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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
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| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1  = Theriyum Theriyum
| title1  = Theriyum Theriyum
| 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}}


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Latest revision as of 10:55, 11 June 2022


Savaal
File:Savaal poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byR. Krishnamoorthy
Produced byAnandavalli Balaji
Suresh Balajie
Suchithra Balaji
Sujatha Balaji
Written byA. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Story bySalim–Javed
StarringKamal Haasan
Jaishankar
Vijayakumar
Sripriya
Lakshmi
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyK. S. Prasad
Edited byV. Chakrapani
Production
company
Sujatha Cine Arts
Release date
  • 3 July 1981 (1981-07-03)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Savaal (transl. Challenge) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Kamal Haasan, Jaishankar, Vijayakumar, Sripriya and Lakshmi. The film was released on 3 July 1981 and did well at the box office.[1] It is a remake of the Hindi film Haath Ki Safai (1974).[2][3]

Plot[edit]

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[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan and Vairamuthu.[6]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Theriyum Theriyum"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 
2."Naadinen Nambinen Kadhalukku Nyayamillai"KannadasanVani Jairam 
3."Thanniye Pottaa"KannadasanKamal Haasan, Kalyani Menon, Sripriya 
4."Kai Nalla Kaiyappa"KannadasanMalaysia Vasudevan, Manorama, Kovai Soundarajan 

Reception[edit]

Nalini Sastri of Kalki called the film an entertaining masala fare.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "ரஜினிக்கு 'பில்லா'; கமலுக்கு 'வாழ்வே மாயம்'; ஒப்பற்ற படங்களைத் தந்த கே.பாலாஜி". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Piousji (14 June 1981). "Khaas Baat". Sunday. p. 53.
  3. ↑ "கமலஹாசன்- ஸ்ரீபிரியா நடித்த வாழ்வே மாயம்". Maalai Malar (in தமிழ்). 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "விஜயகுமார் - மஞ்சுளா காதல் திருமணம்". Maalai Malar (in தமிழ்). 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Rajasekaran, Ilangovan. "Eternal 'Aachi'". Frontline. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Savaal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  7. ↑ சாஸ்திரி, நளினி (26 July 1981). "சவால்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 9. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

External links[edit]

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