Sankarlal is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language action film, written, directed and produced by T. N. Balu. It stars Kamal Haasan in dual lead roles as father and son. Balu died half-way during production, and the film was eventually completed with N. K. Viswanathan as director. The film was simultaneously shot in the Telugu language as Andagaadu () with Allu Ramalingaiah and Rao Gopal Rao.
Plot
The film begins with an ordinary man Dharmalingam vacationing in Ooty with his family where he is framed for murder by a criminal named Chelladurai. Dharmalingam is jailed while his wife, son Mohan and daughter Seetha all end up separated from each other. After several years, the vengeful Dharmalingam returns to confront Chelladurai as the secretive Sankarlal and also desperately is on the lookout for his lost family. Chelladurai has meanwhile kidnapped a girl named Hema for ransom and Mohan is deputed by Hema's father to rescue her. This results in Dharmalingam and Mohan locking horns in their fight against their common enemy Chelladurai.
Cast +Cast (Tamil)Cast (Telugu)Role (Tamil)Role (Telugu)Kamal Haasan Dharmalingam (Sankarlal) DamodaramMohanSridevi HemaSeema Seetha/BaabiP. R. Varalakshmi DhanalakshmiSuruli RajanAllu Ramalingaiah Hema's fatherR. S. Manohar Rao Gopal Rao Selladurai Bhujangam V. Gopalakrishnan MaariMadhava Vennira Aadai Moorthy RallapalliHotel server Hema Baby Babeetha Baby Vanthana S. A. AshokanGuest appearance
Tamil version Suruli Rajan as Kanthasamy Pillai S. A. Ashokan as Natarajan (Guest appearance)
Production Balu died half-way during production, and the film was eventually completed with Viswanathan as director. Sripriya was considered for the leading female role, before Sridevi was finalised.
Soundtrack Tamil version Song Singers Music Lyrics Length "Elankiliyae Innum Vilangaliye" Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Ilaiyaraaja Pulamaipithan 04:33 "Ada Vaada Kannu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Gangai Amaran Pulamaipithan 04:24 "Kasturi Maan ondru" Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan Gangai Amaran Pulamaipithan 04:36 "Thedinen" Malaysia Vasudevan Gangai Amaran Gangai Amaran 04:24 "Unmai Yendrum Vellum" Vani Jairam Gangai Amaran Panchu Arunachalam 04:13 "Paathikkallil" Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan, Kamal Haasan Gangai Amaran Pulamaipithan 04:27
The song "Paathikkallil" was not in the movie.
Reception Nalini Sastry of Kalki praised the acting of Sridevi and Seema, Viswanathan's cinematography but felt the film lacks pace and Ilaiyaraaja and Gangai Amaran's music offers nothing new and concluded Kamal Haasan, who was stepping up in recent times, has taken rest in this film.
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