Dindigul Sarathy

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Dindigul Sarathy
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Poster
Directed bySiva Sanmukan
Written by Sreenivasan
Produced byDream Towers [1]
Starring
CinematographyS. Thaj
Music by Dhina [1]
Distributed by Sun Pictures
Release date
  • 19 December 2008 (2008-12-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Dindigul Sarathy is a 2008 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Siva Sanmukam, who earlier directed Thagapansamy . The film stars Karunas, Karthika, and Saranya Ponvannan, while Nassar, M. S. Baskar, Livingston, and Chitti Babu play supporting roles. [1] The film has cinematography by S. Thaj and music by Dhina. The film released on 19 December 2008. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Vadakkunokkiyantram (1989).

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Plot

The story revolves around an insecure teetotaler named Sarathy (Karunas), who feels bad due to his dark skin (his wife Vasanthi (Karthika) is fairer than him), which is often the butt of many jokes. Because Sarathy feels inferior to Vasanthi, he begins to suspect her of infidelity and thinks that she will one day elope with a lover. After a misunderstanding, Sarathy and his mother Saradha (Saranya) are estranged, which further weakens the bond between him and Vasanthi. How Sarathy resolves his issues and gets back together with Vasanthi forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Dhina.

Dindigul Sarathy
Soundtrack album by
Released4 November 2008 (2008-11-04)
Language Tamil
Label Sun Audio
Dhina chronology
Sandai
(2008)
Dindigul Sarathy
(2008)
Vedigundu Murugesan
(2009)
No.TitleLyricsSingersLength
1."Dindukalu Dindukalu"V. Elango Anthony Daasan, Chinnaponnu, Grace Karunas 4:46
2."Dindukalu Remix"V. Elango, Paul J Anthony Daasan, Blaaze, Chinnaponnu, Grace Karunas 4:57
3."Ammadi Athadi"Nandalala Kailash Kher, Dhina 5:00
4."Paruthikaatu"Siva Shanmugam Shankar Mahadevan 5:42
5."Suttapazhama"Siva Shanmugam Mysskin, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran 4:27

Critical reception

Behindwoods noted "Overall, Dindigul Sarathy is a product that comes out only once. Its distinctness is its defining strength, but it has got its commercial limitations at the box office". [2] Indiaglitz noted "Due credit should be given to director Shivashanmugham, who has made necessary changes in the script to suit the Tamil audience. Though the first half has shades of the original, the latter half is different and oozes with nativity". [3] Hindu wrote "Borrowed from a Malayalam film, director Sivashanmugan makes a few small and suitable changes to the storyline for his Tamil venture". [4]

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