Gowri Kalyanam
| Gowri Kalyanam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster
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| 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 |
Release date |
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Running time |
145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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.
Plot
Cast
- 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
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
| 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
Kalki said that, had many unnecessary scenes been cut and thereby improving the pacing, the film would have been better.