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”Gaayathri” is based on [[Sujatha (writer)|Sujatha]]’s novel of the same name,<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2007 |title=Rajni, the villain |url= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604044459/ |archive-date=4 June 2021 |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> and was conceived during [[The Emergency (India)|the Emergency]].{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=71}} The screenplay was written by [[Panchu Arunachalam]].<ref name=”hindutamil”>{{Cite news |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=7 October 2020 |title=சுஜாதாவின் நாவல்; வில்லன் ரஜினி; பரிதாப ஸ்ரீதேவி; காப்பாற்றும் ஜெய்சங்கர்; பஞ்சு அருணாசலத்தின் ‘காயத்ரி’ – உயிரை உருக்கும் ‘வாழ்வே மாயமா’ பாடல் |
”Gaayathri” is based on [[Sujatha (writer)|Sujatha]]’s novel of the same name,<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2007 |title=Rajni, the villain |url= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604044459/ |archive-date=4 June 2021 |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> and was conceived during [[The Emergency (India)|the Emergency]].{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=71}} The screenplay was written by [[Panchu Arunachalam]].<ref name=”hindutamil”>{{Cite news |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=7 October 2020 |title=சுஜாதாவின் நாவல்; வில்லன் ரஜினி; பரிதாப ஸ்ரீதேவி; காப்பாற்றும் ஜெய்சங்கர்; பஞ்சு அருணாசலத்தின் ‘காயத்ரி’ – உயிரை உருக்கும் ‘வாழ்வே மாயமா’ பாடல் |url= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122230121/ |archive-date=22 November 2020}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 12:36, 1 April 2024
1977 Indian film
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| Directed by | R. Pattabhiraman |
| Screenplay by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Based on | Gayathri by Sujatha |
| Produced by | Vijaya–Meena |
| Starring | Jaishankar Rajinikanth Sridevi |
| Cinematography | Vinayagam |
| Edited by | B. Kanthasamy |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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Vijaya Meena Films |
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Running time |
122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Gayathri () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by R. Pattabhiraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. It stars Jaishankar, Rajinikanth and Sridevi. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Sujatha. It was released on 7 October 1977.[1]
Rajarathnam is a rich man who lives with his sister Sarasu and a young house maid in Madras. His sister arranges a marriage for him with Gayathri, a sixteen-year old who lives in Tiruchirappalli. Soon after they marry, Gayathri moves to Rajarathnam’s house and realises that the family has dark secrets.
Rajarathnam is actually a blue-film producer – he secretly records himself and his new wife in their bedroom scenes without her knowledge, and sells the films on the black market. Gayathri initially gives Rajarathnam the benefit of the doubt, but later discovers that Rajarathnam is already married to another woman, who is now insane. Ganesh, a friend of the writer Chellappa, tries to free Gayathri from the hands of Rajarathnam, without avail.
Production[edit]
Gaayathri is based on Sujatha’s novel of the same name,[5] and was conceived during the Emergency.[1] The screenplay was written by Panchu Arunachalam.[3]
Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Panchu Arunachalam.[6][7] Sujatha Mohan made her debut as a playback singer through this film.[8] The song “Kaalai Paniyil Aadum” is set to the raga Hamir Kalyani, and “Vaazhve Mayama” is set to Dharmavati.[11]
Reception[edit]
S. N. Narayanan of Film World wrote, “But for the wrong portrayal by Jaishankar, the movie would have maintained its pre-interval tempo. Yet, Gayatri is certainly off beat, contributing to salvage the losing face of Tamil Cinema”.[12]
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