Sathyam is a 1976 Indian Tamil film, directed by S. A. Kannan and produced by P. M. Shanmugam and S. A. Kannan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Devika, Jayachitra and M. N. Nambiar in lead roles. The film had musical score by K V Mahadevan. The film has Kamal Haasan playing the younger brother of Sivaji Ganesan.
R. Sattanathan (Major Sundarrajan) a leading criminal lawyer and Bangalore Ramaswamy (V. K. Ramasamy), Sattanathan's professional competitor were once friends but now foes. Sattanathan has vowed that he will win a case against Ramaswamy at least once in his lifetime, for which he even makes his son Saravanan (Sivaji Ganesan) study law, so that if not him at least his son will defeat Ramaswamy. But contrary to Sattanathan's expectation Saravanan falls in love with Ramaswamy's daughter Devi (Manjula). Helping them in their love is Ramesh (Nagesh) Ramaswamy's nephew. A lot of hilarious incidents and confusions follow before the lovers are united.
, 2h32 Directed byMuktha Srinivasan GenresDrama, Comedy ActorsJaishankar, Jayachitra, Sowcar Janaki, V K Ramasamy, Kamal Haasan, Sundarrajan Rating55% Adhering to its title 'Cinema Paithiyam', the movie depicts and traces the life and transformation of Jaya (Jayachitra) from the reel world to the real world. So obsessed is she with movies and the movie world, that she worships the popular film hero Jai Shankar, believing all that he portrays on screen, to be his real self. He becomes the ideal man of her dreams, and she even tattoos his name in her arm. Hell breaks loose when she refuses to marry the boy Natarajan (Kamalhaasan) arranged by her brother and her sister-in-law. At his juncture, steps in her Uncle, who takes it upon himself to show her the true world, by taking her on a trip around the real life of a star.