Sadhu Mirandal (transl. If the meek are angered) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by the duo Thirumalai–Mahalingam. It was produced by A. Bhimsingh, who also wrote the screenplay based on a real incident about a bank official being murdered for money by three people in a moving car. The film stars Nagesh and T. R. Ramachandran. Released on 14 April 1966, it became a critical and commercial success, and was later remade in Hindi by Bhimsingh as Sadhu Aur Shaitaan (1969).[1][2]
| Sadhu Mirandal | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Thirumalai–Mahalingam |
| Screenplay by | A. Bhimsingh |
| Story by | Usilai Somanathan |
| Produced by | A. Bhimsingh |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | G. Vittal Rao |
| Edited by | A. Paul Durai Singham |
| Music by | T. K. Ramamoorthy |
Production company | Sree Venkateswara Cinetone |
| Distributed by | Sun Beam |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (November 2021) |
Cast
edit- Nagesh as the taxi driver[3]
- T. R. Ramachandran as Pasupathy[4]
- O. A. K. Thevar as Narasimhan[4]
- Manorama as Karpagam[5]
- Kalpana as Kalpana[5]
- Kutty Padmini as the bank manager's daughter[5]
- Master Prabhakar as the bank manager's son[5]
Production
editOn 13 November 1958 in Madras (now Chennai), Suryanarayana, a bank official, was murdered for money by his friend Narayana Swamy and associates Vijayakumar and Joginder, while travelling via Narayana Swamy's car after taking a large sum of cash from his bank's head office in Parry's Corner to his branch in T. Nagar. Vijayakumar and Narayana Swamy were apprehended, but Joginder escaped.[6] This incident became known as the "Suryanarayana Murder Case", and inspired A. Bhimsingh to write a screenplay.[5] He produced it under the banner Sree Venkateswara Cinetone as the film Sadhu Mirandal, which his assistants Thirumalai–Mahalingam directed.[5][7] The story and dialogues were written by Usilai Somanathan. Art direction was handled by H. Shantaram, editing by A. Paul Durai Singham and cinematography by G. Vittal Rao.[8] A. Veerappan also contributed to the script, but was not credited.[4] It is the feature film debut of Master Prabhakar.[9] The final length of the film was 3,996 metres (13,110 ft).[7]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy.[10][8] Ramamoorthy earlier composed for films with M. S. Viswanathan (under the name Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy) and this was his first film as a solo composer.[11] One song, "A for Apple... B for Biscuit...", written by Thanjai Vaanan and sung by A. L. Raghavan and L. R. Eswari, attained popularity,[5] as did "Arulvaaye Nee Arulvaaye", sung by M. Balamuralikrishna.[12] This song is set in the Carnatic raga Sindhu Bhairavi.[13]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Arulvaaye Nee Arulvaaye" | Alangudi Somu | M. Balamuralikrishna | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Pattali Thozhilalarkalai" | Alangudi Somu | S. C. Krishnan, L. R. Eswari | 7:54 |
| 3. | "A for Apple... B for Biscuit..." | Thanjai Vanan | A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari, S. V. Ponnusamy, Sundar–Surendran, Lalitha | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Nadakame Intha Ulagam" | Thanjai Vanan | A. L. Raghavan | 6:45 |
| Total length: | 22:19 | |||
Release and reception
editSadhu Mirandal was released on 14 April 1966,[7] and was distributed by Sun Beam.[8] The film became a commercial success,[14] and received a positive review from Kalki for its innovative storyline and making.[15]
References
edit- ^ Gahlot 2015, chpt. 41.
- ^ Pillai 2015, p. 253.
- ^ Gopalakrishnan, P. V. (5 June 2017). "Filmy Ripples – Cars that added glitter to movies". The Cinema Resource Centre. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Vamanan (24 April 2017). "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 73 | சிரிப்பு நடிகர்கள் வந்தார்கள் போனார்கள்; சிரித்துக்கொண்டே இருந்தார் ஏ.வீரப்பன்!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d e f g Guy, Randor (14 April 2012). "Saadhu Mirandal (1966)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (8 July 2012). "Rathnamala (1948)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "1966 – சாது மிரண்டால் ஸ்ரீ வெங்கடேஸ்வரா சினிடோன்" [1966 – Sadhu Mirandal Sree Venkateswara Cinetone.]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Sadhu Mirandal (motion picture) (in Tamil). Sree Venkateswara Cinetone. 1966. Opening credits, from 0:05 to 3:50.
- ^ "எம்ஜிஆர், சிவாஜிக்கு செல்லப்பிள்ளை… இப்போது ஜெராக்ஸ் கடை ஓனர்". The Indian Express (in Tamil). 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Sadhu Mirandal". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "எம்.எஸ்.வி. உடன் இணைந்து இசையமைத்தவர் பழம்பெரும் இசையமைப்பாளர் டி.கே.ராமமூர்த்தி மரணம்". Dinakaran (in Tamil). 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "சின்னக்கண்ணனை அழைத்துக்கொண்ட இறைவன்: பாலமுரளி கிருஷ்ணா மறைவு". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "திரைப்படப் பாடல்களும் பாலமுரளி கிருஷ்ணாவும்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Srinivasan, A. L. (1967). "Tamil Film-makers Forge Ahead". Film World. Vol. 3. pp. 171–172. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "சாது மிரண்டால்". Kalki (in Tamil). 1 May 1966. p. 25. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Bibliography
edit- Gahlot, Deepa (2015). "Sadhu Aur Shaitan". Take-2: 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience. India: Hay House. ISBN 978-93-84544-82-9.
- Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran (2015). Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9789351501213.