{{short description|1970 film by T. R. Ramanna}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Sorgam | image = Sorgam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster | director = T. R. Ramanna | story = Nannu | screenplay = Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy | starring = Sivaji Ganesan<br />K. R. Vijaya<br />Rajasree<br />R. Muthuraman<br />K. Balaji | producer = T. R. Chakravarthi | music = M. S. Viswanathan | cinematography = Amirtham | editing = T. R. Srinivasalu | studio = Sri Vinayaga Pictures | released = {{film date|1970|10|29|df=y}} | runtime = 160 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Sorgam''''' ({{Translation|Heaven}}) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film directed by T. R. Ramanna, starring Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Rajasree, R. Muthuraman and K. Balaji. The film was released on 29 October 1970 and became a major success, running for over 100 days at the box office.
== Plot == {{more plot|date=February 2023}} Three graduates, Kannan, Sampath and Shankar have different values and experience completely different things in life. Shankar wants to get rich with that being his only motivation while Kannan stays honest. Sampath however is a crook and has no qualms about ruining anyone to get what he wants. Shankar still has goodness in him which attracts Vimala as they get married.
However, once Shankar starts to work and grow rich, she sees the goodness in him slowly erode. The other two also work with him but situations put them at loggerheads. In the end, Shankar relents to see that he has lost himself in his quest to become rich, changes his mind and helps the cops catch the culprits with help from Kannan and reformed Sampath.
== Cast == {{Cast listing|*Sivaji Ganesan as Engineer Shankar *K. R. Vijaya as Vimala *Rajasree as Anjana *K. Balaji as Engineer Sampath *R. Muthuraman as Kannan *R. S. Manohar as Dharmalingam/Arun *M. R. R. Vasu as Mathrubootham/Bond/Ippi/Thevaram *Nagesh as Engineer Gajendran/Gajini *Sachu as Savithri/Jothi/Puppy *Kanakadurga as Lakshmi *V. Nagayya as Judge *O. A. K. Thevar as Advocate *Senthamarai as Police Inspector *Ennatha Kannaiya as Harikrishnan *M. Bhanumathi as Manju *Veeraraghavan as Headmaster *Kallapetti Singaram as Snake Charmer *Karikol Raju as Bayilvan *Karuppu Subbiah as Taxi Owner *I.S.R as Adiyapatham (office Stafe) *Gemini Mali as Gopi (office Stafe) *Samikannu as Ayyakannu (Office Stafe) *Sadan as Shankar Car Driver *S. A. Kannan as Drama Stage Actor *Periyar Rajavel as Drama stage Actor *Comedy Shanmugam as (Office clerk) *Master Ramu as Muthu (Shankar Son)}}
'''Special Appearance''' *Vijayalalitha as (Dancer) *Shabnam as (Dancer)
== Themes == The film features a play based on William Shakespeare's ''Julius Caesar'' where Marcus Junius Brutus murders the title character, which Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, writing for ''The Times of India'', feels is symbolic of Balaji's character betraying Ganesan's character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krishnamoorthy |first=Ganesh |date=9 May 2016 |title=All the world's a stage, Tamil Nadu too |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/all-the-worlds-a-stage-tamil-nadu-too/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190207070829/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/all-the-worlds-a-stage-tamil-nadu-too/ |archive-date=7 February 2019 |access-date=7 February 2019 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 1970 |title=Sorgam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sorgam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1393246471 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616090401/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sorgam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1393246471 |archive-date=16 June 2023 |access-date=16 June 2023 |website=Apple Music}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sorgam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by MS Viswanathan |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/sorgam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ms-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616090244/https://macsendisk.com/product/sorgam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ms-viswanathan/ |archive-date=16 June 2023 |access-date=16 June 2023 |website=Macsendisk}}</ref> The song "Ponmagal Vandhaal" was parodied in ''Pithamagan'' (2003),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pillai |first=Swarnavel Eswaran |title=Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema |publisher=Sage Publications |year=2015 |isbn=9789351502128 |location=India |pages=275}}</ref> and remixed by A. R. Rahman in ''Azhagiya Tamil Magan'' (2007).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivas |first=Saraswathy |date=23 October 2007 |title=Rahman rocks in ATM |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/23rahman.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615054627/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/23rahman.htm |archive-date=15 June 2021 |access-date=15 June 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> The song's title was also used for a 2020 film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=R |first=Manoj Kumar |date=2020-05-22 |title=Ponmagal Vandhal trailer: Jyotika starrer courtroom drama is dark, intense |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponmagal-vandhal-trailer-jyotika-amazon-prime-video-6420504/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200521191147/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponmagal-vandhal-trailer-jyotika-amazon-prime-video-6420504/ |archive-date=21 May 2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length |- | "Ponmagal Vandhal" ||T. M. Soundararajan|| Alangudi Somu || 03:22 |- | "Azhagu Mugam" ||Jikki, S. Janaki || rowspan="4" | Kannadasan ||03:29 |- | "Sollathe Yarum Ketal" ||T. M. Soundararajan ||03:10 |- | "Oru Muttharathil" ||P. Susheela || 03:29 |- | "Naalu Kaalu Sir" ||A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari, S. V. Ponnusamy || 03:36 |}
== Release and reception == ''Sorgam'' was released on 29 October 1970, Diwali day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramji |first=V. |date=29 October 2018 |title=ஒரேநாளில் ரெண்டு சிவாஜி படங்கள் – எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தாள், சொர்க்கம்; 48 வருடங்கள் |trans-title=Two Sivaji films on the same day – ''Engirundho Vandhaal'', ''Sorgam''; 48 years |url=https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/8577-sivaji-2-films-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107145105/https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/8577-sivaji-2-films-3.html |archive-date=7 November 2018 |access-date=6 February 2019 |website=Kamadenu |language=ta}}</ref> It was the first film to be released at Devi theatre, which was inaugurated on 23 May 1970.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=25 June 2020 |title=Lasting icons of showbiz: A look at Tamil Nadu's most iconic cinema halls |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/lasting-icons-of-showbiz-a-look-at-tamil-nadus-most-iconic-cinema-halls/article31914992.ece |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626183109/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/lasting-icons-of-showbiz-a-look-at-tamil-nadus-most-iconic-cinema-halls/article31914992.ece |archive-date=26 June 2020}}</ref> ''The Indian Express'' said "There are some films which try to go off the beaten track, and just when the viewer begins to say hurrah, they return to familiarity. [...] You are at a loss to discover whether the director is brave or just cunning."<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 1970 |title=Cinema |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19701107&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=7 February 2019 |work=The Indian Express |pages=10 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref> Despite being released alongside another Ganesan film ''Engirundho Vandhaal'', the film was a commercial success,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeshi |first=K. |date=1 November 2013 |title=Released on Deepavali |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/released-on-deepavali/article5304910.ece |url-status=live |access-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212232616/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/released-on-deepavali/article5304910.ece |archive-date=12 February 2014}}</ref> running for over 100 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ganesan |first1=Sivaji |author-link=Sivaji Ganesan |title=Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928 – July 2001 |title-link=Autobiography of an Actor |last2=Narayana Swamy |first2=T.S. |publisher=Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust |year=2007 |location=Chennai |pages=242 |oclc=297212002 |orig-date=2002}}</ref>
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