A. T. Krishnaswamy
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Poster of Sabapathy
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| Directed by |
A. V. Meiyappan A. T. Krishnaswamy |
| Produced by | A. V. Meiyappan |
| Written by | Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar |
| Starring |
T. R. Ramachandran Kali N. Rathnam R. Padma C. T. Rajakantham K. Sarangapani |
| Music by | Saraswathi Music Troupe |
| Cinematography | P. V. Krishna Iyer |
| Edited by | M. V. Raman |
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Release date
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14 December 1941 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sabapathy (Tamil: சபாபதி) is a 1941 Tamil comedy film directed and produced by A. V. Meiyappan and A. T. Krishnaswamy, starring T. R. Ramachandran, Kali N. Rathnam, C. T. Rajakantham and K. Sarangapani. The film is regarded as Tamil cinema's first full-length feature comedy film.
Sabapathy was one of the early hits of Tamil film pioneer A. V. Meiyappan. He entered the Tamil film industry as a director with his 1935 film Alli Arjuna which bombed at the box-office. His other early ventures too were average grossers. A. T. Krishnaswamy made a suggestion that Meyyappan should make a film about one of Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar comedy farce dramas. Meyyappan accepted it and hired actor T. R. Ramachandran (then working at Pragathi Pictures for a 35 Rs monthly salary) as the hero and comedian Kali N. Ratnam as a simpleton (based on the Handy Andy character created by Samuel Lover). R. Padma, then famous as a model for Lux Soap, was chosen as heroine. Pammal sambandha Mudaliar wrote the story and screenplay, while P. K. Krishna Iyer was the cinematographer. Produced at the cost of Rs. 40,000, the completed film was 15,400 feet in length.
The film tells the story of a happy-go-lucky young man Sabapathy and his man servant (also named as Sabapathy). Sabapathy, son of a rich socialite and politician, Rao Sahib Manikka Mudaliar, neglects his studies and repeatedly fails his high school examinations. To make matters worse, his marriage is arranged with Sivakamu, daughter of a friend of his mother, Thribura Ammal. While Sabapathy's father initially rebukes Sivakamu for distracting Sabapathy from his studies and Thribura Ammal for her decision to marry off Sabapathy before completing his high school studies, he relents when he finds that Sivakami was actually assisting Sabapathy in his preparation for the examinations. The film ends with Sabapathy eventually clearing his high school examinations with the help of his wife.
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