Ganga Gowri (1973 film)
Ganga Gowri is a 1973 Indian mythological Tamil film, directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, S. A. Asokan and Cho in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.[1][2] The movie is a remake of director's own 1967 Kannada movie Gange Gowri starring Rajkumar.[3]
| Ganga Gowri | |
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| Tamil | கங்கா கௌரி |
| Directed by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Produced by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Written by | A. S. Nagarajan |
| Story by | A. S. Nagarajan |
| Starring | Gemini Ganesan Jayalalithaa Jayanthi Cho S. A. Asokan O. A. K. Thevar Sivakumar Manorama |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | P. L. Nagappa |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan |
Production company | Padmini Pictures |
| Distributed by | Padmini Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Gemini Ganesan as Lord Shivan
- Jayalalithaa as Ganga
- Jayanthi as Dakshayani / Gowri
- Cho as Lord Narada
- O. A. K. Thevar as Saniswaran
- S. A. Asokan as Fisherman's leader
- Sivakumar as Narayanan or Mahadevan
- Thengai Srinivasan as Subbuni
- Manorama as Kumutha / Katha kalakshepam singer (Story Narrator)
- Poornam Viswanathan as Gowri's father
- C. K. Saraswathi as Akilandam / Gowri's stepmother
- Kumari Padmini as Narada's female incarnation
- Geethanjali as Lakshmi
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
| 1 | "Aadhi Baghavan" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | Kannadasan |
| 2 | "Pichandi Thannai" | T. M. Soundararajan | |
| 3 | "Azhagiya Megangal" | S. Janaki | |
| 4 | "Andharangam Naan Ariven" | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki | |
| 5 | "Ennamma Annamma" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | |
| 6 | "Aadhi Naathan Kedkinraan" | T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki | |
| 7 | "Adi Yendiamma" | S. Janaki, L. R. Eswari | |
References
- "Ganga Gowri". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- "Ganga Gowri". gomolo.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- "Three rare pictures of Jayalalithaa and the fascinating stories behind them". The News Minute. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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