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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Gaayathri		\| name = Gaayathri
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = R. Pattabhiraman		\| director = R. Pattabhiraman
	\| ~~writer~~ = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]		\| screenplay = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
	\| ~~story~~ = [[Sujatha Rangarajan\|Sujatha]]		\| based_on = {{based on\|''Gaayathri''\|[[Sujatha Rangarajan\|Sujatha]]}}
	\| starring = [[~~Rajinikanth~~]]<br/>[[~~Jaishankar~~]]<br/>[[Sridevi]]~~<br/>[[Rajasulochana]]<br>~~		\| starring = [[Jaishankar]]<br />[[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Sridevi]]
	\| producer = Vijaya-Meena		\| producer = Vijaya-Meena
	\| studio = Vijaya Meena Films		\| studio = Vijaya Meena Films
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	\| editing = B. Kanthasamy		\| editing = B. Kanthasamy
	\| cinematography = Vinayagam		\| cinematography = Vinayagam
	\| released = {{Film date\|1977\|10\|07\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1977\|10\|07\|df=y}}{{sfn\|Ramachandran\|2014\|p=71}}
	\| runtime = 122 minutes		\| runtime = 122 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Tamil		\| language = Tamil
	~~\| budget =~~
	}}		}}

	'''''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''~~.		'''''Gaayathri''''' is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film directed by R. Pattabhiraman and written by [[Panchu Arunachalam]]. It stars [[Jaishankar]], [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Sridevi]]. The film was based on the novel of the same name by [[Sujatha Rangarajan\|Sujatha]]. It was released on 7 October 1977.

	==Plot==		== Plot ==
	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.		{{more plot\|date=June 2021}}
			Rajarathnam is a rich man who lives with his sister Sarasu and a young house maid in [[Chennai\|Madras]]. Her sister arranges a marriage for him with Gaayathri, a 16-year old who lives in [[Tiruchirappalli]]. 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, 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, a friend of the writer Chellappa, comes to know about this and tries to free Gaayathri from the hands of Rajarathnam. But, unfortunately Gaayathri dies in the end.

	==Cast==		== Cast ==
	*[[~~Rajinikanth~~]] as ~~Rajarathnam~~		*[[Jaishankar]] as Ganesh{{sfn\|Ramachandran\|2014\|p=71}}
	*[[~~Sridevi~~]] as ~~Gayathri~~		*[[Rajinikanth]] as Rajarathnam{{sfn\|Ramachandran\|2014\|p=70}}
	*[[~~Jaishankar~~]] as ~~Ganesh (Extended Cameo Appearance)~~		*[[Sridevi]] as Gayathri{{sfn\|Ramachandran\|2014\|p=70}}
	*[[Rajasulochana]] as Sarasu		*[[Rajasulochana]] as Sarasu{{sfn\|Ramachandran\|2014\|p=70}}
	*[[S. A. ~~Ashokan~~]] as ~~Shama Iyer~~		*[[M. N. Rajam]] as Gayathri's mother<ref name="hindutamil" />
	*Rajee as Indra		*Rajee as Indra
	*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Chellappa
	*[[M. N. Rajam]] as Gayathri Mother
	*[[Delhi Kumar]] as Gayathri's Father
	*Rajeshwari as Lalitha		*Rajeshwari as Lalitha
			*[[S. A. Ashokan]] as Shama Iyer<ref name="hindutamil" />
			*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Chellappa{{sfn\|Ramachandran\|2014\|p=71}}
			*[[Delhi Kumar]] as Gayathri's father

			== Production ==
			''Gaayathri'' is based on [[Sujatha Rangarajan\|Sujatha]]'s novel of the same name,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=21 May 2007 \|title=Rajnikath, the villain \|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/21slid5.htm \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604044459/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/21slid5.htm \|archive-date=4 June 2021 \|access-date=4 June 2021 \|website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> and was conceived during [[The Emergency (India)\|the Emergency]].{{sfn\|Ramachandran\|2014\|p=71}} The screenplay was written by [[Panchu Arunachalam]].<ref name="hindutamil">{{Cite news \|last=ராம்ஜி \|first=வி. \|date=7 Oct 2020 \|title=சுஜாதாவின் நாவல்; வில்லன் ரஜினி; பரிதாப ஸ்ரீதேவி; காப்பாற்றும் ஜெய்சங்கர்; பஞ்சு அருணாசலத்தின் ‘காயத்ரி’ - உயிரை உருக்கும் ‘வாழ்வே மாயமா’ பாடல் \|language=ta \|work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/588058-43-years-of-gayathri.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 June 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122230121/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/588058-43-years-of-gayathri.html \|archive-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
			The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics by Arunachalam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kavithaikuyil-Gayathri-Kaatrinile Varum Geetham Tamil Film Audio Cassette \|url=https://mossymart.com/product/kavithaikuyil-gayathri-kaatrinile-varum-geetham-tamil-film-audio-cassette/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604050258/https://mossymart.com/product/kavithaikuyil-gayathri-kaatrinile-varum-geetham-tamil-film-audio-cassette/ \|archive-date=4 June 2021 \|access-date=4 June 2021 \|website=Mossymart}}</ref> Singer [[Sujatha Mohan]] made her debut as a singer through this film.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-11-08 \|title=Ten Interesting Facts About Sujatha Mohan, Judge Of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam \|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/ten-interesting-details-of-sujatha-mohan-judge-of-sa-re-ga-ma-pa-keralam \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501131214/https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/ten-interesting-details-of-sujatha-mohan-judge-of-sa-re-ga-ma-pa-keralam \|archive-date=1 May 2021 \|access-date=4 June 2021 \|website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref>
	{{Tracklist		{{Tracklist
	~~\| all_music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]~~
	~~\| all_lyrics = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]~~
	\| extra_column = Singer(s)		\| extra_column = Singer(s)
	\| title1 = Kaalai Paniyil Aadum		\| title1 = Kaalai Paniyil Aadum
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	==External links==		== References ==
	* {{IMDb title\|0187052~~\|Gaayathri~~}}		{{Reflist}}

			== Bibliography ==
			* {{Cite book \|last=Ramachandran \|first=Naman \|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|publisher=[[Penguin Books]] \|year=2014 \|isbn=978-81-8475-796-5 \|location=New Delhi \|author-link=Naman Ramachandran \|orig-year=2012}}

			== External links ==
			* {{IMDb title\|0187052}}

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{{Infobox film
| name = Gaayathri
| image =
| caption =
| director = R. Pattabhiraman
| writer = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| story = [[Sujatha Rangarajan|Sujatha]]
| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br/>[[Jaishankar]]<br/>[[Sridevi]]<br/>[[Rajasulochana]]<br>
| producer = Vijaya-Meena
| studio = Vijaya Meena Films
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| editing = B. Kanthasamy
| cinematography = Vinayagam
| released = {{Film date|1977|10|07|df=y}}
| runtime = 122 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''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''.

==Plot==
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.

==Cast==
*[[Rajinikanth]] as Rajarathnam
*[[Sridevi]] as Gayathri
*[[Jaishankar]] as Ganesh (Extended Cameo Appearance)
*[[Rajasulochana]] as Sarasu
*[[S. A. Ashokan]] as Shama Iyer
*Rajee as Indra
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Chellappa
*[[M. N. Rajam]] as Gayathri Mother
*[[Delhi Kumar]] as Gayathri's Father
*Rajeshwari as Lalitha

== Soundtrack ==
{{Tracklist
| all_music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| all_lyrics = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kaalai Paniyil Aadum
| extra1 = [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length1 = 4:00
| title2 = Vaazhve Mayama
| extra2 = B. S. Sasirekha
| length2 = 3:57
| title3 = Aattam Kondattam
| extra3 = [[P. Susheela]]
| length3 = 4:06
| title4 = Unnai Thaan
| extra4 = [[A. L. Raghavan]], [[S. Janaki]]
| length4 = 3:40
}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0187052|Gaayathri}}

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[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
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