Soolam
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{{Infobox film
| name = Soolam
| image = Soolam poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = M. Bhaskar
| writer = M. Bhaskar
| producer = M. Bhaskar
| starring = Rajkumar Sethupathi
Radhika
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| studio = Oscar Movies
| released = {{film date|1980|12|12|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}
Soolam ({{translation|Trident}}) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film produced, directed and written by M. Bhaskar. The film stars Rajkumar Sethupathi and Radhika, with Sudheer, Pushpalatha, Thengai Srinivasan and Manorama in supporting roles. It was released on 12 December 1980.{{Cite web |title=Soolam / சூலம் |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/soolam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231111110934/https://screen4screen.com/movies/soolam |archive-date=11 November 2023 |access-date=11 November 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}
Plot
{{no plot|date=August 2021}}
Cast
- Rajkumar Sethupathi
- Radhika as Annamma
- Sudheer as Peter
- Pushpalatha
- Thengai Srinivasan
- Manorama
Production
Soolam is the first film produced by Bhaskar through his company Oscar Movies.{{Cite web |last=ரிஷி |date=23 July 2020 |title=கரோனா கால சினிமா: சட்டம் பேசிய பாஸ்கர் படங்கள் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/565982-director-bhaskar-movies.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183851/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/565982-director-bhaskar-movies.html |archive-date=9 July 2021 |access-date=1 February 2022 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.{{Cite web |title=Soolam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/soolam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204211/https://mossymart.com/product/soolam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Mossymart}}{{Cite web |title=Soolam (1980) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/soolam-songs-T0002946 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231111110802/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/album/soolam-songs-T0002946 |archive-date=11 November 2023 |access-date=11 November 2023 |website=Raaga.com}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Naan Devathai
| note1 =
| lyrics1 = Kannadasan
| music1 =
| extra1 = S. Janaki
| length1 =
| title2 = Nee Sigappu
| note2 =
| lyrics2 = Pulamaipithan
| music2 =
| extra2 = S. Janaki
| length2 =
| title3 = Julie
| note3 =
| lyrics3 = Vairamuthu
| music3 =
| extra3 = Malaysia Vasudevan
| length3 =
| title4 = Soolam
| note4 =
| lyrics4 = Vairamuthu
| music4 =
| extra4 = S. Janaki and Chorus
| length4 =
}}
References
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{{Cite web |last=ரிஷி |date=7 August 2020 |title=கரோனா கால சினிமா: 3- சூலம்; பெண்ணின் ஞானம் பேசும் படம் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/568714-vairamuthu-s-first-film.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203236/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/568714-vairamuthu-s-first-film.html |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}
}}