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1981 film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Savaal (transl. 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.[1] It is a remake of the Hindi film Haath Ki Safai (1974).[2][3]
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Plot
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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.
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Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Raja
- Jaishankar as Shankar
- Vijayakumar as Ranjith[4]
- 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 sheak
- Manorama as "Burma" Pappa[5]
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Gopi Shankar's Henchman
- Ceylon Manohar as Henchman
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[6]
Reception
Nalini Sastri of Kalki called the film an entertaining masala fare.[7]
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