Lakshmi Kalyanam (1968 film)

Lakshmi Kalyanam
Lakshmi Kalyanam
	File:Lakshmi Kalyanam 1968.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	G. Or. Nathan
Produced by	Krishnalaya
Written by	A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Story by	Kannadasan
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan; Sowcar Janaki; Vennira Aadai Nirmala; K. Balaji; M. N. Nambiar
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography	G. Or. Nathan
Edited by	P. Bakthavachalam
Production; company	ALS Productions
Release date	15 November 1968;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Lakshmi Kalyanam (transl. Lakshmi's Marriage) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by G. Or. Nathan and produced by A. L. Srinivasan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, K. Balaji and M. N. Nambiar. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.^[1] It was remade in Telugu as Pelli Koothuru (1970).

Cast[edit]

Sivaji Ganesan as Kathirvel
Sowcar Janaki as Parvathi
Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Lakshmi
K. Balaji as Ramu
M. N. Nambiar as Suruttu Sundaram Pillai^[2]
Major Sundarrajan as Ragunathan
V. K. Ramasamy as Egambaram
V. S. Raghavan as Rajankam
S. V. Ramadas as Rajadurai
V. Gopalakrishnan as Balu
Cho as Gnanapalam
A. Karunanidhi as Ganesan Pillai
C. K. Saraswathi as Maragatham
S. N. Lakshmi as Rajadurai's mother
Shanmugasundari as Balu's mother
P. D. Sambandam as Iyer
S. Ramarao as Neelakanda Sastri
Shanmuga Sundaram as Police Sub-Inspector
"Periyar" Rajavel as Police Inspector

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[3] The song "Raman Ethanai" is set in Sindhu Bhairavi raga,^[4]^[5] and symbolises "the role of Ram in the popular imagination and in the arts, endlessly fascinating poets, dancers, musicians, scholars and filmmakers".^[6] "Brindavanathukku", like many other songs by Kannadasan, extols Krishna.^[7]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length
1	"Brindavanathukku"	P. Susheela	Kannadasan	04:35
2	"Yaaradaa Manithan Inge"	T. M. Soundararajan		03:27
3	"Raman Eththanai"	P. Susheela		04:33
4	"Thanga Therodum"	T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan		05:24
5	"Poottale Unnaiyum"	T. M. Soundararajan, A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari		04:18
6	"Pooti Veitha Kovilile"	T. M. Soundararajan		03:10

Release and reception[edit]

Lakshmi Kalyanam was released on 15 November 1968,^[8] The film won the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil,^[9] and four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Best Music Director (Viswanathan), Best Male Playback (Soundararajan), Best Female Playback (Susheela) and Best Lyricist (Kannadasan).^[10]

References[edit]

↑ "121-130". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
↑ Shekar, Anjana (21 November 2019). "The villain with a heart of gold: Remembering MN Nambiar on his birth centenary". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
↑ "Lakshmi Kalyanam (1968)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
↑ Ashok Kumar, S.R. (6 March 2008). "Ragam-based film song show". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
↑ Mani, Charulatha (10 May 2013). "Light and melodious". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
↑ Ravindran, Nirmala (16 January 2009). "The return of Ram". India Today. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
↑ Venkataramanan, Geetha (30 August 2018). "Kannadasan found Krishna within". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
↑ "Lakshmi Kalyanam". The Indian Express. 15 November 1968. p. 5.
↑ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. 1969. p. 963.
↑ "State film awards". The Indian Express. 1 March 1970. p. 5.

External links[edit]

Lakshmi Kalyanam on IMDb

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[1] "121-130". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

[2] Shekar, Anjana (21 November 2019). "The villain with a heart of gold: Remembering MN Nambiar on his birth centenary". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[3] "Lakshmi Kalyanam (1968)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.

[4] Ashok Kumar, S.R. (6 March 2008). "Ragam-based film song show". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[5] Mani, Charulatha (10 May 2013). "Light and melodious". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[6] Ravindran, Nirmala (16 January 2009). "The return of Ram". India Today. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[7] Venkataramanan, Geetha (30 August 2018). "Kannadasan found Krishna within". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)

[8] "Lakshmi Kalyanam". The Indian Express. 15 November 1968. p. 5.

[9] The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. 1969. p. 963.

[10] "State film awards". The Indian Express. 1 March 1970. p. 5.

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