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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Bagyavathi.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[L. V. Prasad]]<br />
| writer = Ra. Ve<br />
| producer = A. C. Pillai<br />
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]<br />
| cinematography = P. L. Roy<br />
| editing = A. Sanjeevi<br />
| music = [[Susarla Dakshinamurthi|S. Dakshinamurthi]]<br />
| studio = Ravi Productions<br />
| distributor = Subbu & Co.<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1957|12|27}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Bagyavathi''''' is a 1957 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[crime drama film]] directed by [[L. V. Prasad]] and written by Ra. Ve, starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] and [[M. N. Rajam]]. It was released on 27 December 1957.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Somu, who is a criminal, marries Meena. Unable to expose Somu because of her love and devotion to him, she tries to transform him. In a separate storyline, Ravi, a six-year-old boy, learns that his father Suppanna is a criminal, and leaves his home. Suppanna also has a daughter, Bhama, who fails in her attempts to reform her father's ways. As a result, she kills herself.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Somu<br />
* [[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Shankaran<br />
* [[K. Sarangapani]] as Ramasami<br />
* Boopathi Nandaram as Subbanna<br />
* [[P. D. Sambandam]] as Saminathan<br />
* Master Gopal as Ravi<br />
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* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Meena<br />
* [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]] as Suguna<br />
* [[M. N. Rajam]] as Bama<br />
* Lakshmi Prabha as Velammal<br />
* K. N. Kamalam as Sooravalli<br />
* K. Aranganayaki as Somu's mother<br />
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* C. P. Kittan, V. P. S. Mani, Basupathi, V. T. Kalyanam, Santhanam, Ponnusami, Kunjitham Pillai, Jayasakthivel, G. V. Sharma, Shankaramoorthi, Therur Murugan, Kannan, Late Balaraman, Nanjilseth, Subbaraman, Rathnam, Sami & Party, P. R. Chandra, Seethalakshmi, and Kaurava Nathakar Sivasooryan.<br />
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== Production ==<br />
A.C. Pillai, who was a small-time bank clerk-turned-film producer, made this film. It was written by Ra. Venkatachalam under the abbreviated "Ra. Ve". P. L. Rai was the cinematographer and the audiography was handled by A. Krishnan. The film was produced at [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios]].<ref name="hindu">{{Cite web |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=28 November 2015 |title=Bhagyavathi (1957) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/tamil-film-bhagyavathi-1957/article7927411.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404005049/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/tamil-film-bhagyavathi-1957/article7927411.ece |archive-date=4 April 2017 |access-date=4 April 2017 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[Susarla Dakshinamurthi|S. Dakshinamurthi]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;— Part 1 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |year=2014 |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=128 |language=Tamil}}</ref> The song "Kannale Vettadhe" was well received.<ref name="hindu" /><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length<br />
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| "Vennilavin Oli Thanile" || [[A. M. Rajah]], [[T. V. Rathnam]] & [[S. C. Krishnan]] || Subbu Arumugam || 05:15<br />
|-<br />
| "Pombalainga Therinju Kollanum" || S. C. Krishnan || rowspan=7|[[A. Maruthakasi]]|| 03:08<br />
|-<br />
| "Ellorum Unnai Nallavan Endre" || rowspan=2|[[R. Balasaraswathi Devi]] || 03:27<br />
|-<br />
| "Dhinasari En Vaazhvil Thirunaale" || 01:30<br />
|-<br />
| "Vaazhvedhu Nal Vaazhvedhu" || [[C. S. Jayaraman]] || 03:31<br />
|-<br />
| "Kannale Vettadhe Summaa Kannale Vettadhe" || S. C. Krishnan & T. V. Rathnam || 03:19<br />
|-<br />
| "Arumbu Malarndhu Asaindhu Aadum" || Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || 02:59<br />
|-<br />
| "Asai Kiliye Azhagu Chilaiye" || [[P. Leela]] || 03:16<br />
|}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Bagyavathi'' was released on 27 December 1957. The film was distributed by Subbu & Co in Madras.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 December 1957 |title=Bagyavathi |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19571227&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=20 October 2022 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Film historian [[Randor Guy]] noted, "In spite of the stellar cast, interesting storyline and fine direction, the film did not do well".<ref name="hindu" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title}}<br />
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{{L. V. Prasad}}<br />
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[[Category:1957 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1957 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1957 crime drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1957 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by L. V. Prasad]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Susarla Dakshinamurthi]]<br />
[[Category:Indian crime drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language crime drama films]]<br />
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