''Sabaash Meena'' () is a 1958 Indian

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-language

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produced and directed by

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. 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 ...

B. Saroja Devi Bangalore Saroja Devi (born 7 January 1938) is an Indian actress who has acted in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. She acted in around 200 films in over six decades. She is known by the epithets "''Abhinaya Saraswathi''" (Saraswathi of ...

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and

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, with Panthulu and

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in supporting roles. It was released on 3 October 1958. The film was remade into

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as '' Dil Tera Deewana'' (1962), in

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as ''Aliya Geleya'' (1971), and in

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as '' Chirikkudukka'' (1976).

Plot

Mohan is a rich spoilt brat. His erratic and irresponsible behaviour forces his father Sadasivam Pillai to send him to his friend Appadurai's place in

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to work and learn something in life. Mohan, a street smart man, sends his friend Shekar in his place to Appadurai. Appadurai, who has not seen Mohan before, accepts Shekar as Mohan and gives him a job. Shekar falls in love with Appadurai's daughter and Mohan who meets Meena in a bus falls for her. What follows is a hilarious depiction of both their love stories and the confusions it creates.

Cast

;Male cast *

as Mohan *

as Meena's father *

as Shekar *

as Appadurai * V. R. Rajagopal as Mani *

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* Natarajan as Sankar * Ponnusamy Pillai as Sadhasivam Pillai * Ganapathy Bhat ;Female cast *

as Malathi *

as Meena * P. S. Gnanam as Paravathi * Krishnabai * Chandra as a dancer in "Aanaaga Pirandhathellam" * Shantha

Production

Chandrababu's pay for the film was one rupee higher than Ganesan's.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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, with lyrics by Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam. The song "Kaanaa Inbam Kannidhadheno" is set in the

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Release and reception

''Sabaash Meena'' was released on 3 October 1958, and was distributed by A. L. S. Productions. It was previously scheduled for 19 September 1958, but got postponed due to delays in the arrival of raw film. The film was a major success, even in non-Tamil speaking regions such as

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. It was dubbed into Telugu as ''Sabash Pilla'', which did not achieve the same success.

Remakes

''Sabhash Meena'' was remade into

as '' Dil Tera Deewana'' (1962) with Panthulu again directing. He also directed the

remake ''Aliya Geleya'' (1971). The film was also remade in

as '' Chirikkudukka'' (1976). The 1996 Tamil film ''

Ullathai Allitha ''Ullathai Allitha'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Sundar C. The film stars Karthik, Rambha and Goundamani, with Manivannan, Jai Ganesh, Senthil, and Jyothi Meena in supporting roles. It revolves around a ...

'' was an unofficial remake of ''Sabash Meena''.

References

External links

* {{B. R. Panthulu 1950s Tamil-language films 1958 comedy films 1958 films Films directed by B. R. Panthulu Films scored by T. G. Lingappa Indian comedy films Tamil films remade in other languages