Viswanath of ‘Kalathapasvi’ is considered one of many best filmmakers India has ever produced. And, ‘Ulaganayagan’ Kamal Haasan is an impressive actor. When these two giants come collectively, you may anticipate a master-class in filmmaking. Sagar Sangamam (1983), Swathimuthyam (1986), and Shubh Sankalp (1995) are movies that emerged from the affiliation, which left an eternal influence on South Indian cinema.
Sagar Sangamam hit the theaters on June 3, 1983. Despite a number of tv reruns, the movie continues to seek out audiences at present.
Starring Kamal Haasan, Jaya Prada and SP Shailaja within the lead roles, Sagar Sangam is the story of Balakrishna (Kamal Haasan), a classical dancer who performs hand-to-mouth. While classical dance is on the core of Sagar Sangamam, the movie additionally touches on the worth of an artist and his craft in at present’s business world. While Kamal Haasan steals the present, Ok Vishwanath delivers a robust message with the movie. Ustad Ilaiyaraaja’s music is the icing on the cake.
Songs comparable to “Thakita Thadimi”, “Vedam Auvanuvuna Naadam”, “Om Namah Shivaya”, “Vevella Gopemala”, “Mounammelnoy e Marpurani Rei” and “Naad Vinodmu Natya Vilasamu” are nonetheless etched within the reminiscence of followers. The movie additionally earned Ilaiyaraaja his first National Film Award for Best Music Direction. SP Balasubramaniam gained the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.
Sagar Sangamam gained the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Bronze), Nandi Award for Best Actor (Kamal Haasan), Nandi Award for Best Art Director (Thota Tharani), Nandi Award for Best Editor (GG Krishna Rao), Nandi Won for the award as properly. Nandi Award for Best Audiographer (AR Swaminadhan) and Best Playback Singer (S Janaki for Om Namah Shivay).
Jayaprada and Kamal Haasan in Sagar Sangamam. (Photo: Facebook / Pulgam Chinnarayana)
Sagar Sangamam was launched in Tamil and Malayalam with the titles Salangai Oli and Sagar Sangamam respectively. It turned out to be a blockbuster in all languages.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
