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Gruhalakshmi
Directed byH. V. Babu
Produced byH. M. Reddy
Screenplay byUdhayakumar (dialogues)
Story byH. M. Reddy
StarringM. K. Radha
Anjali Devi
V. Nagayya
T. V. Kumudhini
Music byB. S. Kala/Sarala
T. A. Kalyanam
G. Natarajan
CinematographyD. L. Narayana
Edited byM. S. Parthasarathy
Production
company
Distributed byRohini Pictures
Release date
  • 14 April 1955 (1955-04-14)
Running time
181 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Gruhalakshmi (transl. Prosperous House-wife) is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by H. V. Babu. The film stars M. K. Radha and Anjali Devi. It is a remake of the 1938 Telugu film of the same name. The film was released on 14 April 1955.[1]

Cast[edit | edit source]

List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan[1]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film was produced by H. M. Reddy who earlier produced and directed the Telugu version in 1938. This Tamil version was directed by H. V. Babu (Hanumappa Viswanath Babu). H. M. Reddy wrote the story and the dialogues were written by Udayakumar. D. L. Narayana handled the cinematography while the editing was done by M. S. Parthasarathy.[1] Art direction was by A. K. Sekar and the choreography was done by Natraj. Still photography was done by Eswar Babu. The film was made at Film Centre, Madras.[1]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music was composed by B. S. Kala, Sarala, T. A. Kalyanam and G. Nataraj.[2] A song "Kaalai Thookki Nindru Aadum", penned by Carnatic music composer Marimutha Pillai was included in the film.

Song Singer/s Lyricist Duration (m:ss)
"Jaya Jaya Savithri Devi" P. Leela Papanasam Sivan
"Kanne Maniye Kannoli Poove" Ghantasala Guhan
"Vaaraayi Sukumaaraa Yen Manadhil" Jikki 3:19
"O Settaiyyaa Sottaiyyaa" P. Leela
"Paapam Seydheno" P. Leela & K. Jamuna Rani
"Kaalai Thookki Ninru Aadum" Natarajan & Padma Marimutha Pillai

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "1955 – கிருஹலஷ்மி – ரோகினி பிக்சர்ஸ்-கிரஹலஷ்மி (தெ)". Lakshman Sruthi (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 8 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 89.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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