Savaal
{{Short description|1981 film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Savaal
| image = Savaal poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = R. Krishnamoorthy
| writer = A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
| story = Salim–Javed
| producer = Anandavalli Balaji
Suresh Balajie
Suchithra Balaji
Sujatha Balaji
| starring = Kamal Haasan
Jaishankar
Vijayakumar
Sripriya
Lakshmi
| cinematography = K. S. Prasad
| editing = V. Chakrapani
| music = M. S. Viswanathan
| studio = Sujatha Cine Arts
| released = {{film date|1981|7|3|df=y}}
| runtime = 146 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Savaal ({{translation|Challenge}}) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Kamal Haasan, Jaishankar, Vijayakumar, Sripriya and Lakshmi. The film was released on 3 July 1981 and did well at the box office.{{Cite web |date=5 August 2020 |title=ரஜினிக்கு 'பில்லா'; கமலுக்கு 'வாழ்வே மாயம்'; ஒப்பற்ற படங்களைத் தந்த கே.பாலாஜி |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/568351-k-balaji-birthday.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029111917/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/568351-k-balaji-birthday.html |archive-date=29 October 2020 |access-date=22 February 2021 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}} It is a remake of the Hindi film Haath Ki Safai (1974).{{Cite news |last=Piousji |date=14 June 1981 |title=Khaas Baat |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20654/page/n833/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230319082158/https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20654/page/n833/mode/2up |archive-date=19 March 2023 |access-date=19 March 2023 |work=Sunday |pages=53 |via=Internet Archive}}{{Cite web |date=1 October 2018 |title=கமலஹாசன்- ஸ்ரீபிரியா நடித்த வாழ்வே மாயம் |url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/10/01211429/1195074/cinima-history-sripriya.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308103639/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/10/01211429/1195074/cinima-history-sripriya.vpf |archive-date=8 March 2021 |access-date=1 October 2020 |website=Maalai Malar |language=ta}}
Plot
{{more plot|date=September 2021}}
Brothers Shankar and Raja lose their mother. For survival, they plan to go to the city via a goods train. However at a junction, they get split and lead separate lives. Shankar grows up to be a smuggler while Raja becomes a petty pickpocketing criminal. Radha, a wealthy girl, falls in love in Raja. How Shankar and Raja get united forms the story.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Kamal Haasan as Raja
- Jaishankar as Shankar
- Vijayakumar as Ranjith{{Cite web |date=8 December 2020 |title=விஜயகுமார் - மஞ்சுளா காதல் திருமணம் |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2020/12/08055553/2147145/cinima-history-vijayakumar.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117011007/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2020/12/08055553/2147145/cinima-history-vijayakumar.vpf |archive-date=17 January 2021 |access-date=22 February 2021 |website=Maalai Malar |language=ta}}
- Sripriya as Radha
- Lakshmi as Ganga
- S. A. Ashokan as Jail inmate (cameo)
- Thengai Srinivasan as Radha's guardian
- Y. G. Mahendran as Johnny
- Balaji as Baba {{not a typo|sheak}}
- Manorama as "Burma" Pappa{{Cite news |last=Rajasekaran |first=Ilangovan |title=Eternal 'Aachi' |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/eternal-aachi/article7809425.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201021170618/https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/eternal-aachi/article7809425.ece |archive-date=21 October 2020 |access-date=24 September 2021 |work=Frontline}}
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Gopi Shankar's Henchman
- Ceylon Manohar as Henchman
}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.{{Cite web |title=Savaal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/savaal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925052100/https://mossymart.com/product/savaal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=25 September 2021 |access-date=24 September 2021 |website=Mossymart}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Theriyum Theriyum
| note1 =
| extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
| lyrics1 = Vairamuthu
| length1 =
| title2 = Naadinen Nambinen Kadhalukku Nyayamillai
| note2 =
| extra2 = Vani Jairam
| lyrics2 = Kannadasan
| length2 =
| title3 = Thanniye Pottaa
| note3 =
| extra3 = Kamal Haasan, Kalyani Menon, Sripriya
| lyrics3 = Kannadasan
| length3 =
| title4 = Kai Nalla Kaiyappa
| note4 =
| extra4 = Malaysia Vasudevan, Manorama, Kovai Soundarajan
| lyrics4 = Kannadasan
| length4 =
}}
Reception
Nalini Sastri of Kalki called the film an entertaining masala fare.{{Cite magazine |last=சாஸ்திரி |first=நளினி |date=26 July 1981 |title=சவால் |url=https://ibb.co/6DgP1Hc |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025175027/https://ibb.co/6DgP1Hc |archive-date=25 October 2022 |access-date=25 October 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=9 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0429060}}
{{Salim–Javed}}
Category:1980s Tamil-language films
Category:Films directed by R. Krishnamoorthy
Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan