Sathi Murali was a 1941 Tamil-language film directed by Vadivelu Naicker. It starred M. K. Radha, M. R. Santhanalakshmi and T. R. Mahalingam. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.[1]
| Sathi Murali | |
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 A still | |
| Directed by | B. N. Rao, T. C. Vadivelu Naicker |
| Written by | T. C. Vadivelu Naicker |
| Story by | Naicker |
| Produced by | Central Studios |
| Starring | M. K. Radha, M. R. Santhanalakshmi |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Production
editDuring the late 1930s and the 1940s, there were a lot of movies with social messages such as Thyagabhoomi. Sathi Murali targeted caste-based discrimination in society. Sathi Murali was the second film for singer and actor T. R. Mahalingam who later became one of the leading stars of Tamil cinema.
Plot
editThe movie was based on the story of a low-caste boy named Seenu who falls in love with a high-caste woman named Murali. After facing a lot of hardships, their love finally succeeds.
Cast
edit- M. K. Radha as Seenu
- T. R. Mahalingam as Young Seenu
- M. R. Santhanalakshmi as Murali, Krishnan
- S. Varalakshmi as Young Murali
- Nagercoil Mahadevan as Naradar
- P. G. Venkatesan as Sadhu
- T. A. Mathuram as Sathyabhama
- L. Narayana Rao
- Kali N. Rathnam
- P. S. Gnanam
- Buffoon Sankara Iyer
- Joker Ramudu
References
edit- ^ Randor Guy (5 August 2010). "Sathi Murali 1941". The Hindu.
External links
edit- Sathi Murali at IMDb
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