Sattam Oru Iruttarai is a Tamil language

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar

S. A. Chandrasekhar

S.A. Chandrasekhar is an Indian film director, producer and writer. He is the father of Kollywood actor Vijay.-Personal life:He is married to Shoba, who is a singer.His son Joseph Vijay is one of the leading kollywood actors and his daughter Vidhya passed away at the age of two.Jaya is his...

. This film turned out to be a box office success in 1981. The film cast Vijayakanth. After this film, Vijaykanth became one of the leading actors of Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

. The songs and score was composed by Shankar Ganesh. This film stars Vijaykanth

Vijaykanth

Vijayakanth is an Indian actor and politician. He is the founder of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam and a Member of Legislative Assembly representing Rishivandiyam, Tamil Nadu, India.-Early life:...

, Aziz Chowdry, Peelisivam, Veerasami, Poornima and Chandra, and Joseph Vijay

Joseph Vijay

Vijay is an Indian film actor and playback singer, who is based in the cinema of Tamil Nadu. He is the son of film producer and director S. A. Chandrasekhar. After performing uncredited roles as a child actor in films produced by his father, he made his debut in a lead role in the 1992 film...

 plays a cameo role as a child artist.

Remakes

• It was remade in Telugu
  Telugu language
  Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
  
   in 1981 as Chattaniki Kallu Levu
  Chattaniki Kallu Levu
  Chattaniki Kallu Levu is a 1981 Telugu film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Madhavi, Lakshmi, Hema Sundar, and Kannada Prabhakar in important roles.It was remade in Hindi as Andha Kanoon.It was also dubbed into the same language-Plot:A thrilling Revenge drama made...
  
  , starring Chiranjeevi
  Chiranjeevi
  Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
  
  , Madhavi
  Madhavi (actress)
  Madhavi is a South Indian film actress. She played lead roles for 17 years in seven languages: Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Bengali, and Hindi. She has acted in more than 300 films.-Early life:...
  
   and Lakshmi
  Lakshmi (actress)
  Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early...
  
  .
• It was remade in Hindi
  Hindi
  Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
  
   in 1983 as Andha Kanoon
  Andha Kanoon
  Andha Kanoon is a 1983 Bollywood film directed by T. Rama Rao, starring Rajnikant, Hema Malini, and Reena Roy. Amitabh Bachchan has a special extended guest appearance....
  
  , starring Rajinikanth, Hema Malini
  Hema Malini
  Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
  
   and Reena Roy
  Reena Roy
  Reena Roy was one of the top Hindi film actresses in India. She performed leading roles in many films from 1972 to 1985 .-Early life and background:...
  
  .
• It was remade again in Tamil
  Tamil language
  Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
  
   in 2011, titled Sattapadi Kutram
  Sattapadi Kutram
  Sattapadi Kutram is a 2011 drama film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar starring Sathyaraj, Vikranth, Harish Kalyan, Bhanu and Komal Sharma in the lead roles with Seeman in supporting roles...
  
  , starring Satyaraj and Vikranth
  Vikranth
  Vikranth is an Indian film actor. He was first introduced in the film Karka Kasadara directed by R. V. Udayakumar and later appeared in other romantic drama films. He is known for being the cousin of film star Vijay and nephew of S. A. Chandrasekhar....
  
   and was received with many controversies.

All the remakes (except Andha Kanoon) were directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar

S. A. Chandrasekhar

S.A. Chandrasekhar is an Indian film director, producer and writer. He is the father of Kollywood actor Vijay.-Personal life:He is married to Shoba, who is a singer.His son Joseph Vijay is one of the leading kollywood actors and his daughter Vidhya passed away at the age of two.Jaya is his...

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