| Shankar Salim Simon | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Written by | Balamurugan |
| Produced by | T. K. Gopinath |
| Starring | Vijayakumar Manjula Vijayakumar Rajinikanth Latha Jai Ganesh M. S. Vasanthi |
| Cinematography | P. N. Sundaram |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Abhirami |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Shankar Salim Simon is a 1978 IndianTamil-languagemasala film directed byP. Madhavan. It starsVijayakumar as Shankar,Jai Ganesh as Salim andRajinikanth as Simon. The film was inspired by the 1977Hindi filmAmar Akbar Anthony, and was released on 10 February 1978.[1][2]
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Simon and Salim come from a lower class, while Shankar and his sister are the children of a corrupt businessman. Latha falls in love with Simon, while Shankar falls in love with Alamelu and Salim is already married. In different circumstances, Latha is forced to marry a man, but she runs away from him and lives with Simon. The society goes against both Simon and Latha and in the end, Latha explains how bad the man she is married to is and unites with Simon.
Shankar Salim Simon was adapted from the 1977Hindi filmAmar Akbar Anthony, but only retained the concept of the three title characters belonging to different religions of India:Hinduism,Islam andChristianity.[3][4]
All songs were written byKannadasan and composed byM. S. Viswanathan.[5]
| Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Vanthaale Oru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,P. Susheela | 3:00 |
| "Sindhu Nadhi Poovey" | M. S. Viswanathan,S. Janaki | 3:05 |
| "Idhu Undhan" | Vani Jairam | 3:00 |
| "Gopurathile" | Kovai Sounderarajan | 4:17 |
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