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{{Short description|1941 film by Ellis R. Dungan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Surya Puthri
| image = Surya Puthri poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Ellis R. Dungan]]
| producer =
| writer =
| screenplay = [[Kothamangalam Subbu]] ({{small|Dialogues}}<ref name=hindu>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/suryaputhri-1941/article5357978.ece|title=Suryaputhri (1941)|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 November 2013|access-date=27 December 2017|last=Guy|first=Randor|authorlink=Randor Guy|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140111182041/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/suryaputhri-1941/article5357978.ece|archive-date=11 January 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| story = K. S. Gopalakrishnan{{efn|name=KSG|Not [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]}}
| starring = [[T. R. Rajakumari]] [[Kothamangalam Subbu]] [[K. R. Chellam]] [[Sundari Bai]] S. R. Janaki
| music = V. S. Parthasarathi Ayyangar
| cinematography = Sailen Bose, [[Kamal Ghosh]]
| editing =
| studio = Baskar Pictures<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1941.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|authorlink=Film News Anandan|date= 23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=Tamil|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20161121155516/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1941.asp|archivedate=21 November 2016}}</ref>
| distributor =
| released = 25 January 1941
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''{{lang|ta|Surya Puthri}}''' ({{translation|Daughter of the Sun}}) is a 1941 Indian [[Hindu mythological film]], directed by [[Ellis R. Dungan]] and associate J. Moylan. The film stars [[Kothamangalam Subbu]], [[Kothamangalam Seenu]] and [[K. R. Chellam]]. Co-starring were [[T. R. Rajakumari]], [[M. S. Sundari Bai]] and S. R. Janaki.

== Plot ==
On a festival day, Sage [[Narada]] (Master Rajagopal) meets the [[Sun God]], also known as [[Surya]], (Kothamangalam Subbu) and sings praises of him. He is accosted by Thailakethu, The king of Yakshas (K. S. Gopalakrishnan), who does not like Narada praising the Sun God. He is upset and decides to teach Narada a lesson. Thapathi ([[K. R. Chellam]]) is the daughter of the Sun God, and she falls in love with King Samvaran (Kothamangalam Seenu), even without meeting him. The Yakshas King is in love with her. So, he tries to blackmail her into giving up the king. The King's first wife Sulochanan (T. R. Rajakumari) undertakes several sacrifices to save her husband. She also prays to the Sun God, and after being helped by Narada, the evil designs of the Yakshas King are destroyed. The King marries Thapathi and they all live happily thereafter.<ref name=hindu />

== Cast ==
The list is adapted from the film's review article in [[The Hindu]].<ref name=hindu />
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;Male cast
* [[Kothamangalam Subbu]] as [[Sun God]]
* ''Master'' Rajagopal as Sage [[Narada]]
* K. S. Gopalakrishnan{{efn|name=KSG}} as Thailakethu King of [[Yakshas]]
* [[Kothamangalam Seenu]] as King Samvaran
* Papanasam Rajagopala Iyer
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;Female cast
* [[K. R. Chellam]] as River Thapathi
* [[T. R. Rajakumari]] as Queen Sulochana
* S. R. Janaki
* [[M. S. Sundari Bai]]
* V. Subbulakshmi
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== Production ==
The script was written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan{{efn|name=KSG}} and the dialogues were penned by [[Kothamangalam Subbu]]. Sailen Bose and Kamal Ghose handled the Camera. The film was made at MPPC Studios that was owned by [[K. Subramanyam]]. (Later, [[S. S. Vasan]] bought this studio and renamed it as [[Gemini Studios]]).<ref name=hindu />

== Soundtrack ==
Music was composed by V. S. Parthasarathi Ayyangar while the lyrics were written by the Papanasam brothers – [[Papanasam Sivan]] and Papanasam Rajagopala Iyer.<ref name=hindu />

== Reception ==
Despite director [[Ellis R. Dungan]]'s impressive camera work, the film did not do well at the box office. Film historian [[Randor Guy]], writing in 2013, said the film is "Remembered for the deft direction of Dungan, and the impressive lens work of Sailen Bose and Kamal Ghosh...<ref name=hindu />

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Ellis R. Dungan}}

[[Category:1941 films]]
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[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
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[[Category:Films about Hinduism]]
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[[Category:Indian epic films]]
[[Category:Religious epic films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
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[[Category:Films directed by Ellis R. Dungan]]
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