Gruhapravesam (1976 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Gruhapravesam
| image = Gruhapravesam 1976 poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = D. Yoganand
| writer = Nannu Chandra
Vietnam Veedu Sundaram (dialogues)
| producer = T. S. Muthu Swamy
D. Yoganand
| starring = Sivaji Ganesan
K. R. Vijaya
Sivakumar
Jaya
| cinematography = P. Bhaskar Rao
| editing = R. Vittal
| music = M. S. Viswanathan
| studio = Prosperity Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1976|04|10|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Gruhapravesam ({{translation|Housewarming}}) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language drama film, co-produced and directed by D. Yoganand. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Sivakumar and Jaya.{{Cite web |title=181–190 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp19.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826160804/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp19.htm |archive-date=26 August 2014 |access-date=11 September 2014 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}} It was released on 10 April 1976.{{Cite web |title=நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814054109/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp |archive-date=14 August 2016 |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=ta}}
Plot
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Raju and Lakshmi live with Ravi, Raju's brother in the same house. They sacrifice everything to make Raju successful in his education and career going so far as to having no children. Ravi too loves and looks up to them. Ravi comes back after completing his education but with Uma introducing her as her lover. Though initially taken aback, seeing Uma is a good girl and a rich girl, they accede and all seems to go well until one day when they realise that Uma has bi-polar disorder and she swings between extremes. How they handle Uma without breaking up the family forms the rest of the story.
Cast
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- Sivaji Ganesan as Mechanical Benz Raju
- K. R. Vijaya as Lakshmi
- Sivakumar as Ravi
- Jaya as Uma
- Major Sundarrajan as Uma's father
- M. R. R. Vasu as Velu
- Manorama as Arulmozhi
- V. R. Thilagam as Kalyani
- Kuladeivam Rajagopal as Workshop Mechanical man
- C. I. D. Sakunthala as a stage actress
- K. K. Soundar as Ramu
- Heran Ramasamy as Sankar
- Master Ramu as Babu
}}
Production
Sivakumar who played Ganesan's son in earlier films enacted the role of his younger brother in this film.{{Cite magazine |date=26 August 1979 |title=சிவகுமார் 101 {{!}} 61–70 |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1979-08-26/page/n59/mode/2up? |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231211154002/https://archive.org/details/kalki1979-08-26/page/n59/mode/2up? |archive-date=11 December 2023 |access-date=9 April 2024 |magazine=Kalki |pages=58–59 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.{{Cite web |title=Grahapravesam – Avan Oru Sarithiram Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/grahapravesam-avan-oru-sarithiram-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926040648/https://mossymart.com/product/grahapravesam-avan-oru-sarithiram-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=26 September 2022 |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=Mossymart}}
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! Song !! Singers !! Length | ||
| "Ulagam Perithu" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:11 |
| "Aiothi Arasalum" | T. M. Soundararajan, Kovai Soundararajan, Sasirekha | 06:58 |
| "Enga Veettu Rani" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:16 |
| "Sathiyathin Sothanaikku" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:10 |
| "Kandru Theadi Varum" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:20 |
Reception
Kanthan of Kalki likened the film to old wine in new bottle.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=25 April 1976 |title=கிரஹப்பிரவேசம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/apr/25-04-1976/p55.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220728033807/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/apr/25-04-1976/p55.jpg |archive-date=28 July 2022 |access-date=4 January 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=55 |language=ta}}
References
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