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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|a 1938 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film|the 1962 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film|Dakshayagnam (1962 film)}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Dakshayagnam<br />
| image = <br />
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| director = Raja Chandrasekhar<br />
| producer = Metropolitan Pictures<br />
| writer = Raja Chandrasekhar<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = {{unbulleted list|V. A. Chellappa|[[N. S. Krishnan]]|[[T. A. Mathuram]]|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]}}<br />
| music = <br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = 31 March 1938<br />
| runtime = 17,000 feet<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Dakshayagnam''''' ({{Translation|The fire sacrifice of Daksha}}) is a 1938 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by Raja Chandrasekhar. It starred V. A. Chellappa, [[N. S. Krishnan]], [[T. A. Mathuram]] in the main roles. [[M. G. Ramachandran]] played a minor role in the film as [[Vishnu]].<ref name="mgrvishnu" /><ref name="daksha">{{Cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |year=1999 |page=129}}</ref> The film was the first [[Sound film|sound]] version based on [[Daksha yajna]], the story of [[Daksha]].<ref name="daksha1">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/daksha-yagnam-1938/article2482290.ece |title=Daksha Yagnam&nbsp;– 1938 |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=24 September 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=29 September 2011 |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Sati, the daughter of [[Daksha]], a descendant of [[Brahma]], marries [[Shiva]] against the wish of her father. This annoys the king (Daksha) and he performs a ''[[Yajna|yagna]]'' to insult Shiva, where he invites all gods except his son-in-law (Shiva). Sati attends this sacrifice against the wishes of Shiva and is insulted by her father. Unable to bear this, Sati kills herself by burning in the fire.<br />
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Shiva destroys Daksha's sacrifice through [[Virabhadra]], cuts off Daksha's head and replaces it with that of a goat, and restores his life. Later he picks up the remain of Sati's body and performs "Rudra Thandavam", a dance that will lead to the destruction of Universe, but the other gods intervene, and the Disc of [[Vishnu]] cuts through the Sati's corpse. Her body parts, known as ''Shakthi Peetas'', fall in several places on the [[Indian subcontinent]].<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* V. A. Chellappa as [[Shiva]]<br />
* M. M. Radhabai<br />
* M. G. Nataraja Pillai<br />
* K. R. Jayalakshmi<br />
* P. G. Venkatesan<br />
* T. N. Chandramma<br />
* [[N. S. Krishnan]]<br />
* [[T. A. Mathuram]]<br />
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as [[Vishnu]]<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The story was made multiple times into films during the [[silent film]] period and later during the [[sound film]] period. The first film ''Sati Parvathi'', made in 1920 as a silent film. The second film was released in 1922 as ''Sati'', which was produced by Madan Theatres. The third film was made by G. V. Sahni. Then came the first talkie version, titled ''Dakshayagnam''. The movie was directed by Raja Chandrasekhar. In 1941, Telugu film-maker Chithrapu Narayanamurthi made the Telugu version and in 1962 another Telugu version was made by Kadaru Nagabhushnam, husband of actress [[P. Kannamba]]. In 1980, the movie was remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]].<ref name="daksha1" /> [[M. G. Ramachandran]], who later became a leading actor and politician in [[Tamil Nadu]], acted in a small role as [[Vishnu]].<ref name="mgrvishnu">{{Cite book |title=The image trap : M.G. Ramachandran in film and politics |last=Pandian |first=M. S. S. |publisher=Sage Publ. |year=1992 |edition=1. publ. |location=New Delhi u.a. |page=39}}</ref> M. G. Nataraja Pillai played an important role in the film.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The eye of the serpent: an introduction to Tamil cinema |last=Theodore Baskaran |first=S. |publisher=East West Books |year=1996 |location=Madras |page=78 |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran}}</ref><br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Dakshayagnam'' was released on 31 March 1938,<ref>{{Cite book |title=Sadanaigal padaitha thamil thiraippada varalaaru |last=Film News Anandan |author-link=Film News Anandan |publisher=Sivakami Publications |year=2004 |pages=28–14}}</ref> and failed commercially.<ref name="daksha1" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0157504|Dakshayagnam}}<br />
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[[Category:1938 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1930s Tamil-language films]]<br />
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