Sujatha (1980 film)

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Sujatha
Sujatha 1980 poster.jpg
Poster
Directed by Mohan
Written by Padmarajan and Mohan
Produced by K. Balaji
Starring Vijayan
Shankar
Saritha
Sukumari
Rajalakshmi
Vanitha Krishnachandran
Major Sundarrajan
Raveendran
Music by M.S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Sujatha Cine Arts
Distributed byM. S. Release [1]
Release date
  • 26 September 1980 (1980-09-26)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Sujatha is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Vasudevan, starring Vijayan, Shankar, Saritha, Sukumari, Rajalakshmi, Vanitha Krishnachandran, Major Sundarrajan and Raveendran. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Shalini Ente Koottukari .[ citation needed ] The film was released on 26 September 1980. [2]

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Plot

Sujatha is the story of a brother and sister, played by Shankar and Saritha respectively. Shankar commits suicide to stop the forced marriage initiated by their father Major Sundarrajan, as she does not want to marry. The film shows light in Saritha's life, when she meets a new college lecturer Vijayan.

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. [3]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Nee Varuvaiyena" (Female) Kalyani Menon  
2."Nee Varuvaiyena" (Male) P. Jayachandran  
3."Nadai Alangaram" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam  
4."Engirintho Vantha Paravaigale" P. Susheela  
5."Antharanga" P. Jayachandran  

Reception

[4]

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References

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