Savithiri
Savithiri
1980, Tamil. Directed by Bharathan.
Forced by poverty, a Brahmin man marries his young daughter off to a senior man. Sexually frustrated, she gets drawn towards a younger man of a different caste and has an affair with him.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Tamil
- Rated
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- Released
- 5 December 1980
- Original title
- சாவித்திரி
- Country
- India
- Written by
- P. Padmarajan
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Savithiri runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Which OTT platform is Savithiri on?
Savithiri isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 December 1980. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Savithiri?
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Who directed Savithiri?
Savithiri (1980) was directed by Bharathan and stars Menaka Suresh, J.V. Ramana Murthi, Surya Kiran.