''Sattam'' () is a 1983 Indian

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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 K. Vijayan and produced by Anandavalli Balaji, 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 ...

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and Madhavi. It is a remake of the

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film '' Dostana'' (1980). The film was dubbed in

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as ''Snehabandham''.

Cast

as Raja (Inspector) * Madhavi as Radha *

as Ravi (Lawyer) *

Y. G. Mahendra Y G Mahendran (born 9 January 1950) is an Indian Actor, dramatist, actor, singer, playwright and comedian from the state of Tamil Nadu. He has acted in a number of plays and films. He is the son of Y. G. Parthasarathy, one of the pioneers of mo ...

as M.L.Anandharaman *

Jaishankar Jaishankar (12 July 1938 – 3 June 2000) was an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was a very popular lead actor in the 1960s and 70s. He was credited onscreen with title of ''Makkal Kalaingnar'' (people's artiste) or '' ...

as Ramesh * Vijayakumar as Michael johny *

K. Balaji Krishnamachari Balaji (24 June 19342 May 2009) was an Indian film producer and actor. He was a prominent actor in the 1960s and 70s, playing lead, supporting and antagonist roles. He appeared in many Sivaji Ganesan films. Early life Balaji was ...

as Toni * Manorama as Pandanur Chandirabana * Ilavarasi *

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* Silk Smitha

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Gangai Amaran Gangai Amaran is an Indian music composer, singer, lyricist, writer, film director and actor in Tamil films. Personal life Gangai Amaran was born in Pannaipuram in Theni district, Tamil Nadu in December 1947, as the youngest son of Daniel Ram ...

.http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000413 Tamil lyrics were written by Vaali and Malayalam lyrics written by

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References

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* 1983 films 1980s Tamil-language films 1980s action drama films 1980s buddy films Tamil remakes of Hindi films Indian action drama films Indian buddy films Films scored by Gangai Amaran Films directed by K. Vijayan 1983 drama films {{1980s-Tamil-film-stub