| Gowri Kalyanam | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | K. Shankar | 
| Screenplay by | K. Shankar | 
| Story by | Bilahari | 
| Produced by | G. V. Saravanan | 
| Starring |  Jaishankar Jayalalithaa Ravichandran Sheela  | 
| Cinematography | Thambu | 
| Edited by | K. Narayanan | 
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan | 
Production company  | Saravana Combines  | 
| Distributed by | Sri Jai Maruthy Combines[1] | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 145 minutes | 
| Country | India | 
| Language | Tamil | 
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
Cast
- Jaishankar as Raju
 - Jayalalithaa as Gowri
 - Ravichandran as Ramu
 - Sheela as Lakshmi
 - Nagesh as School teacher
 - Manorama as Ayyakkanu's wife
 - Pandari Bai as Kamatchi
 - S. N. Lakshmi asr Ramu's aunt
 - S. V. Ramadas as Ayyakannu
 - V. S. Raghavan as Vedhagiri
 - K. Vijayan as Kuthalalingam
 - Karikol Raju as Vaithiyar
 - Pakoda Kadhar as school student
 - Master Prabhakar as Ganaprakasam
 - Dhanaraj
 - M. A. Ganapathy
 - Pasupathy
 - Natarajan
 - Lakshmi Kumar
 
Soundtrack
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
Kalki said that, had many unnecessary scenes been cut and thereby improving the pacing, the film would have been better.[4]
References
- ↑ "Gowri Kalyanam". The Indian Express. 9 November 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
 - ↑ "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
 - ↑ "Gowri Kalyanam (1966)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
 - ↑ "கௌரி கல்யாணம்". Kalki (in Tamil). 18 December 1966. p. 33. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
 
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