Gruhalakshmi (1955 film)

Gruhalakshmi
Directed by	H. V. Babu
Produced by	H. M. Reddy
Written by	Udhayakumar
Story by	H. M. Reddy
Starring	M. K. Radha; Anjali Devi; V. Nagaiah; T. V. Kumudhini
Music by	B. S. Kala/Sarala; T. A. Kalyanam; G. Natarajan
Cinematography	D. L. Narayana
Edited by	M. S. Parthasarathy
Production; company	Rohini Pictures
Distributed by	Rohini Pictures
Release date	14 April 1955 (India); [1]
Running time	181 mins. (16347 ft.)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Gruhalakshmi (transl. Prosperous House-wife) is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language film directed by H. V. Babu.[2] The film stars M. K. Radha and Anjali Devi.[3]

Cast

List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan

Male cast

M. K. Radha
V. Nagaiah
Raghuveer
Peer Mohamed
T. E. Krishnamachari

Female cast

Anjali Devi
T. V. Kumudhini
Bombay Meenakshi
Padma

Production

The film was produced by H. M. Reddy who earlier produced and directed the Telugu version Gruhalakshmi in 1938. This Tamil version was directed by H. V. Babu (Hanumappa Viswanath Babu). H. M. Reddy wrote the story and the dialogues were written by Udayakumar. D. L. Narayana handled the cinematography while the editing was done by M. S. Parthasarathy. Art direction was by A. K. Sekar and the choreography was done by Natraj. Still photography was done by Eswar Babu. The film was made at Film Centre, Madras.[1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by B. S. Kala, Sarala, T. A. Kalyanam and G. Nataraj while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan and Guhan. Playback singers are P. Leela, Jikki, K. Jamuna Rani, Padma, Ghantasala and Natarajan.[4]

A song Kaalai Thookki Nindru Aadum penned by Carnatic music composer Marimutha Pillai was included in the film.

No.	Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Duration (m:ss)
1	Jaya Jaya Savithri Devi	P. Leela	Papanasam Sivan
2	Kanne Maniye Kannoli Poove	Ghantasala	Guhan
3	Vaaraayi Sukumaaraa Yen Manadhil	Jikki		3:19
4	O Settaiyyaa Sottaiyyaa	P. Leela
5	Paapam Seydheno	P. Leela & K. Jamuna Rani
6	Kaalai Thookki Ninru Aadum	Natarajan & Padma	Marimutha Pillai

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References

Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017.
Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 596.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
Gruhalakshmi (1955 - Tamil)
G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 89.

External links

Gruhalakshmi on IMDb
Vaaraayi Sukumaaraa on YouTube - A song sung by Jikki in the film.

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[anandan-1] Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017.

[2] Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 596.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[3] Gruhalakshmi (1955 - Tamil)

[4] G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 89.