Poi Satchi

1982 Indian Tamil film

3 September 1982 (1982-09-03)

Running time

131 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Poi Satchi (transl. False witness) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film directed by G. Ramakrishnan and K. Bhagyaraj, starring Bhagyaraj, Radhika and Sumithra. It was released on 3 September 1982.^[1] The film failed at the box office.^[2]

Plot

{{Poi Satchi, which translates to "False Witness," tells the story of Bhairava, a man who makes a living by lying in court and committing petty crimes. His life takes a turn when he discovers he has a long-lost sister. This revelation forces him to confront the consequences of his actions, particularly when his lies land his sister's husband in jail.|date=February 2022}}

Cast

K. Bhagyaraj as Vairavan^[3]
Radhika as Rukku^[4]
Sumithra as Sornam, Vairavan's sister^[5]
Kovai Sarala as Young Sornam
Senthil as Pandaram
Peeli Sivam as Murugappan, Sornam's husband^[6]
Pasi Narayanan as Munusamy
Anuradha
Kallapetti Singaram as Singaram
Master Haja Sheriff as Sornam's son
Veerapan

Production

The film was primarily directed by G. Ramakrishnan, although Bhagyaraj also directed some scenes. Despite this, the producer wanted to credit Bhagyaraj as the sole director due to his popularity, which Bhagyaraj refused to accept. As a result, both Ramakrishnan and Bhagyaraj were left uncredited as directors.^[7]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.^[8]


Title	Singer(s)	Duration
"Yarru Pathathillai"	Malaysia Vasudevan	4:08
"Thathai Thavum"	S. Janaki	3:47
"Atho Antha Thendral"	Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jayaram	4:46
"Machan Nee Aarumugam"	S. P. Sailaja	4;16

Reception

Thiraignani of Kalki wrote a review in the form of a conversation between Bhagyaraj and lawyer.^[9]

References

^ "Poi Satchi (1982)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
^ "திரைக்கதை மன்னன்.. அடுத்தடுத்து வெற்றி.. சொல்லி அடித்த கில்லி இயக்குநர் பாக்கியராஜ் கதை!". News18 (in Tamil). 7 January 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ "500 வது படத்தில் நடிக்கப்போறேன்! நடிகர் 'தவக்களை' சிட்டிபாபுவின் கடைசி பேட்டி". Kungumam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ "பாஞ்சாலி, சித்தி, செல்வி, வாணி ராணி, சந்திரகுமாரி... ராதிகா!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ "அமைதியாக சாதித்த மோகன்". Dinakaran (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ "பழம் பெரும் நடிகர் பீலிசிவம் காலமானார்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ Prasad, Arun (19 October 2022). "நண்பர்களுக்குள் எழுந்த சிக்கல்… இயக்குனரே இல்லாமல் வெளியான பாக்யராஜ் திரைப்படம்… என்னப்பா சொல்றீங்க??". CineReporters (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ "Poichatchi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
^ திரைஞானி (26 September 1982). "பொய் சாட்சி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 63. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.