Sangamam (1999 film)
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| Sangamam | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Suresh Krissna |
| Written by | E. Ramdoss Gopu-Babu (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Suresh Krissna |
| Story by | Bhoopathy Raja |
| Produced by | Pyramid Natarajan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | S. Saravanan |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production company | Pyramid Films International |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sangamam (transl. Confluence) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical dance film co written and directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by V. Natarajan of Pyramid Films. The film stars Rahman and newcomer Vindhya, with Manivannan, Vijayakumar, Radha Ravi, and Vadivelu playing supporting roles. The film's music was composed by A. R. Rahman, while S. Saravanan handled the cinematography. The film was released on 16 July 1999 and became a financial failure, but won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics (Vairamuthu) and four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
This film depicts the disputes between two forms of the dance styles and music, Classical Indian (in particular Carnatic music and Bharathanatyam danceform) against rural Tamil folk music and dance. The film depicts the misunderstanding and mutual ignorance of the two factions. The parallel plot in the movie is of the children and intended successors of the respective dance doyens falling in love with each other. After initial disagreements, a classical dancer and a rural folk artist charm each other and fall in love. However, they face issues when the girl's father disapproves of their relationship.
Cast
- Rahman as Selvam
- Vindhya as Abhirami
- Manivannan as Aavudapillai
- Vijayakumar as Sivasankaramoorthy
- Radha Ravi as Nagaraj
- Vadivelu as Haridas
- Delhi Ganesh as Abhirami's uncle
- Charle as Shanmugam
- Srividya as Sivagami
- S. N. Lakshmi as Meenakhi alias Meenu
- Lavanya as Selvam's sister
- Thyagu as Selvam's friend
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Narayana
- Kavithalaya Krishnan as Abhirami's uncle
- Madhan Bob as an instrument vendor
- Kumar Natarajan
- Soori in an uncredited role
Production
V. Natarajan launched a film to be directed by Suresh Krissna and A. R. Rahman was signed on to compose the music for the film in early 1998, while he was also working with the producer Pyramid Natarajan in Rhythm and Udhaya.[1][2] In an interview in August 1998, Rahman revealed that he was working on "a very small budget movie called Sangamam which is based on classical and folk dance".[3] The film would feature his co-brother, actor Rahman in the lead role with newcomer Vindhya playing the lead female role.[4]
During production it was reported that the film would be a remake of the 1968 film Thillana Mohanambal, but this was subsequently found to be untrue.[5] The film was briefly delayed in 1999 as A. R. Rahman was too busy to complete the background score for the film, with Natarajan initially refusing to pay him, causing further delays for the producer's next venture, Rhythm.[6]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The album marked the first collaboration between the veteran musician M. S. Viswanathan and A. R. Rahman. The song "Mudhal Murai Killipparthaein" is set in Bihag raga.[7]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mazhai Thulli" | Hariharan, M. S. Viswanathan | 6:49 |
| 2. | "Varaha Nadhikarai" | Shankar Mahadevan | 6:17 |
| 3. | "Sowkiyama Kannae" | Nithyashree Mahadevan | 5:55 |
| 4. | "Mudhal Murai Killi Parthen" | Srinivas, Sujatha Mohan | 6:10 |
| 5. | "Margazhi Thingal Allava" | S. Janaki, P. Unnikrishnan, Srimathumitha[8] | 6:57 |
| 6. | "Aalaala Kanda" | Hariharan, M. S. Viswanathan | 2:19 |
| Total length: | 34:30 | ||
