Bhagyalakshmi (film)

Bhagyalakshmi is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. V. Srinivasan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Sowcar Janaki. It was released on 7 November 1961.

Plot
Kamala, a young widow and a victim of child marriage, and Radha are best friends. When Radha marries Sunder, Kamala moves in with them. When Kamala comes across a photograph, that hints that her husband may be alive, changes her life forever.

Cast
The list was adapted from the film's credits


 * Male cast
 * Gemini Ganesan as Dr.Sundar
 * K. A. Thangavelu as Velu
 * K. Natarajan
 * Karikol Raju
 * Balakrishnan
 * Master Sridhar as Gopi
 * V. Nagayya (Guest)
 * Friend Ramasami (Guest)


 * Female cast
 * Sowcar Janaki as Kamala
 * E. V. Saroja as Radha
 * P. Kannamba as Parvathi
 * M. Saroja as Sulukku Sundari
 * C. K. Saraswathi
 * M. Radhabai
 * S. N. Lakshmi
 * Baby Savithri as Geetha

Production
The film was produced by Pattanna under the banner Narayanan Company and was directed by K. V. Srinivasan. Cinematography was handled by G. Balakrishna while the editing was done by S. R. Chandrasekaran and K. A. Sriramulu. A. K. Sekar was in charge of art direction. Choreography was done by Chinni — Sampath, K. Thangappan and Thangaraj. T. S. Rangasamy was in charge of audiography. Still photography was done by N. Ramachar and Jeeva. The film was made at Majestic, Narasu and Prasath (for outdoor) studios and processed at Gemini laboratory.

Soundtrack
Music was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The song "Maalai Pozhudhin" was a chartbuster and was based on Chandrakauns raga. Veena was played by R. Pichumani Iyer. The song Singara Solaiye was originally written as Kalloori Ranikaal and was released in the records. But the censor board objected to the wording so it was changed in the film.

Reception
Kandhan of Kalki felt Gemini Ganesan did not perform well and his characterisation was vague but praised Janaki's acting and the songs.