‘Kalathapaswi’ Ok Viswanath is taken into account one of many best filmmakers that India has ever produced. And, ‘Ulaganayagan’ Kamal Haasan is an actor par excellence. When these two behemoths be part of forces, you possibly can count on a master-class in filmmaking. Sagara Sangamam (1983), Swathimuthyam (1986), and Subha Sankalpam (1995) are films that emerged from the affiliation, leaving an eternal impression on south Indian cinema.
Sagara Sangamam hit theatres on June 3, 1983. Despite the a number of tv re-runs, even immediately, the movie finds takers.
With Kamal Haasan, Jaya Prada and SP Sailaja within the lead roles, Sagara Sangamam is the story of Balakrishna (Kamal Haasan), who’s a classical dancer dwelling hand to mouth. While classical dance is on the core of Sagara Sangamam, the film additionally touches upon the worth of an artist and his/her craft in immediately’s commercialised world. While Kamal Haasan steals the present, Ok Viswanath delivers a robust message with the movie. The music by maestro Ilaiyaraaja is the icing on the cake.
Songs like “Thakita Thadimi”, “Vedam Auvanuvuna Nadam”, “Om Namah Shivaaya”, “Vevela Gopemmala”, “Mounamelanoyi Ee Marapurani Reyi” and “Naada Vinodamu Natya Vilasamu” nonetheless stay etched within the reminiscence of followers. This movie additionally gave Ilaiyaraaja his first National Film Award for Best Music Direction. SP Balasubrahmanyam gained the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.
Sagara Sangamam additionally 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 Award for Best Audiographer (AR Swaminadhan) and Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer (S Janaki for “Om Namah Shivaaya”).
Jaya Prada and Kamal Haasan in Sagara Sangamam. (Photo: Facebook/Pulagam Chinnarayana)
Sagara Sangamam was launched in Tamil and Malayalam with the titles Salangai Oli and Sagara Sangamam, respectively. It turned out to be a blockbuster in all languages.
