''Soubhagyavathi'' () is 1957 Indian

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-language historical

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directed by Jampanna and produced by N. M. Naganna. The film dialogue was written by A. L. Narayanan and the story was written by Jampanna. Music was by

Pendyala Nageswara Rao Pendyala Nageswara Rao (6 March 1917 – 31 August 1984), known mononymously by his surname Pendyala, was an Indian composer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, music producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with Tami ...

and M. S. Gnanamani. The film stars

Gemini Ganesan Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was referred to as the ''Kaadhal Mannan'' (King of Romance) for his romantic roles ...

Savitri, K. A. Thangavelu S. V. Ranga Rao and T. P. Muthulakshmi, playing lead, with O. A. K. Devar, Kaka Radhakrishnan, M. S. Draupadi and Suryakala in supporting roles. It was released on 22 October 1957.

Plot

Cast

as Kalatharan * Savitri as Gowri * S. V. Ranga Rao as Maha Bhairavan, bad magician * K. A. Thangavelu as Vairavan, Kalatharan's Friend * T. P. Muthulakshmi as Maragatham, Thandavam's sister * Kaka Radhakrishnan as Thandavam, Gowri's cousin * K. Suryakala as Princess Kalavalli *

O. A. K. Thevar O. A. K. Thevar (1924–1973) was an Indian actor. He acted in over 200 films and stage plays. He is known for his antagonistic roles. In 1955 he acted his debut movie ''Maman Magal''. His notable movie are Mahadhevi, Thaikkupin Tharam, Utha ...

as Kasi King * M. S. Draupadi as Saradha, Gowri's Mother * C. K. Saraswathi as Maragatham & Thandavam's Mother * S. V. Subbaiah as Kalatharan's father *

E. V. Saroja E. V. Saroja (1935 - 2006) was an Indian actress and dancer. She was born on 3 November 1935 as Engan V. Saroja. She belonged to Engan village of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. Her debut film was '' En Thangai'' in 1952 starring M. G. Ramacha ...

as Kalavalli's palace dancer * P. Saraswathi * Kamakshi * M. E. Madhavan *

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* A. K. Chopra * Ramaiah Shashthri * Stunt Somu * Krishnan

Soundtrack

Music composed by

and M. S. Gnanamani, with lyrics written by

Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram (13 April 1930 – 8 October 1959) also known as Pattukottaiyar was an Indian Tamil poet and lyricist. Considered to be the most popular Tamil lyricist of the 1950s, he is particularly remembered for the philo ...

, A. L. Narayanan and Ra. Pazhanisami. A song "Yedhuko, Iru Vizhi Marulum", written by Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram and sung by T. M. Soundararajan (in Raga Kalyani) was recorded and released as a vinyl record, but was not included in the film. M. S. Gnanamani composed music for only one song ''Ven Thamarai Raaniye'' in the raga Kalyani. A song ''Matha Maragatha'' from the ''Shyamala-Dandakam'' written by Kālidāsa was included in the film and sung by M. L. Vasanthakumari.

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* {{IMDb title, 1459959 1950s historical comedy-drama films 1950s romantic comedy-drama films 1950s Tamil-language films 1957 films Films scored by M. S. Gnanamani Films scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao Indian black-and-white films Indian historical comedy-drama films Indian romantic comedy-drama films