Savaale Samali (transl. Meet the challenge) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film, starring Sivaji Ganesan in is his 150th film.[2][3] It was released on 3 July 1971.[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Manchi Rojulu Vachayi (1972), in Malayalam as Randu Lokam (1977), in Kannada as Siritanakke Savaal (1978) and in Hindi as Charnon Ki Saugandh (1988).[4][5] The film become a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theaters.[6]

Savaale Samali
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMalliyam Rajagopal
Written byMalliyam Rajagopal
Produced byDas & Das[1]
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Jayalalithaa
C. R. Vijayakumari
R. Muthuraman
CinematographyA. Vincent
Edited byR. Devarajan
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
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Malliyam Productions
Release date
  • 3 July 1971 (1971-07-03)
Running time
159 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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This movie is about class struggle between the landlords who owned most of the land in India and their tenant farmers who were taken advantage off and ill treated by the landlords wrapped into a love story. Jayalalitha comes from a rich land lord family and visits her village from college where her parents reside. She is picked up from the station by Sivaji a local tenant farmer. Jayalalitha’s bags fall from the horse cart and she blames and insults Sivaji. Sivaji leaves her and drives away. In the local election, jayalalitha’s father agreees to get his daughter married to Sivaji if he loses the election and Sivaji should give up his lands if he loses. Sivaji wins and jayalalitha is forced into an unhappy marriage with a poor tenant farmer. Jayalalitha is bitterly unhappy, and returns to her mother’s house where her mother lectures her on the virtues of Indian marriage and after a few twists and turns, the couple is reunited. Although it is about class struggle, the portrayal that women do not have the agency to decide their fate is very sad to behold. That is still the fate of women in India and many other parts of the world, although things have become much better after 50 years since this movie was shot.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[citation needed] P. Susheela won her second National Award for the song "Chitukuruvikenna".[4]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Annai Boomi" M. S. Viswanathan Malliyam Rajagopal 02:30
"Chitukuruvikenna" P. Susheela Kannadasan 03:11
"Aanaikoru Kalam" T. M. Soundararajan 04:34
"Nilavai Paarthu Vaanam" T. M. Soundararajan 03:16
"Ennadi Mayakkama" P. Suseela, L. R. Eswari 04:34

References

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  1. ^ a b Dhananjayan 2014, p. 226.
  2. ^ "'வசந்தமாளிகை'யில் ஜெயலலிதா - சிவாஜி நினைவுநாள் இன்று!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 21 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. ^ "17. டைரக்டர் சாவித்ரி!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b Dhananjayan 2014, p. 227.
  5. ^ Menon, Ajay (3 December 2010). "Old is Gold: Tamil Movies made in Malayalam". Old is Gold. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  6. ^ Ganesan & Narayana Swamy 2007, p. 242.

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