Sadhu Mirandal
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 man being murdered for money by two friends in a moving car. The film stars Nagesh and T. R. Ramachandran in the lead roles. It became a critical and commercial success, and was later remade in Hindi as Sadhu Aur Shaitaan (1969).[1][2]
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Directed by | Thirumalai-Mahalingam |
Produced by | A. Bhimsingh |
Screenplay by | A. Bhimsingh |
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Music by | T. K. Ramamoorthy |
Cinematography | G. Vittal Rao |
Edited by | A. Paul Durai Singham |
Production company | Sree Venkateswara Cinetone |
Distributed by | Sun Beam |
Release date | 14 April 1966 |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Cast
Main cast
- Nagesh as the taxi driver[3]
- Manorama as Karpagam
- T. R. Ramachandran as Pasupathy[4]
- O. A. K. Thevar as Narasimhan[4]
- Kutty Padmini as the bank manager's daughter[5]
- Master Prabhakar as the bank manager's son[5]
- Kalpana as Kalpana
Cameo appearances
- S. V. Sahasranamam as Bank Manager
- T. S. Balaiah as Ramananda Bhagavathar
- S. Rama Rao as Prohit
- A. Veerappan as Groom
- Suryakala as Bride
- Chittoor V. Nagaiah as Priest Micheal
- A. Karunanidhi as Makeup Man
- S. R. Janaki as Maid
- Usilaimani as Prohit
- Chandran Babu as Stranger
- Typist Gopu as Kadam Master
- K. Natarajan as Judge
- S. D. Subbulakshmi as Parvarthy
- Alwar Kuppusamy as Cameo Appearance
- R. M. Nambirajan as Cameo Appearance
Production
On 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. Joginder was never apprehended, but Vijayakumar and Narayana Swamy were.[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 and Mahalingam directed.[7][5] The dialogues were written by Usilai Somanathan.[7] Art direction was handled by H. Shantaram, editing by A. Paul Durai Singham and cinematography by G. Vittal Rao.[8] The final length of the film was 3,996 metres (13,110 ft).[7]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy,[9] while the lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu and Thanjai Vanan.[8] Ramamoorthy earlier composed for films with M. S. Viswanathan (under the name Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy) and this was his first film as a solo music director.[10] One song, "A for Apple... B for Biscuit... C for Chocolate...", 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.[11]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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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... C for Chocolate..." | 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 |
Release and reception
Sadhu Mirandal was released on 14 April 1966,[7] and was distributed by Sun Beam.[8] The film became a commercial success,[12] and received critical acclaim. Film historian Randor Guy said it would be remembered for "its interesting storyline with its surprising twist, pleasing music and excellent performances by Ramachandran, the kids, Nagesh and Kalpana."[5]
References
- 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. p. 253. ISBN 9789351501213.
- 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.
- "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 73". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- 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.
- Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 2018.
- Sadhu Mirandal (motion picture) (in Tamil). Sree Venkateswara Cinetone. 1966. Opening credits, from 0:05 to 3:50.
- Kolappan, B. (17 April 2013). "T. K. Ramamurthy passes away". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "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.
- Srinivasan, A. L. (1967). "Tamil Film-makers Forge Ahead". Film World. Vol. 3. pp. 171–172.