Savaal

1981 film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy

3 July 1981 (1981-07-03)

Running time

146 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Savaal (transl. Challenge) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Kamal Haasan, Jaishankar, Vijayakumar, Sripriya and Lakshmi. The film was released on 3 July 1981 and did well at the box office.^[1] It is a remake of the Hindi film Haath Ki Safai (1974).^[2]^[3]

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

Cast

Kamal Haasan as Raja
Jaishankar as Shankar
Vijayakumar as Ranjith^[4]
Sripriya as Radha
Lakshmi as Ganga
S. A. Ashokan as Jail inmate (cameo)
Thengai Srinivasan as Radha's guardian
Y. G. Mahendran as Johnny
Balaji as Baba sheak
Manorama as "Burma" Pappa^[5]
V. Gopalakrishnan as Gopi Shankar's Henchman
Ceylon Manohar as Henchman

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.^[6]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Theriyum Theriyum"	Vairamuthu	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
2.	"Naadinen Nambinen Kadhalukku Nyayamillai"	Kannadasan	Vani Jairam
3.	"Thanniye Pottaa"	Kannadasan	Kamal Haasan, Kalyani Menon, Sripriya
4.	"Kai Nalla Kaiyappa"	Kannadasan	Malaysia Vasudevan, Manorama, Kovai Soundarajan

Reception

Nalini Sastri of Kalki called the film an entertaining masala fare.^[7]

References

^ "ரஜினிக்கு 'பில்லா'; கமலுக்கு 'வாழ்வே மாயம்'; ஒப்பற்ற படங்களைத் தந்த கே.பாலாஜி". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ Piousji (14 June 1981). "Khaas Baat". Sunday. p. 53. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ "கமலஹாசன்- ஸ்ரீபிரியா நடித்த வாழ்வே மாயம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
^ "விஜயகுமார் - மஞ்சுளா காதல் திருமணம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ Rajasekaran, Ilangovan. "Eternal 'Aachi'". Frontline. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ "Savaal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ சாஸ்திரி, நளினி (26 July 1981). "சவால்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 9. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022 – via Internet Archive.

External links

Savaal at IMDb

Salim–Javed

Hindi cinema

Adhikar (1971)
Andaz (1971)
Haathi Mere Saathi (1971)
Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)
Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973)
Zanjeer (1973)
Haath Ki Safai (1974)
Majboor (1974)
Aakhri Daao (1975)
Deewaar (1975)
Sholay (1975)
Chacha Bhatija (1977)
Immaan Dharam (1977)
Trishul (1978)
Don (1978)
Kaala Patthar (1979)
Dostana (1980)
Shaan (1980)
Kranti (1981)
Shakti (1982)
Zamana (1985)
Mr. India (1987)
Baghban (2003)

Kannada cinema

Premada Kanike (1976)
Raja Nanna Raja (1976)

Remakes and
adaptations

Tamil	Nalla Neram (1972) Vani Rani (1974) Sirithu Vazha Vendum (1974) Naalai Namadhe (1975) Naan Vazhavaippen (1979) Billa (1980) Savaal (1981) Thee (1981) Kadal Meengal (1981) Sattam (1983) Mr. Bharath (1986) En Rathathin Rathame (1989) Billa (2007)
Telugu	Ganga Manga (1973) Nippulanti Manishi (1974) Annadammula Anubandham (1975) Magaadu (1976) Yugandhar (1979) Billa (2009) Thoofan (2013)
Malayalam	Naayattu (1980) Himam (1983) Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare (1983) Ee Kaikalil (1986) Shobhraj (1986)
Kannada	Jai Karnataka (1989)
Hindi	Aatish: Feel the Fire (1994) Don: The Chase Begins Again (2006) Aag (2007) Seeta Aur Geeta (2009) Zanjeer (2013)
Hong Kong	The Brothers (1979)