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{{Short description|1972 film by M. Karnan}}
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| editing = G. Kalyanasundaram
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'''''Ganga''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[Western (genre)|Western film]] directed and filmed by [[M. Karnan]]. The film stars [[Jaishankar]] in the lead role. It was released on 15 January 1972, and became a commercial success.

== Plot ==
Kathirvelu, a reformed robber, lives with his wife and son. He raises his son Ganga to be a brave warrior, but Ganga develops a penchant for women and alcoholism. Kathirvelu, one day, sees his son in an drunken state. Enraged, he expels him from the house. At this juncture, his past life comes back in the form of his gang. They force him to join their gang but Kathirvelu refuses, and he is murdered in front of his wife. Ganga comes to perform the last rites of his father. His mother takes a vow from him that, until he takes revenge on all the four murderers of his father, he should not look at her face.

== Cast ==
* [[Jaishankar]] as Ganga<ref name="Rajshri" />
* [[S. A. Ashokan]]{{sfn|Pillai|2015|p=178}}
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Kathirvelu<ref name="Rajshri" />
* [[Nagesh]]<ref name="Rajshri" />
* [[Rajakokila]] as Gauri{{sfn|Pillai|2015|p=172}}
* [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]]{{sfn|Pillai|2015|p=172}}
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]]
* [[A. Sakunthala]]
* [[Jayakumari]]
* Vijayarekha

== Production ==
''Ganga'' was produced under Indhrani Films, and directed by [[M. Karnan]] who also handled the cinematography. The story was written by [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]], and the dialogue by Ma. Ra, while the editing was handled by G. Kalyanasundaram.<ref name="Rajshri" />

== Themes ==
Film historian Swarnavel Eswaran Pillai compared ''Ganga'' to an earlier Karnan film ''[[Kalam Vellum]]'' (1970) for being a Western with elements of melodrama combined, along with the protagonist's goal being to avenge a murdered family member.{{sfn|Pillai|2015|p=177}} However, while ''Kalam Vellum'' focused on the protagonist avenging his sister, Ganga focuses on him avenging his father.{{sfn|Pillai|2015|p=170}}

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Sankar Ganesh]] and the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref name="Rajshri" />
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== Release and reception ==
''Ganga'' was released on 15 January 1972,{{sfn|Mahendran|2013|p=344}} Despite emerging a commercial success, it was the last Western film in Tamil cinema until the release of ''[[Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam]]'' in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raaj |first=Neelam |date=27 August 2009 |title=Desi cowboy is back, mind it! |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Desi-cowboy-is-back-mind-it/articleshow/4938909.cms |url-status=live |access-date=19 May 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190519143204/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Desi-cowboy-is-back-mind-it/articleshow/4938909.cms |archive-date=19 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2010 |title=Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/irumbu-kottai-murattu-singam-review-tamil-pclx8Ugdhjhhe.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190508110649/http://www.sify.com/movies/irumbu-kottai-murattu-singam-review-tamil-pclx8Ugdhjhhe.html |archive-date=8 May 2019 |access-date=19 May 2019 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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<ref name="Rajshri">{{Cite web |last=Rajshri Tamil |author-link=Rajshri Media |date=20 June 2011 |title=Ganga – Classic Tamil Movie with English subtitles – 1/17 – Jaishanker, Major Sundarrajan & Nagesh |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdl1W5MBwlI |access-date=19 May 2019 |website=YouTube}}</ref>
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== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Mahendran |title=சினிமாவும் நானும் |publisher=Karpagam Publications |year=2013 |language=Tamil |trans-title=Cinema and Me |author-link=Mahendran (filmmaker) |orig-year=2004}}
* {{Cite book |last=Pillai |first=Swarnavel Eswaran |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GGKhCAAAQBAJ&q=ganga&pg=PA178 |title=The Western in the Global South |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-315-73113-1 |publication-date=24 April 2015 |chapter=Tamil B Movie Westerns: The Global South and Genre Subversion |date=24 April 2015 }}

== External links ==
* {{CITWF title|127006}}

[[Category:1970s Western (genre) action films]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. Karnan]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian Western (genre) action films]]

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