Bhaktha Gowri

Bhaktha Gowri
Bhaktha Gowri
Directed by	S. Notani
Screenplay by	D. V. Chari
Produced by	T. R. Sundaram
Starring	U. R. Jeevarathinam; S. D. Subbaiah; C. V. V. Panthulu; Kali N. Rathnam; T. S. Durairaj
Production; company	Modern Theatres
Release date	5 April 1941 (India);
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Bhaktha Gowri (alt. Bhaktha Gauri) is a 1941 Indian Tamil language film directed by S. Nottani.^[1] The film stars S. D. Subbaiah and U. R. Jeevarathinam.^[2]

Plot

Lord Shiva blesses the Saivaite couple (K. K. Perumal and P. A. Rajamani) with a girl child (U. R. Jeevarathinam). The girl falls in love with a Vaishnavaite boy (S. D. Subbaiah). The boy's mother (Paramakudi S. Sivabhaghyam) opposes their love as the girl is a Saivaite. After much trials and tribulations the boy and girl are married with Lord Shiva's blessings who shows to the world that Shiva and Vishnu are one and the same.

Cast

The list is adapted from The Hindu review article.^[2]

Male cast

S. D. Subbaiah
K. K. Perumal
C. V. V. Panthulu
Kali N. Rathnam
M. R. Swaminathan
T. S. Durairaj
L. Narayana Rao

Female cast

U. R. Jeevarathinam
P. A. Rajamani
C. T. Rajakantham
P. S. Sivabhaghyam

Production

The film was produced by T. R. Sundaram under his own banner Modern Theatres and was directed by S. Notani. P. A. Rajamani who featured as the mother of U. R. Jeevarathinam is the elder sister of actress and playback singer P. A. Periyanayaki. P. S. Sivabhaghyam, better known as Paramakudi Sivabhaghyam was famous for her gramophone records.

Soundtrack

S. Velsamy Kavi penned the lyrics. No single person was credited as the music composer. The group of instrumentalists are:

T. M. Ibrahim... Organ, Piano
B. Rangaiah Naidu... Clarinet
M. K. Nadaraja Bhagavathar... Fiddle
S. R. Marutha Pillai... Flute
K. R. Harihara Iyer... Jalatharang
S. Abdul Khader... Sarangi
T. P. Chinniah... Tabela
D. R. Rao... Gadam
S. P. Ponraj... Udophon

The song "Theruvil varaandi, Velan thaeril varaandi", sung by U. R. Jeevarathinam is a hit even today.

Reception

Randor Guy, writing in 2010 said the film is "Remembered for the melodious music and the hit of the day, Theruvil varaandee'".^[2]

References

^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 581.
^ ^a ^b ^c Guy, Randor (22 January 2010). "Bhaktha Gowri 1941". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.

External links

Theruvil Varaandee on YouTube - song from the film

[1] Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 581.

[hindu-2] Guy, Randor (22 January 2010). "Bhaktha Gowri 1941". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.

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