Sattam Oru Iruttarai

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Sattam Oru Iruttarai is a 1981 Tamil-language vigilante action film, widely regarded as a breakthrough hit that established Vijayakanth as a major star in Tamil cinema.

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Sattam Oru Iruttarai (2012 film) 1

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instanceOf Tamil-language film
film
vigilante film
basedIn Tamil Nadu
boxOffice commercial success
cinematography D. D. Prasad
countryOfOrigin India
decadeOfRelease 1980s
director S. A. Chandrasekhar
distributor Vijaya Productions
editedBy P. R. Gowthamraj
filmingLocation Chennai
genre action
drama
vigilante
hasRemake Andha Kanoon
Chattaniki Kallu Levu
Nyayam Meendum
Sattam Oru Iruttarai (2012 film)
hasSequel Sattam Oru Iruttarai (2012 spiritual successor)
industry Tamil cinema
languageOfWorkOrName Tamil
leadActor Vijayakanth
leadActress Poornima Jayaram
mainCharacter Durga
Inspector Prabhakar
Vijay
musicBy Shyam
notableFor establishing Vijayakanth as a major star in Tamil cinema
its theme of vigilante justice against a flawed legal system
originalLanguage Tamil
plotSummary The film follows a young man who becomes a vigilante to avenge the murder of his family and expose flaws in the legal system.
producer Shoba Chandrasekhar
releaseYear 1981
runningTime approximately 140 minutes
screenplayBy S. A. Chandrasekhar
starMakingFilmFor Vijayakanth
starring Poornima Jayaram
S. A. Ashokan
V. K. Ramasamy
Vijayakanth
status cult film
theme critique of legal system
revenge
vigilantism
titleTranslation The Law is a Dark Room
writer S. A. Chandrasekhar

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Vijayakanth notableWork Sattam Oru Iruttarai
Sattam Oru Iruttarai hasRemake Sattam Oru Iruttarai (2012 film)
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