''Sorgam'' () is a 1970 Indian

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-language film starring

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, Rajasree,

R. Muthuraman Muthuraman Radhakrishnan (4 July 1929 – 16 October 1981) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. He was a leading actor during the 1960s and 1970s and was fondly called as ''Navarasa Thilagam''. He had paired w ...

and K. Balaji. The film was directed by T. R. Ramanna. It was released on 29 October 1970 and became a major success, running for over 100 days at the box office.

Plot

Three graduates have different values and experience completely different things in life.

Cast

as Shankar * K. R. Vijaya as Vimala * Rajasree as Anjana * K. Balaji as Sampath *

as Kannan *

R. S. Manohar Rasipuram Subramaniyan Iyer Manohar was an Indian actor who performed roles ranging from hero to villain to comedic characters. He was born at Namakkal in 1925. He acted in over 200 films. He is known for his versatility and dominating personal ...

as Dharmalingam/Arun * M. R. R. Vasu as Mathrubootham/Bond/Ippi/Thevaram *

Nagesh Nagesh (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in over 1,000 fil ...

as Gajendran/Gajini *

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as Savithri/Jothi/Puppy *

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as Lakshmi *

V. Nagayya V. Nagayya (born Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma; 28 March 1904 – 30 December 1978) also known as Chittoor Nagayya was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. ...

as Judge * O. A. K. Thevar as Advocate * Senthamarai as Police Inspector *

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as Harikrishnan * M. Bhanumathi as Manju *Veeraraghavan as Headmaster * Kallapetti Singaram as Snake Charmer *

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as Bayilvan * Karuppu Subbiah as Taxi Owner *I.S.R as Adiyapatham (office Stafe) *Gemini Mali as Gopi (office Stafe) * Samikannu as Ayyakannu (Office Stafe) * Sadan as Shankar Car Driver *S. A. Kannan as Drama Stage Actor *Periyar Rajavel as Drama stage Actor *Comedy Shanmugam as (Office clerk) *Master Ramu as Muthu (Shankar Son) Special Appearance *

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as (Dancer) *

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as (Dancer)

Themes

The film features a play based on

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's ''

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'' where Marcus Junius Brutus murders the title character, which Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, writing for ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

'', feels is symbolic of Balaji's character betraying Ganesan's character.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The song "Ponmagal Vandhaal" was parodied in '' Pithamagan'' (2003), and remixed by A. R. Rahman in ''

Azhagiya Tamil Magan ''Azhagiya Tamil Magan'' ( Adorable Tamil son) is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language psychological action thriller film written and directed by Bharathan, written by S. K. Jeeva and produced by Swargachitra Appachan. The film stars actor Vijay in a ...

'' (2007).

Release and reception

''Sorgam'' was released on 29 October 1970, Diwali day. It was the first film to be released at Devi theatre, which was inaugurated on 23 May 1970. ''

The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split be ...

'' said "There are some films which try to go off the beaten track, and just when the viewer begins to say hurrah, they return to familiarity. ..You are at a loss to discover whether the director is brave or just cunning." Despite being released alongside another Ganesan film ''

Engirundho Vandhaal ''Engirundho Vandhaal'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by K. Balaji. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa, with K. Balaji, M. Bhanumathi, Nagesh, Sundarrajan and Raja in sup ...

'', the film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.

References

External links

* {{T. R. Ramanna 1970 films 1970s Tamil-language films Films directed by T. R. Ramanna Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan