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Savithiri is a 1980 Tamil language drama film directed by Bharathan. A remake of his Malayalam film Prayanam, Savithiri marked his debut in Tamil cinema. The cast includes Vinoth, Menaka, J. V. Ramana Murthi, Manorama, Nanditha Bose and Master Suresh. The screenplay was written by Padmarajan who also scripted the original film. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan. The film was a commercial failure.[1] The film became controversial upon release for the depiction of its principal characters who belong to the Brahmin community. This led to widespread protests by members of the community in Madras.[2]

Savithiri
Directed by	Bharathan
Written by	A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Padmarajan
Starring	Vinoth Menaka J. V. Ramana Murthi Nanditha Bose
Cinematography	Ramachandra Babu
Edited by	N. P. Suresh
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Release date	1980
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Vinoth
• Menaka
• J. V. Ramanamurthi
• Nanditha Bose
• Nithya

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3][4]

• Vazhndhal Unnodu - Vani Jayaram
• Mazhalai Kaalamum - Vani Jayaram, P. Jayachandran
• Kanni Iravin - MS Viswanathan
• Manmadhan Baanathai - L. R. Eswari, Malaysia Vasudevan

References

External links

• Savithiri at IMDb

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