Savaal

For the Indian Kannada-language film, see Savaal (2014 film).

Savaal
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. Krishnamoorthy
Written by	A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Story by	Salim–Javed
Produced by	Anandavalli Balaji Suresh Balajie Suchithra Balaji Sujatha Balaji
Starring	Kamal Haasan Jaishankar Vijayakumar Sripriya Lakshmi
Cinematography	K. S. Prasad
Edited by	V. Chakrapani
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Sujatha Cine Arts
Release date	3 July 1981 (1981-07-03)
Running time	146 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Savaal (transl. Challenge) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Kamal Haasan, Jaishankar, Vijayakumar, Sripriya and Lakshmi. The film was released on 3 July 1981 and did well at the box office. ^[1] It is a remake of the Hindi film Haath Ki Safai (1974). ^{[2] [3]}

Plot

Brothers Shankar and Raja lose their mother. For survival, they plan to go to the city via a goods train. However at a junction, they get split and lead separate lives. Shankar grows up to be a smuggler while Raja becomes a petty pickpocketing criminal. Radha, a wealthy girl, falls in love in Raja. How Shankar and Raja get united forms the story.

Cast

• Kamal Haasan as Raja
• Jaishankar as Shankar
• Vijayakumar as Ranjith ^[4]
• Sripriya as Radha
• Lakshmi as Ganga
• S. A. Ashokan as Jail inmate (cameo)
• Thengai Srinivasan as Radha's guardian
• Y. G. Mahendran as Johnny
• Balaji as Baba sheak
• Manorama as "Burma" Pappa ^[5]
• V. Gopalakrishnan as Gopi Shankar's Henchman
• Ceylon Manohar as Henchman

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Theriyum Theriyum"	Vairamuthu	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
2.	"Naadinen Nambinen Kadhalukku Nyayamillai"	Kannadasan	Vani Jairam
3.	"Thanniye Pottaa"	Kannadasan	Kamal Haasan, Kalyani Menon, Sripriya
4.	"Kai Nalla Kaiyappa"	Kannadasan	Malaysia Vasudevan, Manorama, Kovai Soundarajan

Reception

Nalini Sastri of Kalki called the film an entertaining masala fare. ^[7]

References

1. "ரஜினிக்கு 'பில்லா'; கமலுக்கு 'வாழ்வே மாயம்'; ஒப்பற்ற படங்களைத் தந்த கே.பாலாஜி". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
2. Piousji (14 June 1981). "Khaas Baat". Sunday. p. 53. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023– via Internet Archive.
3. "கமலஹாசன்- ஸ்ரீபிரியா நடித்த வாழ்வே மாயம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
4. "விஜயகுமார் - மஞ்சுளா காதல் திருமணம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
5. Rajasekaran, Ilangovan. "Eternal 'Aachi'". Frontline . Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
6. "Savaal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
7. சாஸ்திரி, நளினி (26 July 1981). "சவால்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 9. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022– via Internet Archive.

External links

• Savaal at IMDb