1971 Indian film
| Savaale Samali | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Malliyam Rajagopal |
| Written by | Malliyam Rajagopal |
| Produced by | Das & Das |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Jayalalithaa C. R. Vijayakumari R. Muthuraman |
| Cinematography | A. Vincent |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Production company | Malliyam Productions |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Savaale Samali (transl. Meet the challenge) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film, starring Sivaji Ganesan in is his 150th film. It was released on 3 July 1971. The film was remade in Telugu as Manchi Rojulu Vachayi (1972), in Malayalam as Randu Lokam (1977), in Kannada as Siritanakke Savaal (1978) and in Hindi as Charnon Ki Saugandh (1988). The film become a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theaters.
Plot
This movie is about class struggle between the landlords who owned most of the land in India and their tenant farmers who were taken advantage off and ill treated by the landlords wrapped into a love story. Jayalalitha comes from a rich land lord family and visits her village from college where her parents reside. She is picked up from the station by Sivaji a local tenant farmer. Jayalalitha’s bags fall from the horse cart and she blames and insults Sivaji. Sivaji leaves her and drives away. In the local election, jayalalitha’s father agreees to get his daughter married to Sivaji if he loses the election and Sivaji should give up his lands if he loses. Sivaji wins and jayalalitha is forced into an unhappy marriage with a poor tenant farmer. Jayalalitha is bitterly unhappy, and returns to her mother’s house where her mother lectures her on the virtues of Indian marriage and after a few twists and turns, the couple is reunited. Although it is about class struggle, the portrayal that women do not have the agency to decide their fate is very sad to behold. That is still the fate of women in India and many other parts of the world, although things have become much better after 50 years since this movie was shot.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Manickam
- Jayalalithaa as Sakunthala
- R. Muthuraman as Kalimuthu
- C. R. Vijayakumari as Kaveri
- M. N. Nambiar as Rajavel
- V. S. Raghavan as Ayyakannu
- T. K. Bhagavathi as Thirunavukarasu (Periya Pannai)
- S. Varalakshmi as Alamel
- Gandhimathi as Manickam Mother
- Nagesh as Chinna Pannai Singaram
- Kanakadurga as Sakunthala's friend
- Samikannu as Villager
- A. Veerappan as Nattamai
- Usilai Mani as Villager
- P. S. Venkadachalam Pillai as Villager
- Comedy Shanmugam as Villager
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. P. Susheela won her second National Award for the song "Chitukuruvikenna".
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Annai Boomi" | M. S. Viswanathan | Malliyam Rajagopal | 02:30 |
| "Chitukuruvikenna" | P. Susheela | Kannadasan | 03:11 |
| "Aanaikoru Kalam" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:34 | |
| "Nilavai Paarthu Vaanam" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:16 | |
| "Ennadi Mayakkama" | P. Suseela, L. R. Eswari | 04:34 |
References
- ^ Dhananjayan 2014, p. 226.
- "'வசந்தமாளிகை'யில் ஜெயலலிதா - சிவாஜி நினைவுநாள் இன்று!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 21 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- "17. டைரக்டர் சாவித்ரி!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Dhananjayan 2014, p. 227.
- Menon, Ajay (3 December 2010). "Old is Gold: Tamil Movies made in Malayalam". Old is Gold. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- Ganesan & Narayana Swamy 2007, p. 242.
Bibliography
- Dhananjayan, G. (2014). Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931–2013. Blue Ocean Publishers. OCLC 898765509.
- Ganesan, Sivaji; Narayana Swamy, T. S. (2007) . Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928 – July 2001. Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust. OCLC 297212002.