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Om Sakthi | |
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Directed by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
Produced by | M. Muthuraman |
Starring | Vijayakanth Menaka |
Cinematography | D. D. Prasad |
Edited by | P. R. Gowthamraj |
Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Om Sakthi is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, starring Vijayakanth and Menaka. Vijayakanth played a negative role and Jaishankar acted as a special appearance. It was released on 21 May 1982, [1] and failed at the box office, leading to a brief career setback for Vijayakanth. [2] [3]
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The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. [4]
Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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"Abirama Valliyenum Thiruvale" | Deepan Chakravarthy | 04:33 |
"Engaee Engaee Nee Pogirai" | S. Janaki | 05:43 |
"Omkariye Maa Kaliye" | L. R. Eswari | 05:35 |
"Oothu Naa Sorgatha Pakumvara" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:52 |
Balumani of Anna newspaper wrote that, on the whole, Om Sakthi does have some kind of power. [5]
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