Ezhuthatha Sattangal
1984 Indian film
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Ezhuthatha Sattangal (transl. Unwritten laws) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Shankar, starring Sivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar and M. N. Nambiar. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Aarambham (1982).[1] The film was released on 15 August 1984.[2][3]
| Ezhuthatha Sattangal | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Shankar |
| Screenplay by | K. Shankar |
| Story by | Cochin Haneefa |
| Produced by | K. Shivaprasad |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Jaishankar M. N. Nambiar Prabhu Urvashi |
| Cinematography | M. C. Sekar |
| Edited by | K. Shankar V. Jeyapal |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Shivshankar Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Nazeer
- Prabhu as Shankar
- Jaishankar as Justice Thiyagarajan
- M. N. Nambiar as Farooq
- Srividya as Saradha
- Nalini as Noorajahan
- Urvashi as Meena
- Sarath Babu as Dr. Basheer
- Rajesh as Gopinath
- R. S. Manohar as Sebastian
- Sivachandran as Jambi
- Thengai Srinivasan as Velu Thambi
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Nagaraja Chozhan
- Anuradha
- Vijayalakshmi
- Vijayarekha
- K. Vijayan ( Guest appearance)
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Dr. Abraham (Guest Appearance)
- LIC Narasimhan
Production
The film was launched at Prasad Studios along with song recording.[4]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Pulamaipithan.[5]
| Track | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| "Aalankatti Maamalaiyaam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja |
| "Ezhuthaatha Sattangal" | Malaysia Vasudevan |
| "Kannuku Azhagana Maapillai" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam |
| "Then Kulathile Kulikkava" | S. Janaki |
| "Vanthen Maathiram" | P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam, Chorus |
Critical reception
Balumani of Anna praised the acting of Sivaji Ganesan and other actors, Super Subbarayan's stunt choreography, Ilaiyaraaja's music and Shankar's direction.[6]
