Mr. Sampath (1972 film)


Mr. Sampath is a 1972 Tamil-language satirical film directed by Cho Ramaswamy, who also stars. It is based on the R. K. Narayan novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi. The film features an ensemble cast led by R. Muthuraman, and has music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.

Plot

Sampath, though poor by birth, has a heart of gold. Though clever and wise, he wants to become rich without hard work. He pretends to be rich, even a film producer. But ultimately, he realises that one cannot cheat people all the time.

Cast

Adapted from Indian Films:
Mr. Sampath is based on the novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi by R. K. Narayan. The film adaptation was produced by A. Sunderam under Vivek Chitra Films, and filmed in black and white. Besides directing, Cho Ramaswamy also starred, and wrote the screenplay. The final length was.

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Vaali. The playback singers were T. M. Soundararajan, S. P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela and L. R. Eswari. The songs featured were "Aarambam Yaridam", "Anbana Rasikan", "Alangaram Pothumadi", "Hare Rama Hare Krishna", "Ore Kaelvi" and "Please Ippa".

Release

Mr. Sampath was released on 13 April 1972.