Saatchi (film)

Saatchi
Saatchi
	Poster
Directed by	S. A. Chandrasekhar
Screenplay by	S. A. Chandrasekhar
Story by	Kaloor Dennis
Produced by	P. S. V. Hariharan
Starring	Vijayakanth; Viji; M. N. Nambiar
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Production; company	Veeralakshmi Combines
Release date	16 September 1983;
Running time	138 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Saatchi (transl. Witness) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by P. S. V. Hariharan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Viji and M. N. Nambiar. It is a remake of the 1981 Malayalam film Raktham.^[1]^[2] The film was released on 16 September 1983.^[3]

Plot

After a policeman marries the woman of his dreams, he is tasked with catching a dangerous criminal who poses a threat to society

Cast

Production

Chandrasekhar initially planned to remake his Kannada film Geluvu Nannade as Vetri Namadhe with Vijayakanth and Mohan in lead roles; however the project was shelved after Mohan left the film hence Chandrasekhar started another project which eventually became Saatchi.^[4] The lead role was offered to Prabhu, and later Karthik, both of whom declined; Vijayakanth was ultimately cast.^[5] Filming took place in Salem.^[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.^[7]

Title	Singer(s)	Length
"Aagayam Poo"	S. N. Surendar, P. Susheela	04:20
"Maarividu"	Malaysia Vasudevan	03:10
"Malar Manjangal"	S. N. Surendar, Vani Jairam	03:35
"Thenna Marathula"	S. N. Surendar, P. Susheela	03:45

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the performances of Vijayakanth and Nambiar but panned Viji's acting and concluded calling it a fast-paced film.^[8]

References

^ "Balidaan". MySwar. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 541. ISBN 978-81-938482-2-7.
^ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ விஜயகாந்த் (22 January 2006). "வலி... வருத்தம்... வாழ்க்கை!" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 88–91. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
^ "ஐந்து படங்கள் தொடர் தோல்வி... விஜயகாந்த் வாழ்க்கையில் திருப்புமுனை ஏற்படுத்திய எஸ்.ஏ.சி !". Nakkheeran (in Tamil). 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ "சிவப்பு மல்லி படப்பிடிப்பில் விஜயகாந்த் காட்டிய சின்சியாரிட்டி". News18 (in Tamil). 22 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ "Satchi". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (9 October 1983). "சாட்சி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 13. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

Saatchi at IMDb

[1] "Balidaan". MySwar. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[2] Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 541. ISBN 978-81-938482-2-7.

[3] "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[4] விஜயகாந்த் (22 January 2006). "வலி... வருத்தம்... வாழ்க்கை!" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 88–91. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.

[5] "ஐந்து படங்கள் தொடர் தோல்வி... விஜயகாந்த் வாழ்க்கையில் திருப்புமுனை ஏற்படுத்திய எஸ்.ஏ.சி !". Nakkheeran (in Tamil). 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[6] "சிவப்பு மல்லி படப்பிடிப்பில் விஜயகாந்த் காட்டிய சின்சியாரிட்டி". News18 (in Tamil). 22 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[7] "Satchi". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

[8] ஜெயமன்மதன் (9 October 1983). "சாட்சி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 13. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.

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