''Simma Soppanam'' () is a 1984 Indian

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-language film, directed by P. Krishna and produced by S. S. Karuppa Sami. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

, K. R. Vijaya,

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and Radha. The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan.

Plot

The hero played by Shivaji Ganesan is a staunch communist hotshot labour lawyer who brings corrupt evil industrialist to their knees. He gets betrayed by his number 2, played by Major Sundarajan becoming disillusioned, loses his hand and quits fighting for them. His son, played by Prabhu, gives the romantic angle. Incidentally, both father and son are pulled back by the atrocities committed by the industrialists on laborer's eventually killing them.

Cast

* K. R. Vijaya *

* Radha * M. N. Nambiar *

Radha Ravi Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi (born 29 July 1952) is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brother of Raadhika. He is a ...

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* Major Sundarrajan * V. K. Ramasamy *

Loose Mohan Arumugam Mohanasundaram (8 February 1928 – 16 September 2012), popularly known as Loose Mohan and Raja Gopalakrishnan, was an Indian actor who had acted as a comedian in over 1000 Tamil films. He is credited with popularizing Madras Basha ...

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* Manorama

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1445742 1980s Tamil-language films 1984 films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan