Saatchi (transl. Witness) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by P. S. V. Hariharan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Viji and M. N. Nambiar. It is a remake of the 1981 Malayalam film Raktham.[1][2] The film was released on 16 September 1983.[3][4]

Saatchi
Poster
Directed byS. A. Chandrasekhar
Written byS. A. Chandrasekhar
Based onRaktham (Malayalam)(1981) by Kaloor Dennis
Produced byP. S. V. Hariharan
StarringVijayakanth
Viji
M. N. Nambiar
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
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Veeralakshmi Combines
Release date
  • 16 September 1983 (1983-09-16)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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Chandrasekhar initially planned to remake his Kannada film Geluvu Nannade as Vetri Namadhe with Vijayakanth and Mohan in lead roles; however the project was shelved after Mohan left the film hence Chandrasekhar started another project which eventually became Saatchi.[5] The lead role was offered to Prabhu, and later Karthik, both of whom declined; Vijayakanth was ultimately cast.[6] Filming took place in Salem.[7]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[8]

Title Singer(s) Length
"Aagayam Poo" S. N. Surendar, P. Susheela 04:20
"Maarividu" Malaysia Vasudevan 03:10
"Malar Manjangal" S. N. Surendar, Vani Jairam 03:35
"Thenna Marathula" S. N. Surendar, P. Susheela 03:45

Reception

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Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the performances of Vijayakanth and Nambiar but panned Viji's acting and concluded calling it a fast-paced film.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Balidaan". MySwar. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 541. ISBN 978-81-938482-2-7.
  3. ^ "Satchi ( 1983 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 18 November 2004. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ^ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. ^ விஜயகாந்த் (22 January 2006). "வலி... வருத்தம்... வாழ்க்கை!" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 88–91. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ "ஐந்து படங்கள் தொடர் தோல்வி... விஜயகாந்த் வாழ்க்கையில் திருப்புமுனை ஏற்படுத்திய எஸ்.ஏ.சி !". Nakkheeran (in Tamil). 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  7. ^ "சிவப்பு மல்லி படப்பிடிப்பில் விஜயகாந்த் காட்டிய சின்சியாரிட்டி". News18 (in Tamil). 22 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Satchi". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  9. ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (9 October 1983). "சாட்சி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 13. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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