''Sorgam'' () is a 1970 Indian
Tamil-language film directed by
T. R. Ramanna, starring
Sivaji Ganesan
Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th centur ...
,
K. R. Vijaya,
Rajasree,
R. Muthuraman and
K. Balaji. The film was released on 29 October 1970 and became a major success, running for over 100 days at the box office.
Plot
Three graduates, Kannan, Sampath and Shankar have different values and experience completely different things in life. Shankar wants to get rich with that being his only motivation while Kannan stays honest. Sampath however is a crook and has no qualms about ruining anyone to get what he wants. Shankar still has goodness in him which attracts Vimala as they get married.
However, once Shankar starts to work and grow rich, she sees the goodness in him slowly erode. The other two also work with him but situations put them at loggerheads. In the end, Shankar relents to see that he has lost himself in his quest to become rich, changes his mind and helps the cops catch the culprits with help from Kannan and reformed Sampath.
Cast
Special Appearance
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Vijayalalitha as (Dancer)
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Shabnam as (Dancer)
Themes
The film features
a play based on
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
's ''
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...
'' where
Marcus Junius Brutus murders
the title character, which Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, writing for ''
The Times of India
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'', 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'' (2007). The song's title was also used for a
2020 film.
Release and reception
''Sorgam'' was released on 29 October 1970,
Diwali
Diwali (), also called Deepavali (IAST: ''Dīpāvalī'') or Deepawali (IAST: ''Dīpāwalī''), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual v ...
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 by P. Varadarajulu Naidu. It is headquartered in Noida, owned by the ''Indian Express Group''. It was later taken over by Ramnath Goenka. In 1999, eight y ...
'' 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'', the film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.
References
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1970 films
1970s Indian films
1970s Tamil-language films
Films directed by T. R. Ramanna
Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
Tamil-language Indian films