Sathi Murali
| Sathi Murali | |
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 A still | |
| Directed by | B. N. Rao, T. C. Vadivelu Naicker |
| Written by | T. C. Vadivelu Naicker |
| Story by | Naicker |
| Produced by | Central Studios |
| Starring | M. K. Radha, M. R. Santhanalakshmi |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sathi Murali was a 1941 Tamil-language film directed by Vadivelu Naicker. It starred M. K. Radha, M. R. Santhanalakshmi and T. R. Mahalingam. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.[1]
Production
[edit]During the late 1930s and the 1940s, there were a lot of movies with social messages such as Thyagabhoomi. Sathi Murali targeted caste-based discrimination in society. Sathi Murali was the second film for singer and actor T. R. Mahalingam who later became one of the leading stars of Tamil cinema.
Plot
[edit]The movie was based on the story of a low-caste boy named Seenu who falls in love with a high-caste woman named Murali. After facing a lot of hardships, their love finally succeeds.
Cast
[edit]- M. K. Radha as Seenu
- T. R. Mahalingam as Young Seenu
- M. R. Santhanalakshmi as Murali, Krishnan
- S. Varalakshmi as Young Murali
- Nagercoil Mahadevan as Naradar
- P. G. Venkatesan as Sadhu
- T. A. Mathuram as Sathyabhama
- L. Narayana Rao
- Kali N. Rathnam
- P. S. Gnanam
- Buffoon Sankara Iyer
- Joker Ramudu
References
[edit]- ^ Randor Guy (5 August 2010). "Sathi Murali 1941". The Hindu.
External links
[edit]- Sathi Murali at IMDb
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