''Savaal'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by

R. Krishnamoorthy R. Krishnamoorthy was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked on Tamil films. Most active in the 1980s, he is best known for directing Rajinikanth in ''Billa'' (1980) and Kamal Haasan in '' Vaazhvey Maayam'' (1982). Career Through ...

, starring

Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali l ...

, Jaishankar, Vijayakumar,

Sripriya Sripriya is an Indian actress, film director and politician from Tamil Nadu. She has acted in over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages. She has also directed films in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages, includin ...

and Lakshmi. The film was released on 3 July 1981 and did well at the box office. It is a remake of the Hindi film '' Haath Ki Safai'' (1974).

Plot

Brothers Shankar and Raja lose their mother. For survival, they plan to go to the city via a goods train. However at a junction, they get split and lead separate lives. Shankar grows up to be a smuggler while Raja becomes a petty

pickpocketing Pickpocketing is a form of larceny that involves the stealing of money or other valuables from the person or a victim's pocket without them noticing the theft at the time. It may involve considerable dexterity and a knack for Misdirection (magic ...

criminal. Radha, a wealthy girl, falls in love in Raja. How Shankar and Raja get united forms the story.

Cast

as Raja * Jaishankar as Shankar * Vijayakumar as Ranjith *

as Radha * Lakshmi as Ganga *

S. A. Ashokan S. A. Ashokan, born as Antony and often spelled Asokan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and theatre. He was popular mainly for playing negative roles but was also a successful character actor. Early life Ashokan was b ...

as Jail inmate (cameo) *

Thengai Srinivasan Thengai Srinivasan (21 October 1937 – 9 November 1987) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil language, Tamil-language films and plays from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was given the prefix ''Thengai'' (coconut) after his role as a coco ...

as Radha's guardian *

Y. G. Mahendran Y G Mahendran (born 9 January 1950) is an Indian Actor, dramatist, actor, singer, playwright and comedian from the state of Tamil Nadu. He has acted in a number of plays and films. He is the son of Y. G. Parthasarathy, one of the pioneers of mo ...

as Johnny * Balaji as Baba * Manorama as "Burma" Pappa

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as ''Mellisai Mannar''. He compose ...

, with lyrics by Kannadasan and Vairamuthu.

Reception

Nalini Sastri of '' Kalki'' called the film an entertaining

masala Masala, Massala or MASALA may refer to: Spice * Masala (spice), any of the many spice mixes used in South Asian cuisine ** Masala chai, a flavoured tea beverage ** Masala incense, Indian incense using a spice mix ** Masala dosa, an Indian dish Pl ...

fare.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0429060 1980s masala films 1980s Tamil-language films 1981 films Films directed by R. Krishnamoorthy Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Tamil remakes of Hindi films