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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Dowry Kalyanam		\| name = Dowry Kalyanam
	\| image =		\| image = Dowry Kalyanam.jpg
	~~\| image_size =~~		\| caption = Title card
	\| caption =
	\| director = [[Visu]]		\| director = [[Visu]]
			\| writer = Visu
			\| based_on = {{based on\|''Dowry Kalyana Vaibhogame''\|Visu}}
	\| producer = S. Suseela		\| producer = S. Suseela
	~~\| writer = Visu~~		\| starring = Visu<br />[[Vijayakanth]]<br />[[Srividya]]<br />[[M. N. Nambiar]]<br />[[Viji]]<br />[[S. Ve. Shekher]]
	\| starring = Visu<br />[[Vijayakanth]]<br />[[Srividya]]<br />[[Viji]]<br />[[S. V. ~~Sekhar~~]]
	\| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]		\| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
	~~\| cinematography =~~
	~~\| editing =~~
	\| studio = Charuchithra Films		\| studio = Charuchithra Films
	~~\| distributor =~~		\| released = {{film date\|1983\|5\|31\|df=y\|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web \|title=டௌரி கல்யாணம் / Dowry Kalyanam (1983) \|url=https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1983/dowry-kalyanam \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608045807/https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1983/dowry-kalyanam \|archive-date=8 June 2021 \|access-date=27 November 2021 \|website=Screen4Screen \|language=en, ta}}</ref>}}
	\| released = 31 ~~May 1983~~<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1983/dowry-kalyanam\|~~title~~ = ~~டௌரி கல்யாணம்~~ / ~~Dowry Kalyanam (~~1983) Screen4Screen}}</ref>
	\| runtime = 138 minutes		\| runtime = 138 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Tamil		\| language = Tamil
	}}		}}
	'''''Dowry Kalyanam''''' ({{translation\|Dowry Marriage}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[black comedy]] film, directed by [[Visu]] and produced by S. Suseela. The film stars [[Visu]], [[Vijayakanth]], [[Srividya]], [[S. V. ~~Sekhar~~]] and [[Viji]]. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. ~~The film was remade in Kannada as~~ ''~~[[Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu]]~~''. ~~It was based on a play by Visu and [[Kathadi Ramamurthy]]~~.		'''''Dowry Kalyanam''''' ({{translation\|Dowry Marriage}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[black comedy]] film, directed by [[Visu]] and produced by S. Suseela. The film stars Visu, [[Vijayakanth]], [[Srividya]], [[S. Ve. Shekher]] and [[Viji]].<ref>{{Cite magazine \|date=24 July 1983 \|title=டௌரி கல்யாணம் \|url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1983/jul/24-07-1983/p42.jpg \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]] \|language=ta \|page=42 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127054331/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1983/jul/24-07-1983/p42.jpg \|archive-date=27 November 2021 \|access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref> The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. It is based on Visu's play ''Dowry Kalyana Vaibhogame''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bhatt \|first=Karthik \|date=12 April 2016 \|title=Pattinapravesam : From Stage to Celluloid \|url=https://tcrcindia.com/2016/04/12/pattinapravesam-from-stage-to-celluloid/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185111/https://tcrcindia.com/2016/04/12/pattinapravesam-from-stage-to-celluloid/ \|archive-date=26 January 2018 \|access-date=16 March 2022 \|website=The Cinema Resource Centre}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
			{{more plot\|date=March 2022}}
	Ganeshan and Ethiraj are best friends and colleagues. Ethiraj is a widower and an alcoholic while Ganeshan is married and has a sister and a brother. Ganeshan does not earn enough and borrows from Ethiraj and Rowthar, a Muslim man who runs a grocery shop, frequently.		Ganeshan and Ethiraj are best friends and colleagues. Ethiraj is a widower and an alcoholic while Ganeshan is married and has a sister and a brother. Ganeshan does not earn enough and borrows from Ethiraj and Rowthar, a Muslim man who runs a grocery shop, frequently.

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	*[[Vijayakanth]] as Ethiraj		*[[Vijayakanth]] as Ethiraj
	*[[Srividya]] as Uma		*[[Srividya]] as Uma
	*[[S. V. ~~Sekhar~~]] as Manggupathi		*[[S. Ve. Shekher]] as Manggupathi
	*[[Viji]] as Gowri		*[[Viji]] as Gowri
	*[[Kishmu]] as Acharapakkam Raja Kalavai		*[[Kishmu]] as Acharapakkam Raja Kalavai
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	*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)\|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Kuselan (Ganesan's maternal uncle)		*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)\|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Kuselan (Ganesan's maternal uncle)
	*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Kuselan		*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Kuselan
	*M. R. Rajamani		*M. R. Rajamani as Sastrigal
	*S. R. Janaki as Ganesan's ~~grand mother~~		*S. R. Janaki as Ganesan's grandmother
	{{Colend}}		{{Colend}}

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=~~http~~://~~tamilsongslyrics123~~.com/~~listlyrics~~/~~38902~~\|~~title~~ = ~~Tamil Songs Lyrics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web~~\|url=https://mossymart.com/product/dowry-kalyanam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/\|~~title~~ = ~~Dowry Kalyanam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan~~}}</ref>		The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], with lyrics by [[Vaali (poet)\|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Dowry Kalyanam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan \|url=https://mossymart.com/product/dowry-kalyanam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608051007/https://mossymart.com/product/dowry-kalyanam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ \|archive-date=8 June 2021 \|access-date=27 November 2021 \|website=Mossymart}}</ref>
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	~~! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length~~ (~~m:ss~~)		{{Track listing
	\|-		\| headline =
	\| 1 \|\| ~~"Sreeraman Sreedevi"\|~~\| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]] ~~\|\| [[Vaali (poet)\|Vaali]] \|\|~~		\| extra_column = Singer(s)
	\|-		\| title1 = Sreeraman Sreedevi
	\| ~~2 \|\| "~~Enthan Kannana Kannatti" \|\| [[P. Jayachandran]], [[S. P. Sailaja]] \|\| ~~Vaali~~ \|\|		\| note1 =
	\|-		\| lyrics1 =
	\| ~~3 \|\| "Andavane Kanthirandu" \|\|~~ [[M. S. Viswanathan]] \|~~\| Vaali \|\|~~		\| music1 =
	\|}		\| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]]
			\| length1 =
			\| title2 = Enthan Kannana Kannatti
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			\| lyrics2 =
			\| music2 =
			\| extra2 = [[P. Jayachandran]], [[S. P. Sailaja]]
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			\| title3 = Andavane Kanthirandu
			\| note3 =
			\| lyrics3 =
			\| music3 =
			\| extra3 = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
			\| length3 =
			}}

	== ~~Censor~~ controversies ==		== Censorship controversies ==
	Visu mentioned that the censor wanted 87 cuts for the film as they were not impressed with the ~~caricatured~~ portrayal of character Rowther (~~portrayed by~~ M. N. Nambiar). Visu had to come up with the scene where he explains about his portrayal.<ref>https://www.~~youtube~~.com/~~watch?v~~=~~4tppYz7ZuxU~~</ref>		Visu mentioned that the [[central Board of Film Certification\|censor board]] wanted 87 cuts for the film as they were not impressed with the portrayal of the character Rowther ([[M. N. Nambiar]]) speaking in [[Hindi]] mixed with Tamil because [[Rowther]]s speak pure Tamil. Visu had to come up with the scene where he explains about his portrayal.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=5 July 2016 \|title=Director Visu Interview : Censor asked me to make 87 cuts for my film \|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/actor-script-writer-anchor-visu-interview-transcription-tamil-news-162536.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101045151/http://www.indiaglitz.com/actor-script-writer-anchor-visu-interview-transcription-tamil-news-162536.html \|archive-date=1 January 2017 \|access-date=16 March 2022 \|website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	\| producer = S. Suseela		\| producer = S. Suseela
	\| writer = Visu		\| writer = Visu
	~~\| screenplay = Visu~~		\| starring = Visu<br />[[Vijayakanth]]<br />[[Srividya]]<br />[[Viji]]<br />[[S. V. Sekhar]]
	\| starring = Visu<br>[[Vijayakanth]]<br>[[Srividya]]<br>[[Viji]]<br>[[S. V. Sekhar]]
	\| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]		\| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
	\| cinematography =		\| cinematography =
	\| editing =		\| editing =
	\| studio = Charuchithra Films		\| studio = Charuchithra Films
	\| distributor = ~~Charuchithra Films~~		\| distributor =
	\| released = 31 May 1983		\| released = 31 May 1983<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1983/dowry-kalyanam\|title = டௌரி கல்யாணம் / Dowry Kalyanam (1983) Screen4Screen}}</ref>
	\| runtime = 138 minutes		\| runtime = 138 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Tamil		\| language = Tamil
	}}		}}
	'''''Dowry Kalyanam''''' (~~Tamil: டௌரி கல்யாணம்; English:~~ Dowry Marriage ~~– it is a play on the word Gowry Kalyanam (Gowry's Marriage)~~) is a [[Tamil ~~films of 1983~~\|~~1983~~]] [[~~Cinema of India\|Indian]] [[Tamil language\|Tamil~~]] film, directed by [[Visu]] and produced by S. Suseela. The film stars [[Visu]], [[Vijayakanth]], [[Srividya]], [[S. V. Sekhar]] and [[Viji]]. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/dowry-kalyaanam/\|title=Dowry Kalyanam\|accessdate=29 October 2014\|website=spicyonion.com}}</ref>~~ The film was remade in Kannada as ''[[Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu]]''. It was based on a play by Visu and [[Kathadi Ramamurthy~~]]. The film is a black comedy showing the evils of [[Dowry~~]].		'''''Dowry Kalyanam''''' ({{translation\|Dowry Marriage}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[black comedy]] film, directed by [[Visu]] and produced by S. Suseela. The film stars [[Visu]], [[Vijayakanth]], [[Srividya]], [[S. V. Sekhar]] and [[Viji]]. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. The film was remade in Kannada as ''[[Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu]]''. It was based on a play by Visu and [[Kathadi Ramamurthy]].

	==Plot==		== Plot ==

	Ganeshan and Ethiraj are best friends and colleagues. Ethiraj is a widower and an alcoholic while Ganeshan is married and has a sister and a brother. Ganeshan does not earn enough and borrows from Ethiraj and Rowthar, a Muslim man who ~~frequently~~ runs a grocery shop.		Ganeshan and Ethiraj are best friends and colleagues. Ethiraj is a widower and an alcoholic while Ganeshan is married and has a sister and a brother. Ganeshan does not earn enough and borrows from Ethiraj and Rowthar, a Muslim man who runs a grocery shop, frequently.

	A misunderstanding arises when Ethiraj's mother proposes marriage between Ganeshan's sister and Ethiraj leading to a rift in their friendship. He challenges that he would get his sister married in a pompous manner.		A misunderstanding arises when Ethiraj's mother proposes marriage between Ganeshan's sister and Ethiraj leading to a rift in their friendship. He challenges that he would get his sister married in a pompous manner.
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	In the end, with help from many people, he gets his sister married only for his own sister to ask him about the remainder of the dowry.		In the end, with help from many people, he gets his sister married only for his own sister to ask him about the remainder of the dowry.

	==Cast==		== Cast ==
	{{Colbegin}}		{{Colbegin}}
	*[[Visu]] as Ganesan		*[[Visu]] as Ganesan
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	*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)\|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Kuselan (Ganesan's maternal uncle)		*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)\|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Kuselan (Ganesan's maternal uncle)
	*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Kuselan		*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Kuselan
	*M. R. Rajamani		*M. R. Rajamani
	*S. R. Janaki as Ganesan's grand mother		*S. R. Janaki as Ganesan's grand mother
	{{Colend}}		{{Colend}}

	==Soundtrack==		== Soundtrack ==
	The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/38902</ref>		The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/38902\|title = Tamil Songs Lyrics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://mossymart.com/product/dowry-kalyanam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/\|title = Dowry Kalyanam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan}}</ref>
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	! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)		! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
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	==Censor ~~Controversies~~==		== Censor controversies ==
	Visu mentioned that the censor wanted 87 cuts for the film as they were not impressed with the caricatured portrayal of character Rowther (portrayed by M. N. Nambiar). Visu had to come up with the scene where he explains about his portrayal.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tppYz7ZuxU</ref>		Visu mentioned that the censor wanted 87 cuts for the film as they were not impressed with the caricatured portrayal of character Rowther (portrayed by M. N. Nambiar). Visu had to come up with the scene where he explains about his portrayal.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tppYz7ZuxU</ref>

	==References==		== References ==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	==External links==		== External links ==
	* {{IMDb title\|3323862}}		* {{IMDb title\|3323862}}
	* {{YouTube\|id=Qvt0G343YIA\|title=Dowry Kalyanam}}

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{{Infobox film
| name = Dowry Kalyanam
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Visu]]
| producer = S. Suseela
| writer = Visu
| screenplay = Visu
| starring = Visu<br>[[Vijayakanth]]<br>[[Srividya]]<br>[[Viji]]<br>[[S. V. Sekhar]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Charuchithra Films
| distributor = Charuchithra Films
| released = 31 May 1983
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Dowry Kalyanam''''' (Tamil: டௌரி கல்யாணம்; English: Dowry Marriage – it is a play on the word Gowry Kalyanam (Gowry's Marriage)) is a [[Tamil films of 1983|1983]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film, directed by [[Visu]] and produced by S. Suseela. The film stars [[Visu]], [[Vijayakanth]], [[Srividya]], [[S. V. Sekhar]] and [[Viji]]. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/dowry-kalyaanam/|title=Dowry Kalyanam|accessdate=29 October 2014|website=spicyonion.com}}</ref> The film was remade in Kannada as ''[[Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu]]''. It was based on a play by Visu and [[Kathadi Ramamurthy]]. The film is a black comedy showing the evils of [[Dowry]].

==Plot==

Ganeshan and Ethiraj are best friends and colleagues. Ethiraj is a widower and an alcoholic while Ganeshan is married and has a sister and a brother. Ganeshan does not earn enough and borrows from Ethiraj and Rowthar, a Muslim man who frequently runs a grocery shop.

A misunderstanding arises when Ethiraj's mother proposes marriage between Ganeshan's sister and Ethiraj leading to a rift in their friendship. He challenges that he would get his sister married in a pompous manner.

However, the groom's family is behind dowry. The mother of the groom runs the family tyrannically. How Ganeshan struggles to make ends meet with many subplots makes it an interesting movie to watch.

In the end, with help from many people, he gets his sister married only for his own sister to ask him about the remainder of the dowry.

==Cast==
{{Colbegin}}
*[[Visu]] as Ganesan
*[[Vijayakanth]] as Ethiraj
*[[Srividya]] as Uma
*[[S. V. Sekhar]] as Manggupathi
*[[Viji]] as Gowri
*[[Kishmu]] as Acharapakkam Raja Kalavai
*[[Pushpalatha]] as Arcot Rushyendramani
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Rowthar
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Seetha Latchmi
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Kandhasamy
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Jalandar Subbudu (Ganesan's uncle)
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Kuselan (Ganesan's maternal uncle)
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Kuselan
*M. R. Rajamani
*S. R. Janaki as Ganesan's grand mother
{{Colend}}

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/38902</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Sreeraman Sreedevi"|| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Enthan Kannana Kannatti" || [[P. Jayachandran]], [[S. P. Sailaja]] || Vaali ||
|-
| 3 || "Andavane Kanthirandu" || [[M. S. Viswanathan]] || Vaali ||
|}

==Censor Controversies==
Visu mentioned that the censor wanted 87 cuts for the film as they were not impressed with the caricatured portrayal of character Rowther (portrayed by M. N. Nambiar). Visu had to come up with the scene where he explains about his portrayal.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tppYz7ZuxU</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3323862}}
* {{YouTube|id=Qvt0G343YIA|title=Dowry Kalyanam}}

{{Visu}}

[[Category:1983 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films about Indian weddings]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Visu]]

{{1980s-Tamil-film-stub}}