movie revolves around three men; Shankar, Salim and Simon who take the responsibility of reforming the society. Simon ([[Rajinikanth]]) and Salim ([[Jaiganesh]]) come from lower class, while Shankar ([[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]]) and his sister ([[Latha (actress)\|Latha]]) are the children of (V. S. Raghavan), a corrupt businessman. Latha falls in love with Rajini, while Vijayakumar falls in love with [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] and Jaiganesh is already married. In different circumstances, Latha is forced to marry a man, but she runs away from him and lives with Rajini. The society goes against both Rajini and Latha and in the end, Latha explains about how worse the man she is married to and unites with Rajinikanth.		The movie revolves around three men; Shankar, Salim and Simon who take the responsibility of reforming the society. Simon ([[Rajinikanth]]) and Salim ([[Jaiganesh]]) come from lower class, while Shankar ([[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]]) and his sister ([[Latha (actress)\|Latha]]) are the children of (V. S. Raghavan), a corrupt businessman. Latha falls in love with Rajini, while Vijayakumar falls in love with [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] and Jaiganesh is already married. In different circumstances, Latha is forced to marry a man, but she runs away from him and lives with Rajini. The society goes against both Rajini and Latha and in the end, Latha explains about how worse the man she is married to and unites with Rajinikanth.

	==Cast==		== Cast ==

	*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as Shankar<ref name="Ramachandran" />		*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as Shankar<ref name="Ramachandran" />
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	*[[Y. G. Mahendra]] as Mahesh		*[[Y. G. Mahendra]] as Mahesh
	*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)\|Manorama]] as Mariyamma		*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)\|Manorama]] as Mariyamma
	*[[Peeli Sivam]] as Razak Bhai		*[[Peeli Sivam]] as Razak Bhai
	*Veeraghavan as Village people		*Veeraghavan as Village people
	*T. M. Samikannu as Villager		*T. M. Samikannu as Villager
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	== Production ==		== Production ==
	''Shankar Salim Simon'' was adapted from the 1977 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', but only retained the concept of the three title characters belonging to different religions of India: [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]].<ref name="Ramachandran">{{Cite book \|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|last=Ramachandran \|first=Naman \|publisher=[[Penguin Books]] \|year=2012 \|pages=73–74 \|author-link=Naman Ramachandran}}</~~ref~~><ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.popmatters.com/from-amar-akbar-anthony-to-baahubali-whither-indian-cinemas-secularism-2495388065.html \|title=From Amar Akbar Anthony to Baahubali: Whither Indian Cinema's Secularism? \|last=Maderya \|first=Kumuthan \|date=23 June 2017 \|work=[[PopMatters]] \|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref> The film dubbed in [[Telugu language]] as same name and released on October 14, 1978.<ref>https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2019/09/10/shankar-salim-simon-14-10-78-rajnikanths-unique-record/</ref>		''Shankar Salim Simon'' was adapted from the 1977 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', but only retained the concept of the three title characters belonging to different religions of India: [[Hinduism in India\|Hinduism]], [[Islam in India\|Islam]] and [[Christianity in India\|Christianity]].<ref name="Ramachandran" /><ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.popmatters.com/from-amar-akbar-anthony-to-baahubali-whither-indian-cinemas-secularism-2495388065.html \|title=From Amar Akbar Anthony to Baahubali: Whither Indian Cinema's Secularism? \|last=Maderya \|first=Kumuthan \|date=23 June 2017 \|work=[[PopMatters]] \|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
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	==References==		== References ==
	{{~~Reflist~~}}		{{reflist\|refs=
			<ref name="Ramachandran">{{Cite book \|last=Ramachandran \|first=Naman \|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|publisher=[[Penguin Books]] \|year=2014 \|isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 \|location=New Delhi \|pages=73–74 \|author-link=Naman Ramachandran \|orig-year=2012}}</ref>
			}}

			== External links ==
			* {{IMDb title\|0354004}}
	{{P. Madhavan}}		{{P. Madhavan}}

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{{short description|1978 film by P. Madhavan}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Shankar Salim Simon
| image = Shankar Salim Simon.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[P. Madhavan]]
| writer = Balamurugan
| starring = [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] [[Rajinikanth]] [[Jaiganesh]] [[Latha (actress)|Latha]] [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] M. S. Vasanthi
| producer = T. K. Gopinath
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| country = India
| cinematography = [[P. N. Sundaram]]
| editing = R. Devarajan
| studio = Abhirami
| released = 10 February 1978<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Name is Rajinikanth |last=Sreekanth |first=Gayathri |publisher=Om Books International |year=2008 |pages=370}}</ref>
| runtime = 112 Minutes
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Shankar Salim Simon''''' is a 1978 [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film directed by P. Madhavan. It stars [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Shankar, [[Jaiganesh]] as Salim and [[Rajinikanth]] as Simon. This was inspired by the 1977 [[Hindi film|Hindi language]] film ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', starring [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Rishi Kapoor]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]].

==Plot==
The movie revolves around three men; Shankar, Salim and Simon who take the responsibility of reforming the society. Simon ([[Rajinikanth]]) and Salim ([[Jaiganesh]]) come from lower class, while Shankar ([[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]) and his sister ([[Latha (actress)|Latha]]) are the children of (V. S. Raghavan), a corrupt businessman. Latha falls in love with Rajini, while Vijayakumar falls in love with [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] and Jaiganesh is already married. In different circumstances, Latha is forced to marry a man, but she runs away from him and lives with Rajini. The society goes against both Rajini and Latha and in the end, Latha explains about how worse the man she is married to and unites with Rajinikanth.

==Cast==

*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Shankar<ref name="Ramachandran" />
*[[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]] as Alamelu
*[[Rajinikanth]] as Simon<ref name="Ramachandran" />
*[[Latha (actress)|Latha]] as Vasanthi<ref name="Ramachandran" />
*[[Jaiganesh]] as Salim
* [[M. S. Vasanthi]] as Mumtaz
*[[V. S. Raghavan]] as Sadhasivam
*[[S. V. Ramadoss]] as Jaipal
*[[Suruli Rajan]] as Kabali
*[[Y. G. Parthasarathy]] as Vedhachalam
*[[Y. G. Mahendra]] as Mahesh
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Mariyamma
*[[Peeli Sivam]] as Razak Bhai
*Veeraghavan as Village people
*T. M. Samikannu as Villager
*[[Vellai Subbaiah]] as Liquor Seller

== Production ==
''Shankar Salim Simon'' was adapted from the 1977 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', but only retained the concept of the three title characters belonging to different religions of India: [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]].<ref name="Ramachandran">{{Cite book |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2012 |pages=73–74 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.popmatters.com/from-amar-akbar-anthony-to-baahubali-whither-indian-cinemas-secularism-2495388065.html |title=From Amar Akbar Anthony to Baahubali: Whither Indian Cinema's Secularism? |last=Maderya |first=Kumuthan |date=23 June 2017 |work=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref> The film dubbed in [[Telugu language]] as same name and released on October 14, 1978.<ref>https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2019/09/10/shankar-salim-simon-14-10-78-rajnikanths-unique-record/</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
All songs were written by [[Kannadasan]] and composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Title
!Lyrics
!Singer(s)
!Length
|-
|1
|"Vanthaale Oru"
| rowspan="4" |[[Kannadasan]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]]
|3:00
|-
|2
|"Sindhu Nadhi Poovey"
|[[M. S. Viswanathan]], [[S. Janaki]]
|3:05
|-
|3
|"Idhu Undhan"
|[[Vani Jairam]]
|3:00
|-
|4
|"Gopurathile"
|Kovai Sounderarajan
|4:17
|}

==References==
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{{P. Madhavan}}

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