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| Sippikkul Muthu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. Viswanath |
| Written by | K. Viswanath |
| Produced by | Edida Nageswara Rao |
| Starring | Kamal Haasan Radhika |
| Cinematography | M. V. Raghu |
| Edited by | G. G. Krishna Rao |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Poornodaya Movie Creations |
| Distributed by | Sri Venkata Krishna Films Ramana Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sippikkul Muthu (transl. White pearl) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath and produced by Edida Nageswara Rao. It is the dubbed version of the 1986 Telugu film Swathi Muthyam. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Radhika, while Gollapudi Maruti Rao, J. V. Somayajulu, Nirmalamma, Sarath Babu, and Y. Vijaya play supporting roles. The soundtrack and background score were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Sippikkul Muthu depicts the plight of a young widow who is rescued by an autistic man.
Sippikkul Muthu was a box office success. The original Telugu film Swathi Muthyam was screened at the Moscow Film Festival, the Asian and African film festival in Tashkent, and the 11th IFFI in the inaugural mainstream section. Swathi Muthyam received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, three Nandi Awards and the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu. The original film was selected by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1986, but was not nominated. It is currently the only Telugu film to be selected as the Indian Oscar submission.
Upon the success of the original Telugu film, Viswanath directed its Hindi version Eeshwar (1989) and it was remade in Kannada as Swathi Muthu (2003).
Plot
[edit]Sivayya (Kamal Haasan) is an innocent orphan with a brain injury resulting in low intellectual function. He lives along with his grandmother (Nirmalamma) in a village. In that village, Lalitha (Radhika), a young widow with a five-year-old son, lives along with her brother Chalapati's (Sarath Babu) family. She and her son often get abused by her sister-in-law (Y. Vijaya), but Lalitha, having nowhere to go, bears it all.
Sivayya often encounters Lalitha and gets appalled by her condition. One day, during Sri Rama Navami festival, Sivayya marries Lalitha, shocking all the villagers. His grandmother (Nirmalamma) approves of his marriage as she also has much sympathy and regard for Lalitha, but his uncle and Orthodox villagers oppose that marriage as they consider remarriage of a widow as a sin. In that brawl, Sivayya's grandmother dies, leaving innocent Sivayya in the hands of Lalitha. Lalitha moves in with her husband with the blessings of her brother.
Some of the villagers help them to build a new life. Gradually, Lalitha makes Sivayya understand the household duties and responsibilities of a man. Sivayya finds work and starts to support his wife and stepson. Later they have a son and live happily for a long time. Years pass, and Lalitha becomes ill and dies in her husband's arms. In the climax, Sivayya walks out of his house surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He carries a tulsi plant, which was his memory of Lalitha's love.
Cast
[edit]- Kamal Haasan as Sivayya
- Radhika as Lalitha
- Gollapudi Maruthi Rao as Landlord
- J. V. Somayajulu as Lalita's guru
- Nirmalamma as Sivayya's grandmother
- Master Karthik as Balasubrahmanyam, Lalita's first son, whom later adopted or accepted by Sivayya after their marriage
- Sarath Babu as Chalapati, Lalita's brother
- Y. Vijaya as Lalita's sister-in-law
- Allu Arjun as Sivayya's grandson
- Major Sundarrajan as Rao
- Deepa
- Dubbing Janaki as Rajyam
- Mallikarjuna Rao
- Suthi Veerabhadra Rao as Guruvaya
- Edida Sriram
- Master Ali
Production
[edit]Arun Kumar and Venkatesh were the production designers for the film. The film was shot for nearly 70 days near the shores of Rajahmundry, Torredu, Tadikonda, Pattiseema, Chennai, and Mysore. Allu Arjun did a small role as one of the grandsons of Kamal Haasan.
The scene where Haasan dances like someone who cannot dance took so many days to get it "rightly wrong", as Haasan is a seasoned dancer.
Initially, the team had approached actress Sridevi for the role of Lalitha, but she declined due to a packed shooting schedule, as she was continuously working in Bollywood.
Soundtrack
[edit]| Sippikkul Muthu | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |||||
| Released | 1986 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Language | Tamil | ||||
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja | ||||
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The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kannodu Kannana" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 04:49 |
| 2. | "Dharmam Sharanam Gacchaami" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | 02:52 | |
| 3. | "Varam Thantha Saamikku" | P. Susheela | 04:38 | |
| 4. | "Manasu Mayangum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 05:23 | |
| 5. | "Pattu Chelai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | 01:22 | |
| 6. | "Raman Kathai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Sailaja | 06:22 | |
| 7. | "Thulli Thulli!" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 05:38 | |
| 8. | "Varam Thantha Saamikku (sad)" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | 03:02 | |
| Total length: | 34:06 | |||
Reception
[edit]Reviewing the Tamil dubbed version Sippikul Muthu, Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote that even if it seems like an aimless story that started somewhere and suddenly stopped, the reality is that we have connected with the story until it happened.
Accolades
[edit]| Award / Film festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Film Awards | September 1987 | Best Feature Film in Telugu | Producer: Edida Nageswara Rao Director: K. Viswanath |
Won | [1] |
| Nandi Awards | 1987 | Best Feature Film - Gold | Producer: Edida Nageswara Rao | Won | [2] |
| Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Won | |||
| Best Director | K. Viswanath | Won | |||
| Filmfare Awards South | 9 August 1987 | Best Director | K. Viswanath | Won | [3][4] |
Remakes
[edit]| Year | Film | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Eeshwar | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Swathi Muthu | Kannada |
References
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