Mr. Sampath (1972 film) explained

Director:	Cho
Screenplay:	Cho
Producer:	A. Sunderam
Starring:	Muthuraman Sundarrajan Cho
Music:	M. S. Viswanathan
Studio:	Vivek Chitra Films
Runtime:	145 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Mr. Sampath is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language satirical film written and directed by Cho, who also portrays the title character. It is based on the R. K. Narayan novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi (1949). The film features an ensemble cast led by Muthuraman, and has music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. It was released on 13 April 1972.^[1]

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.

Production

Mr. Sampath is based on the novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi by R. K. Narayan.^[2] ^[3] The film adaptation was produced by A. Sunderam under Vivek Chitra Films, and filmed in black and white.^[4] Besides directing, Cho Ramaswamy also starred,^[5] and wrote the screenplay. The final length was 3953.59metres.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Vaali.^[6]

Reception

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Notes and References

Web site: மிஸ்டர் சம்பத் / Mr. Sampath (1972) . live . https://archive.today/20231027065132/https://screen4screen.com/movies/mr-sampath . 27 October 2023 . 27 October 2023 . Screen 4 Screen.
Venkatachalam . Krishnan . November 2009 . கொத்தமங்கலம் சுப்பு . live . https://archive.today/20240405140209/https://archive.org/details/KothamangalamSubbuAmudhasurabhi . 5 April 2024 . 27 February 2018 . Amudhasurabi . 12–13 . Tamil . Internet Archive.
Giridhar . V. R. . 1972 . Ramachandran . T. M. . Stormy Petrel of Tamil Cinema Speaks . live . Film World . 8 . 50 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220726085521/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZnhTAAAAYAAJ&q=sampath . 26 July 2022 . 12 April 2021.
Book: Dharap, B. V. . Indian Films . Allied Publishers . 1973 . 105 . 16 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220726085521/https://books.google.com/books?id=-cEzAQAAIAAJ&q=mr+sampath+cho . 26 July 2022 . live.
News: 25 January 2016 . திரை உலகில் சோ மீது போர் தொடுத்த துக்ளக்! . Tamil . The war on the actor Cho by Tughlaq! . . usurped . 27 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170416183316/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/2754 . 16 April 2017.
Web site: Mr.Sampath Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210503024237/https://mossymart.com/product/mr-sampath-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ . 3 May 2021 . 3 May 2021 . Mossymart.
News: 23 April 1972 . மிஸ்டர் சம்பத் . 30 August 2024 . . 3 . Ta . Endangered Archives Programme.