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-language Hindu mythological film directed by C. K. Sathasivam popularly known as C. K. Sachi and produced by Sundaram Sound Studio, Madras. The film starred N. C. Vasanthakokilam. The film was released on 13 February, coinciding with

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, a Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Plot

The film is based on the story in Hindu beliefs related to the descent of the goddess Ganges to Earth.

Cast

The list is adapted from the film's review article in

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. ;Male cast *Nagercoil K. Mahadevan –

Bhagiratha Bhagiratha (, ) is a legendary king of the Ikshvaku dynasty in Hindu Literature, Hindu literature. He is best known for his legend of bringing the sacred river Ganges, personified as the Hinduism, Hindu river goddess Ganges in Hinduism, Ganga, f ...

*C. V. V. Panthulu –

Shiva Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...

* B. R. Panthulu *P. G. Venkatesan –

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* D. Balasubramaniam *M. Lakshmanan *R. Rajagopalan * Kali N. Rathnam * T. S. Durairaj *M. R. Swaminathan ;Female cast * N. C. Vasanthakokilam –

Ganga The Ganges ( ; in India: Ganga, ; in Bangladesh: Padma, ). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary riv ...

*T. S. Damayanthi –

Parvati Parvati (, , IPA: /Sanskrit phonology, pɑɾʋət̪iː/), also known as Uma (, , IPA: Sanskrit phonology, /ʊmɑː/) and Gauri (, , IPA: /Sanskrit phonology, gə͡ʊɾiː/), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the Devi, ...

* V. N. Janaki – Heavenly maiden *

S. K. Padmadevi S. K. Padmadevi (1924 – 19 September 2019) was an Indian actress in the Kannada and Tamil film industries. Padmadevi started working in Kannada theatre in 1930 and remained active on stage till 1960. Later she was associated with All India Ra ...

*T. V. Lakshmi * C. T. Rajakantham *P. R. Mangalam *T.V.A. Poorani

Production

The film was produced by Sundaram Sound Studio,

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Soundtrack

List of songs sung by N. C. Vasanthakokilam in this film. # "Paanganacholai Alangkaaram" # "Kalaivaani AruL Purivaai" # "Aanandham ALavillaa Miga Anandham" # "Idhuvenna Vedhanai" # "Jaya Jaya Buvanapathe Paalaya Jaya Karunajalathe" # "Aanandha Maaya Vaanulagidhe" # "Kaavin Manohara Kaatchiyin Maanbe"

Reception

Writing in 2012, film historian

Randor Guy Madabhushi Rangadorai (; 8 November 1937 – 23 April 2023), better known by his pen name Randor Guy (), was an Indian lawyer, columnist and film and legal historian associated with the English language newspaper ''The Hindu''. He was also the of ...

said "The film did fairly well mainly due to its music and NCV's songs."

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 10981450 1940s Tamil-language films 1940s Indian films 1942 films Hindu mythological films Indian black-and-white films