Gowri Kalyanam (transl. The Marriage of Gowri) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Shankar and produced by G. V. Saravanan. The film stars Jaishankar, Jayalalitha, Ravichandran, Sheela and Nagesh. It was released on 11 November 1966.[2]
| Gowri Kalyanam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Shankar |
| Screenplay by | K. Shankar |
| Story by | Bilahari |
| Produced by | G. V. Saravanan |
| Starring | Jaishankar Jayalalithaa Ravichandran Sheela |
| Cinematography | Thambu |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Saravana Combines |
| Distributed by | Sri Jai Maruthy Combines[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (July 2021) |
Cast
edit- Jaishankar as Raju
- Jayalalithaa as Gowri
- Ravichandran as Ramu
- Sheela as Lakshmi
- Nagesh as School teacher
- Manorama as Ayyakkanu's wife
- Pandari Bai as Kamatchi
- S. N. Lakshmi asr Ramu's aunt
- S. V. Ramadas as Ayyakannu
- V. S. Raghavan as Vedhagiri
- K. Vijayan as Kuthalalingam
- Karikol Raju as Vaithiyar
- Pakoda Kadhar as school student
- Master Prabhakar as Ganaprakasam
- Dhanaraj
- M. A. Ganapathy
- Pasupathy
- Natarajan
- Lakshmi Kumar
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Varanum Varanum Maharani" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Poovai Senguttuvan |
| "Thottathu Pole Kanavu Kanden" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | |
| "Vellaikkamalathiley" | Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi | Bharathiyar |
| "Oruvar Manadhai" | T. M. Soundararajan | Kannadasan |
| "Thiruppugazhaip Padap Pada" | Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi & P. Suseela | Poovai Senguttuvan |
Reception
editKalki said that, had many unnecessary scenes been cut and thereby improving the pacing, the film would have been better.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Gowri Kalyanam". The Indian Express. 9 November 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 31 August 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Gowri Kalyanam (1966)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "கௌரி கல்யாணம்". Kalki (in Tamil). 18 December 1966. p. 33. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.