Sattam En Kaiyil

Sattam En Kaiyil
Sattam En Kaiyil
	Poster
Directed by	T. N. Balu
Written by	T. N. Balu
Produced by	T. N. Balu
Starring	Kamal Haasan; Sripriya; Elizabeth;
Cinematography	N. K. Viswanathan
Edited by	V. Rajagopal
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	Balu Cine Arts
Distributed by	Sri Shal Movies
Release date	14 July 1978;
Running time	127 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Sattam En Kaiyil (transl. The law is in my hands) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language action film written, produced and directed by T. N. Balu. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Sripriya, while Sathyaraj made his screen debut. It was released on 14 July 1978 and became a success. The film was remade in Hindi as Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya (1982), with Haasan returning.^[1]

Plot

The film revolves around twin brothers who were separated in childhood and raised by different families. One grows up to be educated and virtuous, while the other becomes an uneducated petty thief and local troublemaker. Complications arise when their girlfriends mistake one brother for the other due to their identical appearance. The story concludes with the reunion of the twin brothers.

Cast

Kamal Haasan as Babu / Rathnam^[2]
Sripriya as Priya
Miss. Elizabeth as Kathrine
Srikanth as Senthil
S. A. Ashokan as Mayandi
Thengai Srinivasan as Lawyer Nagarajan
Suruli Rajan as Rathnam's Friend
V. Gopalakrishnan as Priya's Father
Pushpalatha as Lakshmi
Gandhimathi as Sivakolunthu
Sathyaraj as Vicky^[3]
Loose Mohan
Usilai Mani

Production

Sattam En Kaiyil is the debut film of Sathyaraj.^[4] It was the cinematographer N. K. Viswanathan who recommended him to the director T. N. Balu. Sathyaraj received a salary of ₹500.^[5]

Soundtrack

All songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[6]^[7] The song "Sorgam Madhuvile" was remixed by Karthik Raja for Maamadurai (2007).^[8]


Title	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Length
"Aazhakadalil"	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki	Kannadasan	4:08
"Sorgam Madhuvile"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam		4:34
"Ore Idam"	P. Susheela		4:40
"Kadai Thengaiyo"	Malaysia Vasudevan	Thirupathooran	4:35
"Mera Naam Abdullah"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Kannadasan	4:10

Release

Sattam En Kaiyil was released on 14 July 1978,^[2] by Sri Shal Movies.^[9] It was commercially successful and ran for 100 days. 100th days celebration of the film was attended by M. Karunanidhi.^[5]^[10]

References

^ Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 243. ISBN 9788193848227.
^ ^a ^b "'சொர்க்கம் மதுவிலே', 'ஆழக்கடலில் தேடிய முத்து'; கமலின் 'சட்டம் என் கையில்' வெளியாகி 42 ஆண்டுகள்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "கமல் நடித்த சட்டம் என் கையில்: வில்லனாக சத்யராஜ் அறிமுகம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ Sunil, K. P. (29 November 1987). "The Anti-Hero". The Illustrated Weekly of India. Vol. 108. The Times Group. pp. 40–41. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Ashok Kumar, S.R. (28 July 2005). "He is still going strong". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Sattam En Kaiyil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 1 January 1978. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Sattam En Kaiyil ( Super 7 , 33/ RPM )". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ Karthik (4 July 2007). "Maamadurai (Tamil, Karthikraja)". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "சட்டம் என் கையில்". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 22 July 1978. p. 7. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Karuna taught me Tamil, says Kamal Haasan". Deccan Chronicle. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

External links

Sattam En Kaiyil at IMDb
Sattam En Kaiyil at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 243. ISBN 9788193848227.

[42years-2] "'சொர்க்கம் மதுவிலே', 'ஆழக்கடலில் தேடிய முத்து'; கமலின் 'சட்டம் என் கையில்' வெளியாகி 42 ஆண்டுகள்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[MaalaiMalar-3] "கமல் நடித்த சட்டம் என் கையில்: வில்லனாக சத்யராஜ் அறிமுகம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[The_Anti-Hero-4] Sunil, K. P. (29 November 1987). "The Anti-Hero". The Illustrated Weekly of India. Vol. 108. The Times Group. pp. 40–41. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

[Sathyaraj-5] Ashok Kumar, S.R. (28 July 2005). "He is still going strong". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[6] "Sattam En Kaiyil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 1 January 1978. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[7] "Sattam En Kaiyil ( Super 7 , 33/ RPM )". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[8] Karthik (4 July 2007). "Maamadurai (Tamil, Karthikraja)". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[9] "சட்டம் என் கையில்". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 22 July 1978. p. 7. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[10] "Karuna taught me Tamil, says Kamal Haasan". Deccan Chronicle. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

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