Sathya Sundharam

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Sathya Sundharam | image = Sathya Sundharam.jpg | caption = Poster | director = K. S. Rao | producer = B. Vijayalakshmi, B. Udhayakumar | writer = K. S. Rao, Aroor Das (dialogues) | screenplay = | story = | starring = Sivaji Ganesan K. R. Vijaya Jai Ganesh Suruli Rajan | music = M. S. Viswanathan | cinematography = G. Or. Nathan | editing = B. Kanthasamy | studio = Balakrishna Productions | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1981|02|21|df=y}} | country = India | language = Tamil }}

'''''Sathya Sundharam''''' is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Kommineni Seshagiri Rao. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Jai Ganesh and Suruli Rajan. It is a remake of Telugu film ''Tayaramma Bangarayya''.<ref name="kalki" /> The film was released on 21 February 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |title=நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127144551/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp |archive-date=27 January 2013 |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=ta}}</ref>

== Plot == {{More plot|date=April 2023}} A couple, Sathya and Sundaram, dedicate themselves to resolving disputes for various people. They address conflicts affecting two families, and in the climax, their true motives for offering their services are revealed. The film concludes with both families reconciling and living happily, while Satya and Sundaram set out to help other families facing disputes.

== Cast == {{cast listing| * Sivaji Ganesan as Sundaram * K. R. Vijaya as Sathya * Jai Ganesh * Suruli Rajan * V. K. Ramasamy * V. S. Raghavan * Vijayakumar as Madhu * Sripriya as Vani * Madhavi as Lakshmi * Anuradha * Nalinikanth * S. Varalakshmi as Papathi Amma }}

== Soundtrack == Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and the songs were penned by Kannadasan & Vaali.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sathya sundaram Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/sathya-sundaram-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405110230/https://macsendisk.com/product/sathya-sundaram-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan-2/ |archive-date=5 April 2023 |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=Macsendisk}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;" ! Song !! Singers |- | "Ada Appan Mavane" || T. M. Soundararajan || Kannadasan |- | "Azhagiya Pengal" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam || Kannadasan |- | "My Name is Sundaramoorthy" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || Kannadasan |- | "Oorukku Nalladhoru" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || Vaali |}

==Reception== Nalini Sastry of ''Kalki'' wrote that the film presented an old story in a bit different manner while praising the acting of Ganesan and Vijaya and found Rao's direction and Viswanathan's music as not bad.<ref name="kalki">{{Cite magazine |last=சாஸ்திரி |first=நளினி |date=8 March 1981 |title=சத்திய சுந்தரம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-03-08/page/n49/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230405105834/https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-03-08/page/n49/mode/2up |archive-date=5 April 2023 |access-date=4 April 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=48 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{IMDb title|0371933}}

Category:1981 Indian films Category:1981 Tamil-language films Category:1981 drama films Category:1981 films Category:Films directed by Kommineni Seshagiri Rao Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Category:Indian drama films Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films Category:Tamil-language Indian films