Mr. Sampath (1972 film)

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Mr. Sampath
Mr. Sampath 1972 poster.jpg
Poster
Directed byCho Ramaswamy
Screenplay byCho Ramaswamy
Based onMr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi
by R. K. Narayan
Produced byA. Sunderam
StarringR. Muthuraman
Major Sundarrajan
Cho Ramaswamy
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Vivek Chitra Films
Release date
  • 13 April 1972 (1972-04-13)
Running time
145 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Mr. Sampath is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language satirical film directed by Cho Ramaswamy, who also stars. It is based on the R. K. Narayan novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi (1949). The film features an ensemble cast led by R. Muthuraman, and has music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.

Plot[]

Sampath, though poor by birth, has a heart of gold. Though clever and wise, he wants to become rich without hard work. He pretends to be rich, even a film producer. But ultimately, he realises that one cannot cheat people all the time.[1]

Cast[]

Adapted from Indian Films:[1]

Production[]

Mr. Sampath is based on the novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi by R. K. Narayan.[3][4] The film adaptation was produced by A. Sunderam under Vivek Chitra Films, and filmed in black and white.[1] Besides directing, Cho Ramaswamy also starred,[5] and wrote the screenplay. The final length was 3,953.59 metres (12,971.1 ft).[1]

Soundtrack[]

The music of the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan,[6] while the lyrics were written by Vaali. The playback singers were T. M. Soundararajan, S. P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela and L. R. Eswari.[1] The songs featured were "Aarambam Yaridam", "Anbana Rasikan", "Alangaram Pothumadi", "Hare Rama Hare Krishna", "Ore Kaelvi" and "Please Ippa".[1]

Release[]

Mr. Sampath was released on 13 April 1972.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Indian Films. B. V. Dharap. 1973. p. 105.
  2. ^ "Actor Manorama — She ruled the screen". The Hindu. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ^ Venkatachalam, Krishnan (November 2009). "கொத்தமங்கலம் சுப்பு". Amudhasurabi (in Tamil). pp. 12–13.
  4. ^ Ramachandran, T. M. (1972). Film World. 8. p. 118.
  5. ^ "திரை உலகில் சோ மீது போர் தொடுத்த துக்ளக்!" [The war on the actor Cho by Tughlaq!]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Mr.Sampath Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  7. ^ "மிஸ்டர் சம்பத் / Mr. Sampath (1972)". Screen4screen. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

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