Gurudhakshaneiy
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{{Infobox film
| name = Gurudhakshaneiy
| image = Gurudhakshaneiy poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = A. P. Nagarajan
| screenplay = A. P. Nagarajan
| story = Veera. Pazhaniappan
| producer = C. Paramasivam
| starring = Sivaji Ganesan
Jayalalithaa
Padmini
K. Balaji
| cinematography = K. S. Prasad
| editing = T. R. Natarajan
| music = Pukazhenthi
K. V. Mahadevan (Supervisor)
| studio = Sri Gajalakshmi Films
| distributor = Sivaji Productions
| released = {{Film date|1969|06|14|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Gurudhakshaneiy ({{Translation|Gift for the teacher}}) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. P. Nagarajan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, Padmini and K. Balaji. It was released on 14 June 1969.{{Cite web |title=121-130 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp13.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023410/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp13.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=11 September 2014 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}}
Plot
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Kannan is an uneducated, hardworking, village farmer who is known to be quick in anger. Kanni is his lover. To the village, comes Devaki who is a teacher. Jealous elements start to spread rumors about Kannan and Devaki much to the chagrin of her father. However, Devaki is already engaged to Vasudevan, whose opinion alone matters to Devaki. Kanni also trusts Kannan. In the climax, it is revealed that Kannan has been secretly getting educated unable to bear the shame of doing so in public. Vasudevan absolutely trusts Devaki even without questioning as does Kanni and everyone's doubts are cleared.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Sivaji Ganesan as Kannan
- Jayalalithaa as Kanni
- Padmini as Devaki
- K. Balaji as Vasudevan
- Major Sundarrajan as Devaki's father
- S. V. Sahasranamam as Vasudevan's father
- M. N. Nambiar as Singapur Singaram
- T. S. Balaiah as Nambothiri
- K. A. Thangavelu as Raouthar
- T. R. Ramachandran as Mama
- T. Rama Rao as Nayar
- P. D. Sambandam as James
- Manorama as Ponnathal
- Rama Prabha as Valli
- G. Sakunthala as Savithiri
- Senthamarai as Sevathan
- Pakoda Kadhar as Student
- Master Prabhakar as Vadivelu
}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Pukazhenthi, supervised by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}
| class="wikitable" | |
| Songs | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Oram Kiragamadi" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela |
| "Athooram Maramirukku" | P. Susheela |
| "Ondre Ondru Ulagil" | P. Susheela |
| "Paru Paru Nallaparu" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan |
| "Kettimelam Kottavechu" | T. M. Soundararajan |
Release and reception
Gurudhakshaneiy was released on 14 June 1969.{{Cite news |date=14 June 1969 |title=Gurudhakshaneiy |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19690614&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=26 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |pages=5 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}{{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}} The Indian Express called it "a sad attempt at portraying an unlettered villager becoming not only literate but a hero capable of great sacrifice."{{Cite news |date=21 June 1969 |title=Weak story |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19690621&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=26 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |pages=5 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0246666}}
{{A. P. Nagarajan}}
Category:1960s Tamil-language films
Category:Films directed by A. P. Nagarajan