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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Sabatham
| image          = Sabatham poster.jpg
| image          = Sabatham 1971 poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical poster
| caption        = Theatrical poster
| director      = [[P. Madhavan]]
| director      = [[P. Madhavan]]
| producer      =
| writer        = Bala Murugan
| screenplay    =
| story          = Bala Murugan
| story          = Bala Murugan
| starring      = [[K. R. Vijaya]] <br /> [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] <br /> T. K. Bhagavathi <br /> [[Nagesh]]
| starring      = [[K. R. Vijaya]] <br /> [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] <br /> T. K. Bhagavathi <br /> [[Nagesh]]
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| cinematography = P. N. Sundaram <br /> A. Somasundaram
| cinematography = P. N. Sundaram <br /> A. Somasundaram
| editing        = R. Devarajan
| editing        = R. Devarajan
| studio        = [[AVM Productions|AVM]] <br /> Barani <br /> Revathi Studios
| studio        = Devanayaki Films
| distributor    = Devanayaki Films
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1971|4|14|ref1=}}
| released      = 14 April 1971<ref>http://vellitthirai.com/movie/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
| runtime        = 136 minutes
| runtime        = 136 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
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}}
}}


'''''Sabatham''''' ({{translation|Challenge}}) is 1971 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama]] film, directed by [[P. Madhavan]] and written by Bala Murugan. Music was by [[G. K. Venkatesh]]. The film stars [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[Nagesh]] and [[T. K. Bhagavathi]], with [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasami]] and [[Anjali Devi]] in supporting roles. The film had a [[Mahabharatha]] [[drama]] sequence played by [[Sridevi]] and [[L. Vijayalakshmi]].
'''''Sabatham''''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ə|b|ə|θ|əm}} {{translation|Challenge}}) is 1971 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Romance film|romantic]] [[comedy drama]] film, directed by [[P. Madhavan]] and written by Bala Murugan. Music was by [[G. K. Venkatesh]]. The film stars [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[Nagesh]] and [[T. K. Bhagavathi]], with [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasami]] and [[Anjali Devi]] in supporting roles. It was released on 14 April 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arasaratnam |first=Rajeevan |date=November 8, 2020 |title=நான் அறிந்த இசை அரசன் எஸ்.பி.பியும் அவரின் இன்னிசை சாம்ராஜ்யமும்; பகுதி 10 -என்.கே.எஸ். திருச்செல்வம் |url=https://admin.thinakkural.lk/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D-10/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819045149/https://admin.thinakkural.lk/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D-10/ |archive-date=19 August 2022 |access-date=19 April 2022 |website=[[Thinakkural]] |language=Ta}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The film plot is that of a daughter-in-law ([[K. R. Vijaya]]) making a gentle challenge to her father-in-law (T. K. Bhagavathi), as to how she should manage her problems in the household.
{{More plot|date=August 2022}}
Sivakami makes a gentle challenge to her father-in-law, as to how she should manage her problems in the household.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[K. R. Vijaya]] as Sivakami
* [[K. R. Vijaya]] as Sivakami
* [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Muthu, Selva Nayagam's son
* [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Muthu
* [[T. K. Bhagavathi|T.K.Bhagavathy]] as Selva Nayagam/Durai Singam, twin brothers
* [[T. K. Bhagavathi]] as Selva Nayagam and Durai Singam
* [[Nagesh]] as Shanmugam, Durai Singam's son
* [[Nagesh]] as Shanmugam
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Rangaiya
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Rangaiya
* [[S. V. Sahasranamam]] as Valli Muthu, Sivakami's father
* [[S. V. Sahasranamam]] as Valli Muthu
* [[Anjali Devi]] as Rajeswari, Selva Nayagam's wife
* [[Anjali Devi]] as Rajeswari
* [[Pandari Bai]] as Lakshmi, Durai Singam's wife
* [[Pandari Bai]] as Lakshmi
* [[Neelu]]
* [[Neelu]]
* [[K. R. Indira Devi]] as Yesotha
* [[K. R. Indira Devi]] as Yesotha
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* C. R. Rajakumari
* C. R. Rajakumari
* Bhavani
* Bhavani
* [[Sridevi]] as lord Krishnan
* [[Sridevi]] as [[Krishna]]n
* [[L. Vijayalakshmi]] as Drupadi
* [[L. Vijayalakshmi]] as [[Draupadi]]
}}
 
== Production ==
The film features [[Play within a film|a play]] based on the ''[[Mahabharata]]'', where Sridevi plays Krishna.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nayak |first=Satyarth |title=Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess |title-link=Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess |publisher=[[Penguin Random House]] |year=2019 |isbn=9789353056780 |location=India |pages=11 |author-link=Satyarth Nayak}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
Music was composed by [[G. K. Venkatesh]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]]. The playback singers consist of [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[L. R. Eswari]], [[A. L. Raghavan]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] and [[S. Janaki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamiltunes.com/spb-hits-1960-1970-66-songs.html|title=spb hits 1960 1970 66 songs|accessdate=27 April 2016|publisher=tamiltunes}}</ref> The film had a popular melody song "Thoduvandhenna Thendralo Malargalo", sung by [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]].
Music was composed by [[G. K. Venkatesh]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sabatham |url=https://indiancine.ma/ORD/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230411023729/https://indiancine.ma/ORD/info |archive-date=11 April 2023 |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> The song "Thoduvandhenna Thendralo Malargalo" was inspired in part by the Hindi song "Woh Hain Zara Khafa Khafa" from ''[[Shagird (1967 film)|Shagird]]'' (1967),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shagird |url=http://myswar.co/album/shagird-1967 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726114100/http://myswar.co/album/shagird-1967 |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=MySwar}}</ref> and attained popularity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2020 |title=எங்கேயும்... எப்போதும்... எஸ்.பி.பி...! உருகும் கவிப்பேரரசு வைரமுத்து |url=https://www.nakkheeran.in/special-articles/special-article/anywhere-always-sbp-melting-poetry-diamond |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819044047/https://www.nakkheeran.in/special-articles/special-article/anywhere-always-sbp-melting-poetry-diamond |archive-date=19 August 2022 |access-date=19 August 2022 |website=[[Nakkheeran]] |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2018 |title=புதிய இசையமைப்பாளர்களால் ஏன் புகழ் பெற முடியவில்லை? |url=http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=13732&id1=3&issue=20180608 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922153743/http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=13732&id1=3&issue=20180608 |archive-date=22 September 2020 |access-date=19 August 2022 |website=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |language=ta}}</ref> The song "Aattathai Aadu Puliyudan" also attained popularity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=வேணுகோபாலன் |first=எஸ்.வி. |date=21 June 2020 |title=அஞ்சலி: ஏ.எல்.ராகவன் -மென்குரலே நீ வாழ்க! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/560447-al-raghavan-memories.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907072126/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/560447-al-raghavan-memories.html |archive-date=7 September 2022 |access-date=7 September 2022 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Songs !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
! Songs !! Singers !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Aadum Alaigalil Neethi" (Mahabharatham) || [[S. Janaki]]  || rowspan=4|[[Kannadasan]] || 08:20
| "Aadum Alaigalil Neethi" (Mahabharatham) || [[S. Janaki]]  || 08:20
|-
|-
| 2 || "Thoduvathenna Thendralo" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 03:45
| "Thoduvathenna Thendralo" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 03:45
|-
|-
| 3 || "Nenjukku Neethi Undu" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[L. R. Eswari]] ||
| "Nenjukku Neethi Undu" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[L. R. Eswari]] ||
|-
|-
| 4 || "Aattathai Aadu Puliyudan" || [[L. R. Eswari]], [[A. L. Raghavan]]  || 04:17
| "Aattathai Aadu Puliyudan" || [[L. R. Eswari]], [[A. L. Raghavan]]  || 04:17
|}
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 13 March 2026

Sabatham
Theatrical poster
Directed byP. Madhavan
Story byBala Murugan
StarringK. R. Vijaya
Ravichandran
T. K. Bhagavathi
Nagesh
Music byG. K. Venkatesh
CinematographyP. N. Sundaram
A. Somasundaram
Edited byR. Devarajan
Production
company
Devanayaki Films
Release date
  • 14 April 1971 (1971-04-14)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Sabatham (/səbəθəm/ transl. Challenge) is 1971 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film, directed by P. Madhavan and written by Bala Murugan. Music was by G. K. Venkatesh. The film stars K. R. Vijaya, Ravichandran, Nagesh and T. K. Bhagavathi, with V. K. Ramasami and Anjali Devi in supporting roles. It was released on 14 April 1971.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Sivakami makes a gentle challenge to her father-in-law, as to how she should manage her problems in the household.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film features a play based on the Mahabharata, where Sridevi plays Krishna.[2]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[3] The song "Thoduvandhenna Thendralo Malargalo" was inspired in part by the Hindi song "Woh Hain Zara Khafa Khafa" from Shagird (1967),[4] and attained popularity.[5][6] The song "Aattathai Aadu Puliyudan" also attained popularity.[7]

Songs Singers Length
"Aadum Alaigalil Neethi" (Mahabharatham) S. Janaki 08:20
"Thoduvathenna Thendralo" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 03:45
"Nenjukku Neethi Undu" Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari
"Aattathai Aadu Puliyudan" L. R. Eswari, A. L. Raghavan 04:17

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Arasaratnam, Rajeevan (8 November 2020). "நான் அறிந்த இசை அரசன் எஸ்.பி.பியும் அவரின் இன்னிசை சாம்ராஜ்யமும்; பகுதி 10 -என்.கே.எஸ். திருச்செல்வம்". Thinakkural (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Nayak, Satyarth (2019). Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess. India: Penguin Random House. p. 11. ISBN 9789353056780.
  3. ↑ "Sabatham". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 10 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Shagird". MySwar. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "எங்கேயும்... எப்போதும்... எஸ்.பி.பி...! உருகும் கவிப்பேரரசு வைரமுத்து". Nakkheeran (in தமிழ்). 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "புதிய இசையமைப்பாளர்களால் ஏன் புகழ் பெற முடியவில்லை?". Kungumam (in தமிழ்). 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  7. ↑ வேணுகோபாலன், எஸ்.வி. (21 June 2020). "அஞ்சலி: ஏ.எல்.ராகவன் -மென்குரலே நீ வாழ்க!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

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