Priya (1978 film)

Priya
Theatrical release poster in Tamil
Directed byS. P. Muthuraman
Screenplay byPanchu Arunachalam
Story bySujatha
Produced byS. P. Tamilarasi
StarringRajinikanth
Sridevi
Ambareesh
CinematographyBabu
Edited byR. Vittal
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
S. P. T Films
Release dates
  • 22 December 1978 (1978-12-22) (Tamil)
  • 12 January 1979 (1979-01-12) (Kannada)
Running time
148 minutes (Tamil)
CountryIndia
LanguagesTamil
Kannada

Priya is an Indian thriller film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth in the title role along with Sridevi, Ambareesh, and Aznah Hamid. It was simultaneously made in Tamil and Kannada languages.[1] The film shares the same name as a novel by Sujatha,[2] but actually adapts from multiple works by the writer including the aforementioned novel.[3] The Tamil version was released on 22 December 1978, and the Kannada version on 12 January 1979.[4] It was dubbed and released in Telugu as Ajeyudu which released on 10 March 1979 and was also dubbed in Hindi as Love in Singapore in 1983.[5] The soundtrack of this film is recorded using Stereophonic sound technology for the first time in Tamil cinema. It was Sridevi's first and only Kannada film as a lead actress.[6][7]

  1. ^ Nayak 2019, p. 34.
  2. ^ S, Bala (21 August 2023). "எழுத்தாளர் சுஜாதாவின் இத்தனை நாவல்கள் திரைப்படமாகி இருக்கிறதா? ரஜினி, கமல் நடித்த அனுபவங்கள்..!". Tamil Minutes (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ^ Ramachandran 2014, p. 87.
  4. ^ "சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினிகாந்த் – ஒரு சரித்திரம் | சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரின் திரைக்காவியங்களின் பட்டியல்கள்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Ajeyudu". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. ^ Nayak 2019, p. 39.
  7. ^ Nayak 2019, p. 259.