Dindigul Sarathy

Dindigul Sarathy
File:Dindigul Sarathy.jpg Poster
Directed by	Siva Sanmukan
Produced by	Dream Towers
Written by	Sreenivasan
Starring	Karunas Karthika Saranya
Music by	Dhina
Cinematography	S. Thaj
Distributed by	Sun Pictures
Release date	19 December 2008
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Dindigul Sarathy is a 2008 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Siva Sanmukam, who earlier directed Thagapansamy. The film stars Karunas, Karthika, and Saranya Ponvannan, while Nassar, M. S. Baskar, Livingston, and Chitti Babu play supporting roles. The film has cinematography by S. Thaj and music by Dhina. The film released on 19 December 2008. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Vadakkunokkiyantram (1989).

Plot

The story revolves around an insecure teetotaler named Sarathy (Karunas), who feels bad due to his dark skin (his wife Vasanthi (Karthika) is fairer than him), which is often the butt of many jokes. Because Sarathy feels inferior to Vasanthi, he begins to suspect her of infidelity and thinks that she will one day elope with a lover. After a misunderstanding, Sarathy and his mother Saradha (Saranya) are estranged, which further weakens the bond between him and Vasanthi. How Sarathy resolves his issues and gets back together with Vasanthi forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Karunas as Sarathy
• Karthika as Vasanthi
• Saranya as Saradha
• Nassar as Psychiatrist
• M. S. Bhaskar as Kaaka Karayaan
• Livingston as Police Inspector
• Chitti Babu as Police Constable
• Shanmugarajan as Vasanthi's father
• Periyar Dasan as Sarathy's grandfather
• Manobala as Photographer
• Anu Mohan as House owner
• Lollu Sabha Balaji
• Mayilsamy as Sarathy's uncle
• Pawan
• Puja Bharati
• Flora Saini in song, a special performance

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Dhina.

Dindigul Sarathy
Soundtrack album by Dhina
Released	4 November 2008 (2008-11-04)
Language	Tamil
Label	Sun Audio
Dhina chronology
Sandai (2008) Dindigul Sarathy (2008) Vedigundu Murugesan (2009)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singers	Length
1.	"Dindukalu Dindukalu"	V. Elango	Anthony Daasan, Chinnaponnu, Grace Karunas
2.	"Dindukalu Remix"	V. Elango	Anthony Daasan, Chinnaponnu, Grace Karunas, Blaaze
3.	"Ammadi Athadi"	Siva Shanmugam	Kailash Kher, Dhina
4.	"Paruthikaatu"	V. Elango	Shankar Mahadevan
5.	"Suttapazhama"	Nandalala	Mysskin, Sangeetha

Critical reception

Behindwoods noted "Overall, Dindigul Sarathy is a product that comes out only once. Its distinctness is its defining strength, but it has got its commercial limitations at the box office". Indiaglitz noted "Due credit should be given to director Shivashanmugham, who has made necessary changes in the script to suit the Tamil audience. Though the first half has shades of the original, the latter half is different and oozes with nativity". Hindu wrote "Borrowed from a Malayalam film, director Sivashanmugan makes a few small and suitable changes to the storyline for his Tamil venture".