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| Directed by | Vikraman |
| Written by | Vikraman |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Starring | R. Sarathkumar Devayani |
| Cinematography | S. Saravanan |
| Edited by | V. Jaishankar |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Surya Vamsam (transl. Solar dynasty) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Vikraman. The film stars R. Sarathkumar and Devayani, with Radhika, Manivannan, Priya Raman, Nizhalgal Ravi, Tharini, Ajay Ratnam, Jai Ganesh, Shiva and Anandaraj in supporting roles. It revolves around a traditional father and his illiterate son, following their tense relationship and shows how the strict patriarchy causes a drift between them.
Surya Vamsam was released on 27 June 1997 and emerged one of the most successful Tamil films of the year.[1] The film won six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Vikraman) and Best Actress (Devayani), while Sarathkumar won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. It was remade into Telugu as Suryavamsam (1998), in Hindi as Sooryavansham (1999), and in Kannada as Suryavamsha (1999).
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