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


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Shankar Salim Simon
File:Shankar Salim Simon.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byP. Madhavan
Produced byT. K. Gopinath
Written byBalamurugan
StarringVijayakumar
Rajinikanth
Jaiganesh
Latha
Manjula Vijayakumar
M. S. Vasanthi
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyP. N. Sundaram
Edited byR. Devarajan
Production
company
Abhirami
Release date
  • 10 February 1978 (1978-02-10)
Running time
112 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Shankar Salim Simon is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Madhavan. It stars 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.[1]

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) and his sister (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

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.[2][3]

Soundtrack

All songs were written by Kannadasan and composed by M. S. Viswanathan

No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1 "Vanthaale Oru" 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

  1. Sreekanth, Gayathri (2008). The Name is Rajinikanth. Om Books International. p. 370.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
  3. Maderya, Kumuthan (23 June 2017). "From Amar Akbar Anthony to Baahubali: Whither Indian Cinema's Secularism?". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

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