''Bhagyalakshmi'' is a 1961 Indian

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-language film directed by K. V. Srinivasan. The film stars

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and

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. It was released on 7 November 1961.

Plot

Kamala, a young widow and a victim of child marriage, and Radha are best friends. When Radha marries Sunder, Kamala moves in with them. When Kamala comes across a photograph, that hints that her husband may be alive, it changes her life forever.

Cast

The list was adapted from the film's credits ;Male cast *

as Dr.Sundar * K. A. Thangavelu as Velu *K. Natarajan *

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*Balakrishnan *''Master'' Sridhar as Gopi *

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(Guest) *''Friend'' Ramasami (Guest) ;Female cast *

as Kamala *

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as Radha * P. Kannamba as Parvathi * M. Saroja as Sulukku Sundari * C. K. Saraswathi *M. Radhabai * S. N. Lakshmi *''Baby'' Savithri as Geetha

Production

The film was produced by Pattanna under the banner ''Narayanan Company'' and was directed by K. V. Srinivasan. Cinematography was handled by G. Balakrishna while the editing was done by S. R. Chandrasekaran and K. A. Sriramulu. A. K. Sekar was in charge of art direction. Choreography was done by Chinni — Sampath, K. Thangappan and Thangaraj. T. S. Rangasamy was in charge of audiography. Still photography was done by N. Ramachar and Jeeva. The film was made at Majestic, Narasu and Prasath (for outdoor) studios and processed at Gemini laboratory.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by the duo

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. The song "Maalai Pozhudhin" was a chartbuster and was based on

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raga. Veena was played by R. Pichumani Iyer. The song ''Singara Solaiye'' was originally written as ''Kalloori Ranikaal'' and was released in the records. But the censor board objected to the wording so it was changed in the film.

Critical reception

Kandhan of ''

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'' felt Gemini Ganesan did not perform well and his characterisation was vague but praised Janaki's acting and the songs.

References

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*{{IMDb title 1960s Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films 1961 films Films directed by K. V. Srinivasan Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Tamil-language Indian films