Sadma
Sign in to saveSadma () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, written and directed by Balu Mahendra. The film stars Sridevi as Nehalata Malhotra, a young woman who regresses to childhood as a result of retrograde amnesia after suffering a head injury in a car crash. She was lost and ended up trapped in a brothel before being rescued by Somu (played by Kamal Haasan), a lonely school teacher who falls in love with her.
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7.2A head injury causes a woman to regress to childhood. Lost and confused, she is eventually befriended by a school teacher. A Hindi remake of the 1982 film "Moondram Pirai" by the same team.
Released: 1983-07-08141 minDir: Balu MahendraDrama, Romance
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Somprakash/Somu
- Sridevi as Nehalata Malhotra/Reshmi
- Silk Smitha as Soni
- Gulshan Grover as Balua
- Kanwarjeet Paintal as Paintal
- Arvind Deshpande as J. K. Malhotra
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- Published
- 8 July 1983
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Director
- Balu Mahendra
- Cast member
- Silk Smitha
- Composer
- Ilaiyaraaja
- Producer
- Raj N. Sippy
- Cinematographer
- Balu Mahendra
- Narrative location
- India
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9 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Soundtrack
- Release
- Critical reception
- Awards and nominations
- [[31st Filmfare Awards]]
- References
- External links
Sadma () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, written and directed by Balu Mahendra. The film stars Sridevi as Nehalata Malhotra, a young woman who regresses to childhood as a result of retrograde amnesia after suffering a head injury in a car crash. She was lost and ended up trapped in a brothel before being rescued by Somu (played by Kamal Haasan), a lonely school teacher who falls in love with her.
Released on 8 July 1983, the film was a remake of Mahendra's 1982 Tamil film Moondram Pirai, which also starred Sridevi and Haasan. Although a commercial failure upon release, Sadma was widely acclaimed by critics for its direction, screenplay, music, and performances. Sridevi's performance as an amnesiac woman was widely praised. Sadma over the years has gained cult status. At the 31st Filmfare Awards, Sadma received three nominations: Best Actor (Kamal Haasan) Best Actress (Sridevi) and Best Story (Mahendra).
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