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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[K. Shankar]]
| director      = [[K. Shankar]]
| producer      = G. V. Saravanan
| writer        = [[Bilahari]] (dialogues)
| screenplay    = [[K. Shankar]]
| screenplay    = [[K. Shankar]]
| story          = [[Bilahari]]
| story          = [[Bilahari]]
| based_on       =  
| producer       = G. V. Saravanan
| starring      = [[Jaishankar]]<br />[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha]]<br />[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]]<br /> [[Sheela]]
| starring      = [[Jaishankar (actor)| Jaishankar]]<br />[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]<br />[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]]<br /> [[Sheela]]
| narrator      =
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = Thambu
| cinematography = Thambu
| editing        = [[K. Narayanan]]
| editing        = [[K. Narayanan]]
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| studio        = Saravana Combines
| studio        = Saravana Combines
| distributor    = Sri Jai Maruthy Combines<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19661109&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title = The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search}}</ref>
| distributor    = Sri Jai Maruthy Combines<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 November 1966 |title=Gowri Kalyanam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19661109&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=31 August 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1966|11|11}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1966|11|11}}
| runtime        = 145 minutes
| runtime        = 145 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
| budget        =
| gross          =
}}
}}


'''''Gowri Kalyanam''''' ({{Translation|The Marriage of Gowri}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[K. Shankar]] and produced by G. V. Saravanan. The film stars [[Jaishankar]], [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha]], [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[Sheela]] and [[Nagesh]].<ref>https://kalkionline.com/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1966/dec/18-12-1966/p33.jpg</ref> The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. It was released on 11 November 1966.<ref>https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-2610816.html</ref>
'''''Gowri Kalyanam''''' ({{Translation|The Marriage of Gowri}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[K. Shankar]] and produced by G. V. Saravanan. The film stars [[Jaishankar (actor)| Jaishankar]], [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha]], [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[Sheela]] and [[Nagesh]]. It was released on 11 November 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2016 |title=ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-2610816.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200624160449/https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-2610816.html |archive-date=24 June 2020 |access-date=14 July 2021 |website=[[Dinamani]] |language=ta}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
{{Cast listing|
*[[Jaishankar]] as Raju
*[[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Raju
*[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha]] as Gowri
*[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] as Gowri
*[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Ramu
*[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Ramu
*[[Sheela (actress)|Sheela]] as Lakshmi
*[[Sheela]] as Lakshmi
*[[Nagesh]] as School teacher
*[[Nagesh]] as School teacher
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Ayyakkanu's wife
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Ayyakkanu's wife
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*Natarajan
*Natarajan
*Lakshmi Kumar
*Lakshmi Kumar
 
}}
{{div col end}}


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/gowri-kalyanam-t0001596|title=Gowri Kalyanam Songs|access-date=2014-12-21|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gowri Kalyanam (1966) |url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/gowri-kalyanam-t0001596 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222040034/http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/gowri-kalyanam-t0001596 |archive-date=22 December 2014 |access-date=2014-12-21 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
|-
| 1 || "Varanum Varanum Maharani" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || Poovai Senguttuvan
| "Varanum Varanum Maharani" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=2|Poovai Senguttuvan
|-
|-
| 2 || "Thottathu Pole Kanavu Kanden" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela ||
| "Thottathu Pole Kanavu Kanden" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
|-
|-
| 3 || "Vellaikkamalathiley" || [[Soolamangalam Sisters|Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi]] || [[Bharathiyar]]
| "Vellaikkamalathiley" || [[Soolamangalam Sisters|Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi]] || [[Bharathiyar]]
|-
|-
| 4 || "Oruvar Manadhai" || T. M. Soundararajan ||
| "Oruvar Manadhai" || T. M. Soundararajan || [[Kannadasan]]
|-
|-
| 5 || "Thiruppugazhaip Padap Pada" || Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi & P. Suseela||
| "Thiruppugazhaip Padap Pada" || Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi & P. Suseela || Poovai Senguttuvan
|}
|}
== Reception ==
''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' said that, had many unnecessary scenes been cut and thereby improving the pacing, the film would have been better.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=18 December 1966 |title=கௌரி கல்யாணம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1966-12-18/page/n33/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240401131117/https://archive.org/details/kalki1966-12-18/page/n33/mode/2up |archive-date=1 April 2024 |access-date=1 April 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=33 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 07:43, 11 March 2026

Gowri Kalyanam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Shankar
Produced byG. V. Saravanan
Screenplay byK. Shankar
Story byBilahari
Starring Jaishankar
Jayalalithaa
Ravichandran
Sheela
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyThambu
Edited byK. Narayanan
Production
company
Saravana Combines
Distributed bySri Jai Maruthy Combines[1]
Release date
  • 11 November 1966 (1966-11-11)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Gowri Kalyanam (transl. The Marriage of Gowri) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Shankar and produced by G. V. Saravanan. The film stars Jaishankar, Jayalalitha, Ravichandran, Sheela and Nagesh. It was released on 11 November 1966.[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3]

Song Singers Lyrics
"Varanum Varanum Maharani" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela Poovai Senguttuvan
"Thottathu Pole Kanavu Kanden" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
"Vellaikkamalathiley" Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi Bharathiyar
"Oruvar Manadhai" T. M. Soundararajan Kannadasan
"Thiruppugazhaip Padap Pada" Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi & P. Suseela Poovai Senguttuvan

Reception[edit | edit source]

Kalki said that, had many unnecessary scenes been cut and thereby improving the pacing, the film would have been better.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Gowri Kalyanam". The Indian Express. 9 November 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 31 August 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ↑ "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani (in தமிழ்). 6 December 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Gowri Kalyanam (1966)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "கௌரி கல்யாணம்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 18 December 1966. p. 33. Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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