Sadhu Mirandal

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Not to be confused with Sadhu Miranda.

Sadhu Mirandal
Sadhu Mirandal poster.jpg
Poster
Directed byThirumalai-Mahalingam
Screenplay byA. Bhimsingh
Produced byA. Bhimsingh
Starring
CinematographyG. Vittal Rao
Edited byA. Paul Durai Singham
Music byT. K. Ramamoorthy
Production
company
Sree Venkateswara Cinetone
Distributed bySun Beam
Release date
  • 14 April 1966 (1966-04-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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]

Plot[]

Cast[]

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][10] 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 composer.[11] 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.[12]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Arulvaaye Nee Arulvaaye"Alangudi SomuM. Balamuralikrishna3:36
2."Pattali Thozhilalarkalai"Alangudi SomuS. C. Krishnan, L. R. Eswari7:54
3."A for Apple... B for Biscuit... C for Chocolate..."Thanjai VananA. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari, S. V. Ponnusamy, Sundar-Surendran, Lalitha4:04
4."Nadakame Intha Ulagam"Thanjai VananA. L. Raghavan6:45

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,[13] and received acclaim from Kalki for its innovative storyline and making.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Gahlot, Deepa (2015). "Sadhu Aur Shaitan". Take-2: 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience. India: Hay House. ISBN 978-93-84544-82-9. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran (2015). Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema. SAGE Publications. p. 253. ISBN 9789351501213.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Vamanan (24 April 2017). "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 73 | சிரிப்பு நடிகர்கள் வந்தார்கள் போனார்கள்; சிரித்துக்கொண்டே இருந்தார் ஏ.வீரப்பன்!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e Guy, Randor (14 April 2012). "Saadhu Mirandal (1966)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (8 July 2012). "Rathnamala (1948)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d 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.
  8. ^ a b c Sadhu Mirandal (motion picture) (in Tamil). Sree Venkateswara Cinetone. 1966. Opening credits, from 0:05 to 3:50.
  9. ^ "Sadhu Mirandal". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  10. ^ Kolappan, B. (17 April 2013). "T. K. Ramamurthy passes away". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "சின்னக்கண்ணனை அழைத்துக்கொண்ட இறைவன்: பாலமுரளி கிருஷ்ணா மறைவு". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  13. ^ Srinivasan, A. L. (1967). "Tamil Film-makers Forge Ahead". Film World. Vol. 3. pp. 171–172.
  14. ^ "சாது மிரண்டால்". Kalki (in Tamil). 1 May 1966. p. 25. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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