''Sattam En Kaiyil'' () is a 1978 Indian

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-language

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by T. N. Balu starring

Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali l ...

and

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. It was remade in

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as ''

Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya ''Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya'' () is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language film directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Kamal Haasan in a double role, with Poonam Dhillon in the lead roles and is a remake of his own acted Tamil film '' Sattam En Kaiyil'' (1978). ...

'' (1982), with Haasan returning.

Plot

The film revolves around twin brothers, who were separated and got different family in their childhood. One becomes an educated and a good person, while the other one becomes local city-thief and a petty criminal remaining uneducated. Problems arrive when their girlfriends think the other as their own boyfriend as they look alike. The story ends reuniting the twin brothers.

Cast

as Babu / Rathnam *

as Priya *Miss. Elizabeth as Kathrine *

Srikanth Srikanth or Sreekanth is a common Indian first name. * Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940), Tamil film actor active in films from 1965 * Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1980), Tamil actor active in films after 2002 * Srikanth (Telugu actor), Telugu acto ...

as Senthil * S. A. Ashokan as Mayandi *

Thengai Srinivasan Thengai Srinivasan (21 October 1937 – 9 November 1987) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil language, Tamil-language films and plays from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was given the prefix ''Thengai'' (coconut) after his role as a coco ...

as Lawyer Nagarajan *

Suruli Rajan Suruli Rajan was a Tamil film comedian/character artiste. He was a recipient of Tamil Nadu State Government's Best Comedian Award for the year 1981–82. Biography Suruli Rajan was born in 1938 in Periyakulam, near Theni. His father ''Ponnai ...

as Rathnam's Friend * V. Gopalakrishnan as Priya's Father *

Pushpalatha Pushpalatha is an Indian actress, who has worked predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. She has acted as heroine and character roles in more than 100 films. Her debut film was '' Sengottai Singam'', released in 1958. When ...

as Lakshmi *

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as Sivakolunthu *

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as Vicky *

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Usilai Mani Usilai Mani (உசிலை மணி) was an Indian film actor. He worked predominantly in Tamil movie industry. He has acted over 1000 films and stage plays. His popular movies include ''Enga ooru Kavalkaran'' and '' Ayul Kaithi''. His dial ...

Production

''Sattam En Kaiyil'' is the debut film of

. It was the cinematographer

N. K. Viswanathan N. K. Viswanathan (died 25 March 2017) was an Indian film director and cinematographer who has worked on Tamil films. After beginning his career working as a cinematographer for Tamil films during the 1980s, he branched into film direction and m ...

who recommended him to the director T. N. Balu. Sathyaraj received a salary of ₹500.

Soundtrack

All songs were written by

Kannadasan Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Freq ...

and Thiruppathuran, and composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

. The song "Sorgam Madhuvile" was remixed by Karthik Raja for ''

Maa Madurai ''Maamadurai'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by newcomer K. K. Krishnan. The film stars Vaasan Karthik, son of comedian Singamuthu and Midhuna, younger sister of Rajashree in lead roles. The music was composed by Karthik Ra ...

'' (2007).

Release

''Sattam En Kaiyil'' was released on 14 July 1978. It was commercially successful and ran for 100 days. 100th days celebration of the film was attended by

M. Karunanidhi Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He was popularly referred to as Kalaignar (Art ...

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0274792 1970s Tamil-language films 1978 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian action films Tamil films remade in other languages Twins in Indian films