Sattam

For the name, see Satam.

Sattam (transl. The Law) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by K. Vijayan and produced by Anandavalli Balaji, starring Kamal Haasan, Sarath Babu and Madhavi. It is a remake of the Hindi film Dostana (1980).^[1] The film was dubbed in Malayalam as Snehabandham.^[2][3]

Sattam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Vijayan
Story by	Salim–Javed
Produced by	Anandavalli Balaji
Starring	Kamal Haasan Madhavi Sarath Babu Y. G. Mahendra K. Balaji
Cinematography	Dewari
Edited by	V. Chakrapani
Music by	Gangai Amaran
Production company	Sujatha Cine Arts
Distributed by	Sujatha Cine Arts
Release date	21 May 1983
Running time	147 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Kamal Haasan as Raja (Inspector)
• Madhavi as Radha
• Sarath Babu as Ravi (Lawyer)
• Y. G. Mahendra as M.L.Anandharaman
• Jaishankar as Ramesh
• Vijayakumar as Michael johny
• K. Balaji as Toni
• Manorama as Pandanur Chandirabana
• Ilavarasi
• Sathyakala
• Silk Smitha

Soundtrack

Sattam
Soundtrack album by Gangai Amaran
Released	1983
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	25:15
Language	Tamil Malayalam
Label	Saregama, EMI
Producer	Gangai Amaran
Gangai Amaran chronology
Neethibathi (1983) Sattam (1983) Imaigal (1983)

The music was composed by Gangai Amaran.^[4] Tamil lyrics were written by Vaali and Malayalam lyrics written by Poovachal Khader.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Vaa Vaa En Veenaiyae"	Vaali	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam	3:29
2.	"Ammamma Saranam"	Vaali	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam	4:17
3.	"Oru Nanbanin"	Vaali	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:15
4.	"Thekam Pattu"	Gangai Amaran	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja	5:40
5.	"Nanbane Enathu Uyir"	Vaali	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malaysia Vasudevan	7:34
Total length:				25:15

Malayalam Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Va Va En Veene Nee"	Poovachal Khader	P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
2.	"Anbanbaay Saranam"	Poovachal Khader	P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
3.	"Oru Jeevitha Kadhayithu"	Poovachal Khader	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
4.	"Deham Manju Chiriyo Muthu"	Poovachal Khader	P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
5.	"Jeevane Ennil Ezhum Jeevane"	Poovachal Khader	P. Jayachandran, Krishnachandran

Telugu Track List^[5]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Virivana Jallulai"	Rajasri	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam	4:04

References

1. "A void on the film firmament". The Hindu. 15 May 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
2. "Snehabandham (1983)".
3. "സ്നേഹബന്ധം".
4. http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000413^{[bare URL]}
5. "Chattam". Spotify. 31 December 1983. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

External links

• Sattam at IMDb