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{{Infobox film
| name          = Agni Sakshi
| name          = Agni Sakshi
| image          = Agni Sakshi.jpg
| image          = Agni Sakshi.jpg
| image_size    =
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster  
| director      = [[K. Balachander]]
| director      = [[K. Balachander]]
| producer      = Rajam Balachander
| producer      = Rajam Balachander
| writer        = [[K. Balachander]]
| writer        = K. Balachander
| starring      = [[Sivakumar]]<br>[[Saritha]]
| starring      = [[Sivakumar]]<br />[[Saritha]]
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = [[B. S. Lokanath]]
| cinematography = [[B. S. Lokanath]]
| editing        = N. R. Kittu
| editing        = N. R. Kittu
| studio        =
| studio        = [[Kavithalayaa Productions]]
| distributor    = Kavithalayaa Productions
| distributor    =  
| released      = 14 November 1982
| released      = {{film date|1982|11|14|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agni Sakshi (1982) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/agni-sakshi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623044626/https://screen4screen.com/movies/agni-sakshi |archive-date=23 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021 |website=Screen4Screen}}</ref>
| runtime        = 153 minutes
| runtime        = 153 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
| budget        =
| gross          =
| preceded_by    =
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}}
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'''''Agni Sakshi''''' ({{trans|With Fire as Witness}}) is a Tamil language film directed by [[K. Balachander]], starring [[Sivakumar]] and [[Saritha]] in the lead roles. [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Rajinikanth]] play a short cameo as themselves. Saritha was portrayed as a [[Schizophrenia]] patient in this film. The box office return was poor.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} However, Saritha won [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress]].
'''''Agni Sakshi''''' ({{trans|With Fire as Witness}}) is a 1982 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Psychological fiction|psychological]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[K. Balachander]], starring [[Sivakumar]] and [[Saritha]]. It revolves around a [[Schizophrenia|schizophrenic]] woman who has difficulty differentiating fiction from reality. For her performance, Saritha won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress]].<ref name="vikatan">{{Cite web |last=கண்ணன் |first=சுரேஷ் |date=7 August 2020 |title=பெண்கள் அவசியம் காண வேண்டும்; ஆண்கள் மிக அவசியமாகக் காண வேண்டும்.. `அக்னி சாட்சி' செய்த மேஜிக் என்ன? |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/nostalgia-series-revisiting-k-balachander-and-saritha-movie-agni-sakshi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210623042041/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/nostalgia-series-revisiting-k-balachander-and-saritha-movie-agni-sakshi |archive-date=23 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref>


==Cast==
== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=July 2021}}
Aravindhan runs a dance school where he falls for his student Kannama. After marriage, troubles start as Kannama's conduct is incompatible. Aravindhan is now in a fix between love and betrayal.


*[[Sivakumar]] as Aravindhan
== Cast ==
*[[Saritha]] as Kannamma
*[[Sivakumar]] as Aravindhan<ref name="vikatan" />
*[[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]] as Anandhi.
*[[Saritha]] as Kannamma<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=978-81-8475-796-5 |pages=122 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |orig-year=2012}}</ref>
*[[Poornam Vishwanathan]]
*[[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]] as Anandhi
*[[Charuhasan]] as Psychologist
*[[Poornam Vishwanathan]]<ref name="vikatan" />
*I.S.Ramachandran as Road Cleaner
*[[Charuhasan]] as the psychologist<ref name="vikatan" />
*[[K. S. Jayalakshmi]]
*I. S. Ramachandran as the road cleaner
*[[K. S. Jayalakshmi]]<ref name="vikatan" />


===Guest appearances===
;Guest appearances
*[[Rajinikanth]] as himself  
*[[Rajinikanth]] as himself<ref name="Ramachandran" />
*[[Latha Rajinikanth]] as herself                              
*[[Latha Rajinikanth]] as herself<ref name="Ramachandran" />
*[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]


==Production==
== Production ==
The script of ''Agni Sakshi'' was originally planned with Kamal Haasan but later changed into female oriented and the film starred Sivakumar and Saritha in lead roles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shiva Kumar |first=S. |date=8 August 1982 |title=Saritha takes revenge? |page=28 |work=[[Mid Day]] |url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1279380885935017984}}</ref>
The script of ''Agni Sakshi'' was originally planned with [[Kamal Haasan]] but later changed into female oriented, with Sivakumar and Saritha cast.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shiva Kumar |first=S. |date=8 August 1982 |title=Saritha takes revenge? |page=28 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1279380885935017984 |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704115027/https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1279380885935017984 |archive-date=4 July 2020}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] Lyrics were by Vaali.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0003146.html|title=Agni Sakshi Songs|access-date=2013-10-08|publisher=raaga}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], with lyrics by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agni Satchi (1982) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0003146.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131008153405/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0003146.html |archive-date=8 October 2013 |access-date=8 October 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>


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==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0154120|Agni Sakshi}}
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[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1982 films]]
[[Category:1982 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of schizophrenia]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of schizophrenia]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. Balachander]]
 
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[[Category:Indian psychological drama films]]
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Revision as of 17:42, 4 July 2021

Agni Sakshi
File:Agni Sakshi.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Balachander
Produced byRajam Balachander
Written byK. Balachander
StarringSivakumar
Saritha
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyB. S. Lokanath
Edited byN. R. Kittu
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 November 1982 (1982-11-14)
[1]
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Agni Sakshi (transl. With Fire as Witness) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language psychological drama film directed by K. Balachander, starring Sivakumar and Saritha. It revolves around a schizophrenic woman who has difficulty differentiating fiction from reality. For her performance, Saritha won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.[2]

Plot

Aravindhan runs a dance school where he falls for his student Kannama. After marriage, troubles start as Kannama's conduct is incompatible. Aravindhan is now in a fix between love and betrayal.

Cast

Guest appearances

Production

The script of Agni Sakshi was originally planned with Kamal Haasan but later changed into female oriented, with Sivakumar and Saritha cast.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Vaali.[5]

No. Song Singers Lyrics
1 "Aam Bharathi Thamizhukku" Saritha Vaali
2 "Aarambam Adhikarathin" M. S. Viswanathan, Vani Jairam, L. R. Eswari
3 "Adiye Kannamma" P. Susheela
4 "Kana Kaanum" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Saritha
5 "Unnai Enakku" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
6 "Vanakkam Mudhal" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela

References

  1. ↑ "Agni Sakshi (1982)". Screen4Screen. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 கண்ணன், சுரேஷ் (7 August 2020). "பெண்கள் அவசியம் காண வேண்டும்; ஆண்கள் மிக அவசியமாகக் காண வேண்டும்.. `அக்னி சாட்சி' செய்த மேஜிக் என்ன?". Ananda Vikatan (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 23 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books. p. 122. ISBN 978-81-8475-796-5.
  4. ↑ Shiva Kumar, S. (8 August 1982). "Saritha takes revenge?". Mid-Day. p. 28. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Agni Satchi (1982)". Raaga.com. Retrieved 8 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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