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Sivappu Malli
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Wikipedia article
'Sivappu Malli' is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Rama Narayanan for AVM Productions, starring Vijayakanth, Chandrasekhar, Shanthi Krishna, Aruna and S. S. Chandran. A remake of the Telugu film 'Erra Mallelu' (1981), it revolves around two men starting a revolution against their village chiefs and the owner of a factory in the neighbouring village. The film was released on 15 August 1981.
Plot
Sathyanathan, Punyakodi and their partners are an atrocious lot. They keep suppressing the villagers and do not even allow them to get proper education due to fear of losing control over the village. On the other hand, Ranga and Tyagu are honest factory workers who lead the fight against the factory owner for the labourers' rights. The clash between the two sections of society reaches a level where Sathyanathan and a gang plot to eliminate Ranga and Tyagu. They manage to do away with Tyagu; however, Ranga is too smart for them. How Ranga manages to punish the wrong doers is what the second half of the film is all about.
Cast
*Vijayakanth as Ranga
*Chandrashekar as Tyagu
*Shanthi Krishna
*Ramarajan
*Aruna
*Anuradha
*S. S. Chandran
*Sangili Murugan
*Venniradai Moorthy
*Gundu Kalyanam
*K. K. Soundar
Production
K. Veerappan, a production executive at AVM Productions, saw the Telugu film 'Erra Mallelu' (1981) and told AVM insiders it was very good; believing his words, M. Saravanan bought the remake rights without watching the film. However, Saravanan did not produce the remake, titled 'Sivappu Malli' directly under AVM, but the subsidiary Balasubramaniam & Company. Saravanan wanted Kamal Haasan to portray the lead role, but he declined due to unavailability of dates; the role went to Vijayakanth. The film's puja was held on 20 July 1981, and principal photography was completed well before the already fixed 15 August release date. Editing was handled by Vellaichami.
Themes
'Sivappu Malli' revolves around the themes of communism and marxism.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by ShankarGanesh, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.
Release and reception
'Sivappu Malli' was released on 15 August 1981. Sindhu and Jeeva, reviewing the film for 'Kalki', appreciated Lokesh's cinematography and Vellaichami's editing, especially Lokesh's use of slow motion shots.
Legacy
The song "Erimalai Eppadi Porukkum" became the theme for Vivek's character in 'Singam' (2010).
References
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