Dakshayagnam (1938)

Date of release
1938-05-01
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Genres
Drama
Director
Raja Chandrasekhar

Casting

Interesting facts

Dakshayagnam is a 1938 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Raja Chandrasekhar. It starred V. A. Chellappa, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram in the main roles. M. G. Ramachandran played a minor role in the film as Vishnu. The film was the first sound version based on Daksha yajna, the story of Daksha.

Production

The story was made multiple times into films during the silent film period and later during the sound film period. The first film Sati Parvathi, made in 1920 as a silent film. The second film was released in 1922 as Sati, which was produced by Madan Theatres. The third film was made by G. V. Sahni. Then came the first talkie version, titled Dakshayagnam. The movie was directed by Raja Chandrasekhar.

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