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{{short description|1970 film by T. R. Ramanna}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sorgam
| image = Sorgam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[T. R. Ramanna]]
| story = Nannu
| screenplay = [[Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy]]
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]<br />[[Rajasree]]<br />[[R. Muthuraman]]<br />[[K. Balaji]]
| producer = T. R. Chakravarthi
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = Amirtham
| editing = T. R. Srinivasalu
| studio = Sri Vinayaga Pictures
| released = {{film date|1970|10|29|df=y}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Sorgam''''' ({{Translation|Heaven}}) is a 1970 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[Rajasree]], [[R. Muthuraman]] and [[K. Balaji]]. The film was directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]]. It was released on 29 October 1970 and became a major success, running for over 100 days in theatres.

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=June 2021}}
Three graduates have different values and experience completely different things in life.

== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Shankar
*[[K. R. Vijaya]] as Vimala
*[[Rajasree]] as Anjana
*[[K. Balaji]] as Sampath
*[[R. Muthuraman]] as Kannan
*[[Manohar (actor)|R. S. Manohar]] as Dharmalingam / Arun
*[[M. R. R. Vasu]] as Matrubootham / Bond / Ippi / Thevaram
*[[Nagesh]] as Gajendran / Gajini
*[[Sachu]] as Savithri / Jothi / Puppy
*[[Kanakadurga]] as Lakshmi
*[[V. Nagaiah]] as Judge
*[[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Advocate
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Police Inspector
*[[Ennatha Kannaiya]] as Harikrishnan
*[[M. Bhanumathi]] as Narikurathi
*Veeraraghavan as Headmaster
*[[Kallapetti Singaram]] as Snake Charmer
*[[Karikol Raju]] as Bayilvan
*[[Karuppu Subbiah]] as Taxi Owner
*I.S.R as Adiyapatham (office Stafe)
*Gemini Mali as Gopi (office Stafe)
*[[Samikannu]] as Ayyakannu (Office Stafe)
*[[Pattom Sadan]] as Shankar Car Driver
*S. A. Kannan as Drama Stage Actor
*Periyar Rajavel as Drama stage Actoy
*Comedy Shanmugam as (Office clerk)
*Master Ramu as Muthu (Shankar Son)

'''Special Appearance'''
*[[Vijayalalitha]] as (Dancer)
*[[Shabnam]] as (Dancer)

== Themes ==
Writing for ''[[The Times of India]]'', Ganesh Krishnamoorthy compared the act of Balaji's character betraying Ganesan's character to that of [[Marcus Junius Brutus]] betraying [[Julius Caesar]]; the film features [[Story within a story|a play]] based on the incident where Balaji plays Brutus, and Ganesh says the play is a rehearsal for the actual betrayal being enacted at that moment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krishnamoorthy |first=Ganesh |date=9 May 2016 |title=All the world's a stage, Tamil Nadu too |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/all-the-worlds-a-stage-tamil-nadu-too/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190207070829/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/all-the-worlds-a-stage-tamil-nadu-too/ |archive-date=7 February 2019 |access-date=7 February 2019 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sorgam |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/sorgam/hI9v10SsQfs_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190207065318/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/sorgam/hI9v10SsQfs_ |archive-date=7 February 2019 |access-date=7 February 2019 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sorgam (1970) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001824 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913194126/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001824 |archive-date=13 September 2012 |access-date=7 February 2019 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The song "Ponmagal Vandhaal" was parodied in ''[[Pithamagan]]'' (2003),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pillai |first=Swarnavel Eswaran |title=Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema |publisher=[[SAGE Publishing|SAGE Publications]] |year=2015 |isbn=9789351502128 |location=India |pages=275}}</ref> and remixed by [[A. R. Rahman]] in ''[[Azhagiya Tamil Magan]]'' (2007).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivas |first=Saraswathy |date=23 October 2007 |title=Rahman rocks in ATM |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/23rahman.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615054627/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/23rahman.htm |archive-date=15 June 2021 |access-date=15 June 2021 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Ponmagal Vandhal" ||[[T. M. Soundararajan]]|| [[Alangudi Somu]] || 03:22
|-
| 2 || "Azhagu Mugam" ||[[Jikki]], [[S. Janaki]] || rowspan="4" | [[Kannadasan]] ||03:29
|-
|3 || "Sollathe Yarum Ketal" ||[[T. M. Soundararajan]] ||03:10
|-
| 4 || "Oru Muttharathil" ||[[P. Susheela]] || 03:29
|-
| 5 || "Naalu Kaalu Sir" ||[[A. L. Raghavan]], [[L. R. Eswari]], S. V. Ponnusamy || 03:36
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Sorgam'' was released on 29 October 1970, [[Diwali]] day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramji |first=V. |date=29 October 2018 |title=ஒரேநாளில் ரெண்டு சிவாஜி படங்கள் – எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தாள், சொர்க்கம்; 48 வருடங்கள் |trans-title=Two Sivaji films on the same day – ''Engirundho Vandhaal'', ''Sorgam''; 48 years |url=https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/8577-sivaji-2-films-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107145105/https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/8577-sivaji-2-films-3.html |archive-date=7 November 2018 |access-date=6 February 2019 |website=[[Kamadenu (magazine)|Kamadenu]]}}</ref> It was the first film to be released at Devi theatre, which was inaugurated on 23 May 1970.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=25 June 2020 |title=Lasting icons of showbiz: A look at Tamil Nadu's most iconic cinema halls |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/lasting-icons-of-showbiz-a-look-at-tamil-nadus-most-iconic-cinema-halls/article31914992.ece |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626183109/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/lasting-icons-of-showbiz-a-look-at-tamil-nadus-most-iconic-cinema-halls/article31914992.ece |archive-date=26 June 2020}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said on 7 November, "There are some films which try to go off the beaten track, and just when the viewer begins to say hurrah, they return to familiarity. Going off the beaten track in such cases appears to be a halt. This is what happens in Vinayaka Pictures ''Sorgam'' [...] You are at a loss to discover whether the director is brave or just cunning."<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 1970 |title=Cinema |page=10 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19701107&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> Despite being released alongside another Ganesan film ''[[Engirundho Vandhaal]]'', the film was a commercial success,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeshi |first=K. |date=1 November 2013 |title=Released on Deepavali |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/released-on-deepavali/article5304910.ece |url-status=live |access-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212232616/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/released-on-deepavali/article5304910.ece |archive-date=12 February 2014}}</ref> running for over 100 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ganesan |first1=Sivaji |title=Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928 – July 2001 |title-link=Autobiography of an Actor |last2=Narayana Swamy |first2=T.S. |publisher=Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust |year=2007 |location=Chennai |pages=242 |oclc=297212002 |author-link=Sivaji Ganesan |orig-year=2002}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1445117}}

{{T. R. Ramanna}}

[[Category:1970 films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Ramanna]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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