Sadhu Mirandal | |
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Directed by | Thirumalai–Mahalingam |
Screenplay by | A. Bhimsingh |
Story by | Usilai Somanathan |
Produced by | A. Bhimsingh |
Starring | |
Cinematography | G. Vittal Rao |
Edited by | A. Paul Durai Singham |
Music by | T. K. Ramamoorthy |
Production company | Sree Venkateswara Cinetone |
Distributed by | Sun Beam |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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 bank official being murdered for money by three people in a moving car. The film stars Nagesh and T. R. Ramachandran. Released on 14 April 1966, it became a critical and commercial success, and was later remade in Hindi by Bhimsingh as Sadhu Aur Shaitaan (1969). [1] [2]
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plot summary. (November 2021) |
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. Vijayakumar and Narayana Swamy were apprehended, but Joginder escaped. [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–Mahalingam directed. [5] [7] The story and dialogues were written by Usilai Somanathan. Art direction was handled by H. Shantaram, editing by A. Paul Durai Singham and cinematography by G. Vittal Rao. [8] A. Veerappan also contributed to the script, but was not credited. [4] It is the feature film debut of Master Prabhakar. [9] The final length of the film was 3,996 metres (13,110 ft). [7]
The soundtrack was composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy. [10] [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...", 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] This song is set in the Carnatic raga Sindhu Bhairavi. [13]
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..." | 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 |
Total length: | 22:19 |
Sadhu Mirandal was released on 14 April 1966, [7] and was distributed by Sun Beam. [8] The film became a commercial success, [14] and received a positive review from Kalki for its innovative storyline and making. [15]
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Sadhu Mirandal | |
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![]() Poster | |
Directed by | Thirumalai–Mahalingam |
Screenplay by | A. Bhimsingh |
Story by | Usilai Somanathan |
Produced by | A. Bhimsingh |
Starring | |
Cinematography | G. Vittal Rao |
Edited by | A. Paul Durai Singham |
Music by | T. K. Ramamoorthy |
Production company | Sree Venkateswara Cinetone |
Distributed by | Sun Beam |
Release date |
|
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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 bank official being murdered for money by three people in a moving car. The film stars Nagesh and T. R. Ramachandran. Released on 14 April 1966, it became a critical and commercial success, and was later remade in Hindi by Bhimsingh as Sadhu Aur Shaitaan (1969). [1] [2]
![]() | This article needs a
plot summary. (November 2021) |
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. Vijayakumar and Narayana Swamy were apprehended, but Joginder escaped. [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–Mahalingam directed. [5] [7] The story and dialogues were written by Usilai Somanathan. Art direction was handled by H. Shantaram, editing by A. Paul Durai Singham and cinematography by G. Vittal Rao. [8] A. Veerappan also contributed to the script, but was not credited. [4] It is the feature film debut of Master Prabhakar. [9] The final length of the film was 3,996 metres (13,110 ft). [7]
The soundtrack was composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy. [10] [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...", 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] This song is set in the Carnatic raga Sindhu Bhairavi. [13]
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..." | 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 |
Total length: | 22:19 |
Sadhu Mirandal was released on 14 April 1966, [7] and was distributed by Sun Beam. [8] The film became a commercial success, [14] and received a positive review from Kalki for its innovative storyline and making. [15]
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