Vathsalya

{{Short description|1965 Indian film by Y. R. Swamy}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Vathsalya

| image = Vathsalya (1965).jpg

| caption =

| director = Y. R. Swamy

| based_on = Pasamalar (Tamil)

| producer =

| story = K. P. Kottarakkara

| screenplay =

| starring = Rajkumar
Udaykumar
Narasimharaju
Shivaraj

| music = Vijaya Krishnamurthy

| cinematography = R. Madhu

| editing = R. Hanumantha Rao

| studio = Suchithra Movies

| distributor = Suchithra Movies

| released = {{Film date|1965|03|25|df=y}}

| country = India

| language = Kannada

}}

Vathsalya ({{audio|Kn-ವಾತ್ಸಲ್ಯ.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 1965 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Y. R. Swamy. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Narasimharaju and Shivaraj. The musical score was composed by Vijaya Krishnamurthy.{{cite web|url=http://www.nthwall.com/ka/movie/Vaatsalya-1965/9219802683|title=Vathsalya|access-date=2015-01-13|publisher=Nthwall.com}}{{cite web|url=http://chiloka.com/movie/vaatsalya-1965|title=Vathsalya|access-date=2015-01-13|publisher=Chiloka.com}} The film was a remake of the Tamil film Pasamalar. It was a major hit.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/Blast-from-the-past-RAKTHA-SAMBANDHAM-1962/article16076658.ece|title=Blast from the past: RAKTHA SAMBANDHAM (1962)|date=20 October 2016|access-date=12 October 2017|website=The Hindu}} Notably, this is the only film in which Leelavathi played the role of Rajkumar's sister.