''Sathi Ahalya'' is a

1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...

Indian, Tamil language film directed by

T. R. Sundaram Tiruchengodu Ramalingam Sundaram Mudaliar (16 July 1907 – 30 August 1963) was an Indian actor, director, and producer. He was the founder of the Salem-based film production company Modern Theatres. Early life Sundaram was born in 1907 fro ...

. The film featured

K. Thavamani Devi K. Thavamani Devi (c. 1925 – 10 February 2001) was a Sri Lankan actress who also worked in a number of Tamil films during the 1940s. Born and brought up in a wealthy family in Jaffna, Sri Lanka her father was a successful barrister. Encour ...

as Ahalya in her debut role.

Plot

The film depicts the story of

Ahalya In Hinduism, Ahalyā ( sa, अहल्या, IAST: Ahalyā) also known as Ahilya, is the wife of the sage Gautama Maharishi. Many Hindu scriptures say that she was seduced by Indra (the king of gods), cursed by her husband for infidelity ...

, wife of Gautama Maharishi, as told in Hindu mythology. Ahalya was turned into a stone by her husband as she was said to be unfaithful to him. However, she gets back to her own self when Rama's feet touches the stone.

Cast

Cast according to the film's song book *

as Ahalikai (

) * T. M. Shankar as

Indra Indra (; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the king of the devas (god-like deities) and Svarga (heaven) in Hindu mythology. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes/ref> I ...

n * S. D. Subbaiah as Naradar * S. V. Dhathachar as Gauthamar * S. N. Sivakozhundu as Vishwamitrar * T. R. Thulasi Bai as Indrani * S. L. Venkitanarayana Iyengar as Comedian * S. S. Sakunthala as Comedian * Venu Bai, Rathnam, Jeevarathnam.

Production

This is the first film produced by Modern Theatres shot in their own studios. 117 films were made in this studio from 1937 till 1982 including the first full-length Tamil colour film Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956 film).

Soundtrack

R. Balusami composed the music while the lyrics were penned by Baskaradas

References

{{Modern Theatres Hindu mythological films Films directed by T. R. Sundaram Films based on the Ramayana Indian black-and-white films