Azhagarsamy
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{{Infobox film
| image = Azhagarsamy.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = Sundar C
| screenplay = Sundar C
| story = R. Selvaraj
| producer = Malar Balu
| starring = {{ubl|Sathyaraj|Roja}}
| cinematography = U. K. Senthil Kumar
| editing = P. Sai Suresh
| music = Deva
| studio = Malar Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1999|12|10}}
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Azhagarsamy is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Sundar C, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Sathyaraj and Roja.{{Cite web |title=Best of 1998 |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/99/Feb/best1998.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908073115/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/99/Feb/best1998.htm |archive-date=8 September 2015 |access-date=30 August 2012 |website=Indolink}} It was released on 10 December 1999.{{Cite web |title=அழகசாமி / Azhagarsamy (1999) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/azhagarsamy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210065030/https://screen4screen.com/movies/azhagarsamy |archive-date=10 December 2023 |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}
Plot
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A rich landlord gave money to Thayama, a pregnant woman, to save her husband and she later swore to give her baby in return. Her husband died and she gave her baby.
Azhagarsamy was brought-up by the landlord and the landlord decides to marry Azhagarsamy to his daughter Suja, an arrogant city girl. Thayama begins to work in Azhagarsamy's house.
Later, Azhagarsamy marries Suja who hates and insults him every time. Vinu Chakravarthy who wants to grab Suja's property tries to give milk with poison to Suja who is pregnant. Thayamma who realises the problem sacrifices her life by drinking the milk and Azhagarsamy learns that Thayamma was his mother. In the end, Suja unites with Azhagarsamy.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Sathyaraj as Azhagu (Azhagarsamy)
- Roja as Suja
- Radha Ravi as Landlord
- Sujatha as Thayama
- Goundamani
- Senthil
- Vinu Chakravarthy
- Ponnambalam
- Madhan Bob
- Ra. Sankaran
- Halwa Vasu
- Singamuthu
- Periya Karuppu Thevar
- LIC Narasimhan
- Alphonsa (special appearance)
}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Palani Bharathi.{{cite web |date=1 January 1999 |title=Azhagarsamy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/azhagarsamy-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1577927057 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230727090750/https://music.apple.com/in/album/azhagarsamy-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1577927057 |archive-date=27 July 2023 |access-date=27 July 2023 |website=Apple Music}}
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! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration | ||
| "Eranju Maadham" | Hariharan | 5:42 |
| "Kaalmellaam" (female) | Harini | 5:27 |
| "Kaalmellaam" (male) | P. Unni Krishnan | 5:27 |
| "Konjum Strawberry" | Anuradha Sriram, Malgudi Subha | 5:46 |
| "Orange Color" | Deva, Sujatha | 4:27 |
| "Pachchai Marikozhunthu" | Hariharan, Sujatha | 5:24 |
| "Pogathey Pogathey" | P. Unni Krishnan | 5:47 |
Reception
K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "If you fancy a family-oriented, old-fashioned story, with a touch of humour, then go for this one".{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. N. |date=8 January 2000 |title=Old-fashioned family fare |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R51OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fBQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3141%2C4032666 |access-date=27 July 2023 |work=New Straits Times |pages=Reel stuff 4 |via=Google News Archive |archive-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727091203/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R51OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fBQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3141,4032666 |url-status=live }} T. Krithika Reddy of The Hindu wrote, "THE THEME has been done to death on celluloid. Yet director Sundar. C's sensitive touches invest the film with freshness".{{Cite news |last=Reddy |first=T. Krithika |date=24 December 1999 |title=Film Reviews: Paattali \ Azhagar Sami |url=http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/1999/12/24/stories/09240222.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010605003345/http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/1999/12/24/stories/09240222.htm |archive-date=5 June 2001 |access-date=27 July 2023 |work=The Hindu}} Chennai Online wrote "Satyaraj never gets tired of playing the same 'Strapping youth-falling-in-love' type of roles. Roja plays the haughty miss to the hilt. Radharavi gets a meaty role and makes the most of it. Sujatha, sidelined for the past few years, gets a role that gives her a lot of scope to emote and she does a fine job. And as for Goundamani, his shouting (read it as comedy) could have been heard across states".{{cite web |title=AZHAGARSAMY |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov6.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030710152254/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov6.asp |archive-date=10 July 2003 |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=Chennai Online}}
References
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External links
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Category:1990s Tamil-language films
Category:Films directed by Sundar C
Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)