''Sattam En Kaiyil'' () is a 1978 Indian

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-language

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written, produced and directed by T. N. Balu. The film stars

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and

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, while

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made his screen debut. It was released on 14 July 1978 and became a success. The film was remade in

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as ''

Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya ''Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya'' () is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language film directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Kamal Haasan in a double role, with Poonam Dhillon in the lead roles and is a remake of his own acted Tamil film '' Sattam En Kaiyil'' (1978). ...

'' (1982), with Haasan returning.

Plot

The film revolves around twin brothers who were separated in childhood and raised by different families. One grows up to be educated and virtuous, while the other becomes an uneducated petty thief and local troublemaker. Complications arise when their girlfriends mistake one brother for the other due to their identical appearance. The story concludes with the reunion of the twin brothers.

Cast

Production

''Sattam En Kaiyil'' is the debut film of

. It was the cinematographer N. K. Viswanathan who recommended him to the director T. N. Balu. Sathyaraj received a salary of ₹500.

Soundtrack

All songs were composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...

. The song "Sorgam Madhuvile" was remixed by

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for '' Maamadurai'' (2007).

Release

''Sattam En Kaiyil'' was released on 14 July 1978, by Sri Shal Movies. It was commercially successful and ran for 100 days. 100th days celebration of the film was attended by M. Karunanidhi.

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes 1970s Indian films 1970s Tamil-language films 1978 action films 1978 films Films about twin brothers Films directed by T. N. Balu Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian action films Tamil films remade in other languages Tamil-language action films Tamil-language Indian films Twins in Indian films