Kamalhassan's dance skills have always been well known but it is
only in Salangai Oli that he gets the chance to exhibit them on
the scale that he deserves. Dubbed from Saagara Sangamam, which
was directed by K.Vishwanath(who was also responsible for
arguably the most popular Telugu movie in Tamil, Sankarabharanam),
the movie finds Kamalhassan in top form, whether dancing or
emoting.
As necessary for a musical with classical dance at its
center, the movie features a great soundtrack from Ilaiyaraja
with the songs being rendered superbly by S.P.Balasubramaniam.
Unserstandably, the Telugu original won National awards for both
of them.