---
title: 'Sathi Leelavathi (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ellis R. Dungan'
released: '1936-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'British Raj'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sathi-leelavathi-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215150/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sathi Leelavathi (1936)

1936 · Drama · British Raj

Original title: சதிலீலாவதி

## Synopsis

Sathi Leelavathi is a 1936 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Ellis R. Dungan. The screenplay by Madras Kandaswamy Mudaliar is based on S. S. Vasan's novel of the same name, which had been serialised in 1934. M. K. Radha stars as Krishnamurthy, a man from Madras, who is lured into drinking alcohol by an acquaintance. Believing he murdered his friend in a drunken stupor, Krishnamurthy flees to Ceylon while his wife and daughter, played by M. R. Gnanambal and M. K. Mani respectively, are reduced to poverty. T. S. Balaiah, M. G. Ramachandran, M. V. Mani and P. Nammalvar appear in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ellis R. Dungan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellis-r-dungan)
- **Screenplay:** [S. S. Vasan](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-s-vasan)

## Cast

- [M. K. Radha](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-k-radha)
- [T. S. Balaiah](https://cinepixo.com/people/t-s-balaiah)
- [M. G. Ramachandran](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-g-ramachandran)
- [N. S. Krishnan](https://cinepixo.com/people/n-s-krishnan)

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