Sorgam

<p>Three graduates, Kannan, Sampath and Shankar have different values and experience completely different things in life. Shankar wants to get rich with that being his only motivation while Kannan stays hon- Sampath however is a crook and has no qualms about ruining anyone to get what he wants. Shankar still has goodness in him which attracts Vimala as they get married. However, once Shankar starts to work and grow rich, she sees the goodness in him slowly erode. The other two also work with him but situations put them at loggerheads. In the end, Shankar relents to see that he has lost himself in his quest to become rich, changes his mind and helps the cops catch the culprits with help from Kannan and reformed Sampath. The film features based on ‘s where murders , which Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, writing for , feels is symbolic of Balaji’s character betraying Ganesan’s character. The soundtrack was composed by . The song “Ponmagal Vandhaal” was parodied in (2003), and remixed by in (2007). The song’s title was also used for a . was released on 29 October 1970, day. It was the first film to be released at Devi theatre, which was inaugurated on 23 May 1970. said “There are some films which try to go off the beaten track, and just when the viewer begins to say hurrah, they return to familiarity. […] You are at a loss to discover whether the director is brave or just cunning.” Despite being released alongside another Ganesan film , the film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.</p>