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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Lavanya<br />
| image = <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = G. R. Lakshmanan<br />
| producer = G. R. Lakshmanan<br />
| writer = G. R. Lakshmanan<br />
| screenplay = G. R. Lakshmanan<br />
| story = G. R. Lakshmanan<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = T. E. Varadan<br />Suryaprabha<br />Vanaja<br />[[Kumari Kamala]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[S. V. Venkataraman]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Marcus Bartley]]<br>Adi Irani<br />
| editing = Jambu<br>A. S. Thangavelu<br />
| studio = Eastern Art Productions<br />
| distributor = Eastern Art Productions<br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1951|5|26|India}}<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|author-link=Film News Anandan|date= 23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=ta}}</ref><br />
| runtime = 173 mins. (15623 ft.)<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Lavanya''''' is a 1951 Indian, [[Tamil language]] film directed by G. R. Lakshmanan. The film featured T. E. Varadan and Suryaprabha in the lead roles.<ref>[http://www.gomolo.com/lavanya-movie-cast-crew/9050 Lavanya (1951 - Tamil)]</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Two poor girls make their living by street dancing. Some heavenly maidens descend to Earth and wants to make fun. They make one of the girls to get lost while bathing and make the other girl into a handsome young man. Now the young man falls in love with a princess. They marry. A divine person presents the young man with a ring and says the ring will give whatever he wants but there is one condition. The young man should not consummate his marriage. So, the young man gets all he wants and strictly guarded himself from making love to his wife. The wife does all sorts of things to seduce him. At last, one day he relents to her charms and make love to her. But, Lo and behold! He lost everything he had. How he fights back to get back all the things and also the lost girl, forms the rest of the story.<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Lavanya-1951/article15129049.ece |title=Lavanya 1951 |date=5 February 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=5 June 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/20170605005010/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Lavanya-1951/article15129049.ece |archive-date=5 June 2017 |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
List adapted from the database of [[Film News Anandan]]<ref name=anandan /> and from [[the Hindu]] review article.<ref name=hindu /><br />
*T. E. Varadan as the Young Man<br />
*Suryaprabha as Lavanya<br />
*Vanaja as a poor girl, who become the Young Man<br />
*[[Kumari Kamala]] as poor girl who gets lost while bathing<br />
*''Pulimoottai'' Ramaswami<br />
*[[T. S. Jaya]]<br />
*C. R. Rajakumari<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was produced and directed by G. R. Lakshmanan who also wrote the story and dialogues. Cinematography was handled by Marcus Bartley and Adi Irani while the editing was done by Jambu and A. S. Thangavelu. K. Nageswara Rao was in-charge of Art direction. [[K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai]], [[Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiyah Pillai]] and Hiralal did the choreography. The film was shot at [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios|Vauhini studios]].<ref name=hindu /><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Music was composed by [[S. V. Venkatraman]] while the lyrics were penned by [[Papanasam Sivan]]. [[Playback singer]]s are [[D. K. Pattammal]], [[P. A. Periyanayaki]] and [[Jikki]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;— Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=ta|page=25 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Enni Enni En Manadhu" ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Thanga Oru Nizhalillaiye...Bharatha Nannaadu" || D. K. Pattammal<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Kaalam Kettu Poche" || Jikki<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Idhu Mun Seydha Vinaiyo" || rowspan=3|P. A. Periyanayaki<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Yezhai Ennidam Umadhu Manamum"<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Thoodhu Nee Sellaayo Mugile"<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Unai Ninaindhurugi Kanavilum" ||<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
The film did not fare well at the box office. However, the film is remembered for the dance sequences and brilliant cinematography.<ref name=hindu /><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic fantasy films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by S. V. Venkatraman]]<br />
[[Category:1950s romantic fantasy films]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]</div>>Menjobleeko11