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Sathi Leelavathi

1995 · 144 min

A light, comic look at marital trouble, with warm humour and a gentle satirical edge.

Directed by
Balu Mahendra
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Ramesh Aravind, Heera Rajgopal, Kalpana
Overview
Arun, a married man, has an affair with Priya as he dislikes his wife Leelavathi, who is plain-looking and overweight. When she discovers Arun's affair, she plots with Dr. Sakthivel to win Arun back.

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Directed by
Balu Mahendra
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Ramesh Aravind, Heera Rajgopal, Kalpana
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Balu Mahendra
Written by
Balu Mahendra, Kamal Haasan
Starring
Ramesh Aravind, Heera Rajgopal, Kalpana, Kamal Haasan, Kovai Sarala, Chokkalinga Bhagavathar, Ra. Sankaran, Janaki
Music
Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography
Balu Mahendra
Runtime
144 min
Country
India
Languages
Tamil

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