''Sathi Murali'' was a 1941 Tamil-language film directed by Vadivelu Naicker. It starred M. K. Radha,

M. R. Santhanalakshmi M. R. Santhanalakshmi ( ta, எம். ஆர். சந்தானலட்சுமி; 1905–1957) was a Tamil film actress who played lead roles in movies of the 1930s and 1940s. Filmography References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santhanal ...

and T. R. Mahalingam in the lead roles. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a

lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...

Production

During the late 1930s and the 1940s, there were a lot of movies with social messages such as ''Thyagabhoomi''. Sathi Murali targeted caste-based discrimination in society. Sathi Murali was the second film for singer and actor T. R. Mahalingam who later became one of the leading stars of Tamil cinema.

Plot

The movie was based on the story of a low-caste boy named Seenu who falls in love with a high-caste woman named Murali. After facing a lot of hardships, their love finally succeeds.

Cast

* M. K. Radha as Seenu * T. R. Mahalingam as Young Seenu *

as Murali, Krishnan *

S. Varalakshmi Saridey Varalakshmi (13 August 1925 – 22 September 2009) was an Indian actress and singer who worked in Telugu and Tamil-language films. She was popular for her roles and songs in Telugu films like ''Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam'' (1960) and '' ...

as Young Murali * Nagercoil Mahadevan as Naradar * P. G. Venkatesan as Sadhu * T. A. Mathuram as Sathyabhama * L. Narayana Rao *

Kali N. Rathnam Narayana Padaiyatchi Ratnam (c. 1897 – August 1950), popularly known as "Kali" N. Ratnam, was a Tamil stage and film artist known for his roles as a comedian in Tamil movies of the 1930s and 1940s. Renowned Tamil actor and politician M. G. Ra ...

* P. S. Gnanam * Buffoon Sankara Iyer * Joker Ramudu

References

External links

* 1940 films Lost Indian films 1940s Tamil-language films Indian black-and-white films {{1940s-Tamil-film-stub