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Wikipedia article'Iru Sagodharigal' is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Savithri. The film released on 17 May 1957. This film was simultaneously remade into Telugu as 'Bhale Ammayilu'. PlotSaroja and Lalitha are sisters. They always quarrel with each other. Their mother tried her best to pacify them, but couldn't. Mother went sick and died. Pancharatna Bhagavathar is a Dance and Music teacher. He helps the two sisters. He sends Lalitha to Chennai to continue her education in a college. He finds a job for Saroja at the residence of Bhoopathiya Pillai. Doctor Sundaram, son of Bhoopathiya Pillai decides to leave the house due to ill-treatment by his step-mother. Saroja talks him into dropping his decision. Sundaram is attracted towards Saroja and wants to marry her. Lalitha lost her money in Chennai. Vasudevan helps her. But he seduces her. He abandons Lalitha when she gives birth to a child. Lalitha comes to Saroja's place with the child. Saroja is shocked to see her sister's plight. In order to save the family honour, Saroja leaves the house with Lalitha and goes elsewhere. Sundaram searches for Saroja and finally finds her. But he sees that she is affectionate with a child. He mistakes her , changes his mind and goes away. Saroja is in a quandary. She writes a letter to Bhagavathar to come and help them. How she, with the help of Bhagavathar, finds Vasudevan and unites her sister with him and how she pacifies Sundaram and marries him forms the rest of the story. CastAdapted from the song book. ;Male Cast * Gemini Ganeshan as Sundar * M. N. Nambiar as Vasudevan * T. S. Durairaj as Pancharathna Bhagavathar * V. K. Ramasamy as Subbaiah Pillai ;Female Cast * Savithri as Saroja * Girija as Lalitha * T. P. Muthulakshmi as Ponnammal * C. K. Saraswathi as Mangamma ;Dance * Padmini Priyadarshini SoundtrackMusic was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and all lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. Playback singers are Ghantasala, Thiruchi Loganathan, M. L. Vasanthakumari, T. V. Rathnam, P. Leela, Jikki & P. Susheela. ReceptionKanthan of 'Kallki' appreciated the film for the cast performances and lack of vulgarity.https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1957/sep/15-09-1957/p69.jpg ReferencesCategory:1957 films Category:1950s Tamil-language films Category:Indian black-and-white films Category:Films set in 1957 Category:Indian drama films Category:Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao | |
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