Suryagandhi

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{{short description|1973 film by Muktha Srinivasan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Suryagandhi
| image = Suryagandhi.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Muktha Srinivasan]]
| producer = M. Venu Gopal
| writer = A. S. Prakasam
| screenplay = A. S. Prakasam
| story = Basumani
| starring = [[R. Muthuraman]]<br /> [[Jayalalithaa]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = V. Selvaraj
| editing = L. Balu
| studio = Vidhya Movies
| distributor = Vidhya Movies
| released = 27 July 1973
| runtime = 152 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Suryagandhi''''' ({{trans|Sunflower}}) is a 1973 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film, directed by [[Muktha Srinivasan]]. It stars [[Jayalalithaa]] in the lead role, opposite [[R. Muthuraman|Muthuraman]] and the supporting cast included [[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]], Cho Ramaswamy, Moulee, CID Shakuntala and [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] in the lead roles. The film was digitised and re-released on 16 September 2016. The film was remade in Malayalam as ''[[Priyamvada]]'', in Telugu as ''[[Moguda Pellama]]'' and in Kannada as ''[[Hennu Samsaradha Kannu]]''.<ref>http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.in/2010/12/original-tamil-malayalam-remake-nalla.html</ref> [[Kamal Haasan]] worked under Thangappan as his dance assistant in this movie.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DID YOU KNOW KAMAL HAASAN HAD CHOREOGRAPHED FOR JAYALALITHAA? |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/kamal-haasan-choreographed-jayalalithaa-in-suryakanthi.html |date=13 May 2020 |work=behindwoods.com |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>

==Plot==
Mohan ([[R. Muthuraman|Muthuraman]]) is the eldest son in a middle-class family, having a superiority complex that he should be the first in everything. He and Radha ([[Jayalalithaa]]) fall in love and they get married. Mohan works in a low wage job despite being a graduate, which is insufficient for the family. So, Radha decides to join as a sales officer and starts working in a company. Her hard work earns her a good name and a promotion. So, her respect in the family rises as it improves the economic status of the family and she is able to fulfill the needs and wants of the family. Mohan is intolerant of Radha's respect growing, and he starts hating her.

Mohan's ego wants him to earn more than Radha and in the process he quits his job with the hope of finding a better one. Meantime, he also does modelling for liquor ads much against his family's wishes. Radha, with the help of her boss, recommends a high paying job for Mohan. But she does not inform this to Mohan as he might not take up the job if he knows that Radha was responsible for it. Mohan quits modelling after he gets the new job and mocks Radha, as he is paid more than her now. Mohan wants Radha to quit her job, but Radha does not agree to that.

Mohan's sister Suseela falls in love with a guy and becomes pregnant. Radha finds this out and arranges for the wedding to be as soon as possible, so that her pre-marital pregnancy is not known to others. Mohan misunderstands that Radha is overpowering him in family decisions and sends Radha out from his home and plans for a divorce. On the day of Suseela's marriage, the groom's father (M. R. R. Vasu) informs the truth to Mohan, which makes him realise his mistakes. Mohan understands that Radha preferred going to the job so that she can pay the dowry demanded by Suseela's in-laws. Mohan also finds out that his job was recommended with the help of Radha. Mohan transforms into a good man and decides to lead a happy life with Radha.

==Cast==
*[[R. Muthuraman|Muthuraman]] as Mohan
*[[Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha]] as Radha
* [[Cho Ramaswamy]] as Mahabali
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Annam
* [[T. S. B. K. Moulee]] as Sama
* [[Major Sundararajan]] as Ekammbaram, Mohan's Father
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Sivakami, Mohan's Mother
* [[M. R. R. Vasu]] as Sadhasivam Mudaliar (Colony owner)
* [[Gandhimathi]] as Kamakshi Sadhasivam Mudaliar's Wife
*[[S. N. Parvathy]] as Parvathi, Radha's Mother
* Sasikumar as Sundaram, Sadhasivam Son
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Sriram
* [[Kathadi Ramamurthy]] as Ulagesan
*[[A. Sakunthala|C. I. D Sakunthala]] as Usha, Mahabali's Wife
*[[Kannadasan]] as Song's Player Role

==Award==
1973 '''[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Anandan|first=‘Film News’|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements)|year=2004|publisher=Sivagami Publications|pages=738}}</ref>
* won [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress]] - [[Jayalalithaa]]
*Won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Filmfare awards best actress]]—Tamil
*Won ''Madras Filmfans Association Award'' for Best Actress.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ten films to remember Jayalalithaa |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/HBRowwXn0V9dbNFA10vNfL/Ten-films-to-remember-Jayalalithaa-by.html |date=6 December 2016 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001829|title=Suryakanthi Songs|access-date=2014-07-08|publisher=raaga}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Naan Endral Adhu Avalum" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Jayalalithaa]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 04:34
|-
| 2 || "Paramasivan Kazhuthil" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || rowspan=2|[[Kannadasan]] || 04:23
|-
| 3 || "O Meri Dilruba" || T. M. Soundararajan, Jayalalithaa || 04:39
|-
| 4 || "Theriyaatho Nokku" || [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] || Vaali || 04:22
|}

==Re-release==
A digitally restored version of the film was released on 16 September 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/%E2%80%98Jayalalithaa-lived-the-role%E2%80%99/article14640080.ece|title='Jayalalithaa lived the role'|date=2016-09-10|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Old-classics-find-newage-fans/2016/09/19/article3624221.ece | title=Old classics find newage fans | work=The New Indian Express | access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref><ref>http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-september-16-news-tamil-qjqj6Nicgjgda.html</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] of ''[[The Hindu]]'' compared it to "a [[YouTube]] video stretched over the big screen".<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/baradwaj-rangan-on-timetravelling-through-cinema/article9140646.ece</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|3269056}}

{{Muktha Srinivasan}}

[[Category:1973 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Films directed by Muktha Srinivasan]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:1973 drama films]]

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