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Ganam Courtar Avargale
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Wikipedia article
'Ganam Courtar Avargale' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Sathyaraj and Ambika. It was released on 20 May 1988.
Plot
Jayabhaskar "Bhaski", an aspiring lawyer, works under veteran lawyer Desikachari as assistant and becomes close to his family. Things change when Desikachari becomes involved in a murder case.
Cast
* Sathyaraj as Jayabhaskar ("Baski")
* Ambika as Seetha
* S. S. Chandran as Desikachari
* Srividya as Pankajam ("Paki")
* Silk Smitha as Nirosha (Desikachari's client)
* Janagaraj as Baski's mentor
* Captain Raju
* Pratap Pothen
* Vagai Chandrasekhar as Nirosha's brother
Production
'Ganam Courtar Avargale' was written and directed by Manivannan, and produced by his wife Sengamalam under Kamala Jothi Combines. Cinematography was handled by A. Sabapathy, and editing by A. Gowthaman. While filming a court scene, Sathyaraj played 13 different roles, taking inspiration from Sivaji Ganesan playing nine roles in 'Navarathri' (1964). The final length of the film was .
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Devendran. The song "Yaaritta Sattam" has an instrumental version, with R. Chandrasekar playing the guitar.
Release and reception
'Ganam Courtar Avargale' was released on 20 May 1988. N. Krishnaswamy of 'The Indian Express' positively reviewed the film for Manivannan's "stylish" direction and Sathyaraj's performance. The film was commercially successful.
References
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