1981|Sankarlal

Kamal Haasan plays a father-son dual role in this movie which begins with an ordinary man Dharmalingam (the elder Kamal Haasan) vacationing in Ooty with his family where he is framed for murder by a criminal named Chelladurai (R.S Manohar) and is jailed while his wife, son Mohan (the younger Kamal Haasan) and daughter (Seema) all end up split from each other. After several years, the vengeful Dharmalingam returns to confront Chelladurai as the secretive Sankarlal and also desperately is on the lookout for his lost family. Chelladurai has meanwhile kidnapped Hema (Sridevi) for ransom and Mohan is deputed by Hema’s father to rescue her. This results in Dharmalingam and Mohan locking horns in their fight against their common enemy Chelladurai.

Directed by T. N. Balu
N. K. Vishwanathan
Produced by T. N. Balu
Written by T. N. Balu
Starring – Kamal Haasan, Sridevi
Music by Ilaiyaraaja,
Gangai Amaran
Cinematography N. K. Vishwanathan
Edited by V. Rajagopal
Production
company
Balu Cine Arts
Release date
15 August 1981