Sakalakala Vallavan
| Sakalakala Vallavan | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | SP. Muthuraman |
| Produced by |
M. Kumaran M. Saravanan M. Balasubramaniam |
| Written by | Panju Arunachalam |
| Starring |
Kamal Haasan Ambika Raveendran Thulasi |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Babu |
| Edited by | R. Vittal |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
Release dates | 14 August 1982 |
Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | ₹ 3.5 Crores |
Sakalakala Vallavan is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language action masala film directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Ambika in lead roles with Raveendran, Thulasi, Silk Smitha and Y. G. Mahendran portraying supporting roles. The film was produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramanian and M. S. Guhan under the production company AVM Productions.
The film revolves around Velu, a villager who takes revenge against Geetha and Palani for molesting his sister. The film's script was written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film's score and soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja with songs like "Ilamai Idho" and "Nethu Raatri" remaining popular in Tamil Nadu.
Babu and R. Vittal handled cinematography and editing respectively. The film was a blockbuster and completed 176-day run at the box office. The film remains one of the successful films in the career of Kamal Haasan and made him popular among the masses.
Plot
A young agriculturist Velu (Kamal Hassan) goes to extremes to attain revenge against his devious landlord and her family. He is an upright young man, but when his family gets cheated out of money and his sister gets raped by the landlord's son, he decides it's time to take a stand. Donning various disguises, he—with help from his sister Valli (Thulasi) and friend Poonae (Cat in Tamil) (Y. G. Mahendran) - sets out seeking justice against the landlord and her confrontational daughter Geetha (Ambika) and son Pazhani (Raveendran).
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Velu/Sam
- Ambika as Geetha
- Raveendran as Pazhani
- Thulasi as Valli/Bobby
- V. K. Ramasamy as Ramiah Pillai
- Y. G. Mahendran
- Thengai Srinivasan as Sundaram
- Silk Smitha as Lalitha
- S. N. Parvathi
- Pushpalatha
- Srilekha
Soundtrack
| Sakalakala Vallavan | |
|---|---|
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| Film score by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 28:35 |
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[1] The song "Ilamai Idho" remains one of the famous songs for New Year.[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Amman Kovil | Ilaiyaraaja [3] | Vaali | 03:43 |
| 2 | Ilamai Itho | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 05:55 | |
| 3 | Kattavandi (Female) | S. P. Sailaja | 04:32 | |
| 4 | Kattavandi (Male) | Malaysia Vasudevan | 04:32 | |
| 5 | Nethu Rathiri | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 04:36 | |
| 6 | Nila Kayuthu | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | 04:39 |
Legacy
The film established Kamal Haasan as a commercial actor and the film took him "to the B and C centres".[4] Sakalakala Vallavan inspired a 2015 film of same name starring Jayam Ravi.[5] Title also inspired a show aired on Kalaignar TV.[6] In June 2013, A. Muthusamy of Honey Bee Music enhanced the songs from their original version on the film's soundtrack album to 5.1 surround sound.[7]
References
- ↑ "Sagalakala Vallavan Songs". ebay. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ↑ http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/simbu-has-sung-a-new-year-song-for-the-movie-mahabalipuram.html
- ↑ "Sakalakala Vallavan-Title Song". youtube. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Panchu-Arunachalam-is-the-man-who-invented-Rajinikanth-as-an-actor/articleshow/48215004.cms?from=mdr
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/title-tricks/article7438724.ece
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/the-right-angle/article4480654.ece
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/music-to-his-ears/article4812587.ece