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Mr. Sampath (1972 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Mr. Sampath' is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language satirical film directed by Cho, who also stars. It is based on the R. K. Narayan novel 'Mr. Sampath The Printer of Malgudi' (1949). The film features an ensemble cast led by Muthuraman, and has music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. It was released on 13 April 1972.
Plot
Sampath, though poor by birth, has a heart of gold. Though clever and wise, he wants to become rich without hard work. He pretends to be rich, even a film producer. But ultimately, he realises that one cannot cheat people all the time.
Cast
Adapted from 'Indian Films':
* Muthuraman
* Sundarrajan
* Cho as Sampath
* Venniradai Moorthy
* Mali
* Poornam Viswanathan
* Neelu
* Jaya
* Manorama
* Sukumari
Production
'Mr. Sampath' is based on the novel 'Mr. Sampath The Printer of Malgudi' by R. K. Narayan. The film adaptation was produced by A. Sunderam under Vivek Chitra Films, and filmed in black and white. Besides directing, Cho Ramaswamy also starred, and wrote the screenplay. The final length was .
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Vaali.
References
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