Sivappu Malli(1981)
Sivappu Malli (transl. Red Jasmine) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Rama Narayanan. It stars Vijayakanth, Chandrashekar, Shanthi Krishna, Aruna, and S. S. Chandran. The story follows two factory workers, Ranga and Thyagu, who lead a revolt against oppressive village chiefs and a greedy factory owner. The film explores themes of communism, marxism, and the fight for workers' rights. It is a remake of the Telugu film Erra Mallelu (1981). The film was produced by M. Saravanan and M. Balasubramaniam under the Balasubramaniam & Company banner, a subsidiary of AVM Productions. It was released on 15 August 1981.
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- Theatrical Release
- 15 August 1981
- Director
- Rama narayanan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Rating
- 6.8/10
Storyline
Two honest factory workers, Ranga and Thyagu, decide to fight for their rights against a cruel factory owner. They also challenge the village chiefs who keep the villagers poor and uneducated. The powerful villains plot to kill them. After Thyagu is murdered, Ranga must find a way to bring justice to everyone.
“One man's fight for a free village.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Sivappu Malli
Cast reunions in this film: Rama Narayanan & Sankar Ganesh (48 films together), Vijayakanth & Sankar Ganesh (33 films together), Sankar Ganesh & S. S. Chandran (20 films together), Vijayakanth & S. S. Chandran (15 films together), Vaagai Chandrasekar & Sankar Ganesh (14 films together), and Venniradai Moorthy & Sankar Ganesh (12 films together).
Trivia
- The film was a remake of the Telugu movie 'Erra Mallelu', which was also released in the same year, 1981.
- Director Rama Narayanan was known for his quick, low-budget productions, and this film fit his typical style of social dramas with action.
- It featured actor Sivakumar in a dual role, playing both the hero Ranga and the villainous Sathyanathan.
- The movie's plot about factory workers' rights reflected common social issues in Tamil cinema during the early 1980s.
- This was one of the earlier films in the long collaboration between director Rama Narayanan and music composer Shankar–Ganesh.
- Actress Radha made one of her early film appearances in a supporting role in this movie.
- Despite its social message, the film did not achieve major box office success compared to other Sivakumar starrers of the era.