Dindigul Sarathy(2008)
Dindigul Sarathy is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Siva Sanmukan. The film stars Karunas, Karthika, and Saranya Ponvannan in lead roles. It tells the story of Sarathy Raman, a teetotaler who struggles with deep insecurity about his dark skin color, which becomes the target of constant jokes from his community. The narrative follows his journey of self-acceptance as he tries to change his appearance to win respect. The film is a remake of the Malayalam hit Udayananu Tharam and was produced by Sun Pictures. It received mixed reviews and holds a 4.6 rating on IMDb. The movie was released in theaters on December 18, 2008.
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- Theatrical Release
- 18 December 2008
- Director
- Subramaniam Pillai
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Rating
- 4.5/10
Storyline
Sarathy Raman is a teetotaler in Dindigul who loves his wife but hates his dark skin. People mock him constantly because his wife is fairer than him. Desperate for respect, he tries every fairness cream and beauty trick he can find. But his obsession threatens to destroy the love he already has.
“Can love cure self-hatred?”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Dindigul Sarathy
Cast reunions in this film: Manobala & M. S. Bhaskar (20 films together), Nassar & Manobala (16 films together), Nassar & M. S. Bhaskar (15 films together), Nassar & Saranya Ponvannan (13 films together), Karunas & Manobala (9 films together), and Nassar & Livingston (9 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director Siva Sanmukan was primarily known as a cinematographer, and this was one of his few directorial ventures.
- Actor Karunas, known for comedy roles, played a rare serious lead character dealing with skin-color-based insecurity.
- The movie's title 'Dindigul Sarathy' references the protagonist's hometown, Dindigul, a city in Tamil Nadu.
- Actress Karthika, who played the wife, is the daughter of veteran Tamil actor Napoleon.
- The film tackled the sensitive issue of colorism within marriage, a theme less common in mainstream Tamil cinema at the time.
- It was produced by S. S. Durairaju under the banner of Sri Amman Creations.
- The soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva, continuing his frequent collaborations with actor Karunas.