Suryagandhi (1973)

Mohan, the eldest son of a middle class family believes that he should be superior in everything. He falls in love with Radha and gets married to her. However, issues arise when his wife is forced to go out to work as his job doesn't pay him enough for everyone. This leads to a strain in their relationship as the fact that his wife is more successful, irks him and he ends up doing odd jobs to earn more money. Radha ignorant of his husband's jealousy decides to conduct Mohan's sister Suseela's wedding. But with Mohan adamant to do things on his own, will he and Radha be keep their differences aside for their family?

Date of release
1973-01-01
Runtime
2h 5m
Genres
Family
Director
Muktha Srinivasan

Casting

Interesting facts

Suryagandhi (transl. Sunflower) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan. It stars Jayalalithaa and Muthuraman, with Savithri, Cho Ramaswamy, Moulee, CID Shakuntala and Manorama in supporting roles. The film was released on 27 July 1973. Jayalalitha won the 1973 Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil. Muthuraman potrayal as husband who has superiority complex received immersed critical praised.

Production

A scene was shot at Newtone Studios. The film marked the acting debuts of Moulee and Srilekha. Kamal Haasan worked under Thangappan as his dance assistant in this film, choreographing the song "O Meri Dilruba".

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