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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Gaayathri<br />
| image =<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = R. Pattabhiraman<br />
| writer = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]<br />
| story = [[Sujatha Rangarajan|Sujatha]]<br />
| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br/>[[Jaishankar]]<br/>[[Sridevi]]<br/>[[Rajasulochana]]<br><br />
| producer = Vijaya-Meena<br />
| studio = Vijaya Meena Films<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| editing = B. Kanthasamy<br />
| cinematography = Vinayagam<br />
| released = {{Film date|1977|10|07|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 122 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Gaayathri''''' is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Pattabhiraman. It stars [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Sridevi]]. Once again, Rajini plays a cruel husband of Sridevi. [[Jaishankar]] plays a guest role in this movie. Singer [[Sujatha Mohan]] made her debut as a singer through this film at the age of 14. The movie was based on the story "Gayathri", written by [[Sujatha Rangarajan]]. According to Panchu Arunachalam, this was the movie that turned Rajini's fortunes as seeing the audience's favorable response to Rajini (Villain) over Jaishankar (hero), he decided to cast him in a positive role in ''Bhuvana Oru Kelvikuri''.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Rajarathnam ([[Rajinikanth]]) is a rich man who lives with his sister Sarasu ([[Rajasulochana]]) and a young house maid in Chennai. Her sister arranges a marriage for him with Gaayathri ([[Sridevi]]), who lives in Trichy. Soon after they marry, Gaayathri moves to Rajarathnam's house and gets shocked to find that things are not what they actually seem, but there is something fishy with the family. Rajarathnam is a blue-film producer who records the bedroom scenes of himself with his wife (Sridevi), without her knowledge and sells it on the black market. Gaayathri initially believes Rajarathnam, but later discovers that he was already married to a woman who has become mad now. Ganesh ([[Jaishankar]]) comes to know about this and tries to free Gaayathri from the hands of Rajarathnam. But, unfortunately Gaayathri dies in the end.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Rajinikanth]] as Rajarathnam<br />
*[[Sridevi]] as Gayathri<br />
*[[Jaishankar]] as Ganesh (Extended Cameo Appearance)<br />
*[[Rajasulochana]] as Sarasu<br />
*[[S. A. Ashokan]] as Shama Iyer<br />
*Rajee as Indra<br />
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Chellappa<br />
*[[M. N. Rajam]] as Gayathri Mother<br />
*[[Delhi Kumar]] as Gayathri's Father<br />
*Rajeshwari as Lalitha<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Tracklist<br />
| all_music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| all_lyrics = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Kaalai Paniyil Aadum<br />
| extra1 = [[Sujatha Mohan]]<br />
| length1 = 4:00<br />
| title2 = Vaazhve Mayama<br />
| extra2 = B. S. Sasirekha<br />
| length2 = 3:57<br />
| title3 = Aattam Kondattam<br />
| extra3 = [[P. Susheela]]<br />
| length3 = 4:06<br />
| title4 = Unnai Thaan<br />
| extra4 = [[A. L. Raghavan]], [[S. Janaki]]<br />
| length4 = 3:40<br />
}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0187052|Gaayathri}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:1977 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam]]<br />
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