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{{Infobox film
| name = Ganga Gowri
| image = Ganga Gowri 1973.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Poster
| director = [[B. R. Panthulu]]
| story = A. S. Nagarajan
| producer = [[B. R. Panthulu]]
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]
| cinematography = P. L. Nagappa
| editing = V. P. Krishnan
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| studio = Padmini Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1973|1|16}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Ganga Gowri''''' is a 1973 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Hindu mythological film]], directed and produced by [[B. R. Panthulu]]. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]], with music composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. It is a remake of Panthulu's own 1967 [[Kannada]] film ''[[Gange Gowri]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 September 2016 |title=Three rare pictures of Jayalalithaa and the fascinating stories behind them |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/three-rare-pictures-jayalalithaa-and-fascinating-stories-behind-them-31558 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309094952/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/three-rare-pictures-jayalalithaa-and-fascinating-stories-behind-them-31558 |archive-date=9 March 2018 |access-date=9 March 2018 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> The film was released on 16 January 1973,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ganga Gowri |url=https://indiancine.ma/ALUK |url-status=live |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and emerged a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subhakeerthana |first=S |date=5 December 2019 |title=Jayalalithaa’s films are relevant even today |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/dec/05/jayalalithaas-films-are-relevant-even-today-2071875.html |url-status=live |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207141514/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/dec/05/jayalalithaas-films-are-relevant-even-today-2071875.html |archive-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
*[[Gemini Ganesan]] as [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]]
*[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] as [[Ganga]]
*[[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] as [[Dakshayani]] / [[Gowri]]
*[[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] as Lord [[Narada]]
*[[O. A. K. Thevar]] as [[Shani|Saniswaran]]
*[[S. A. Asokan]] as Fisherman's leader
*[[Sivakumar]] as [[Narayana]]n or Mahadevan
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Subbuni
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Kumutha / Katha kalakshepam singer (Story Narrator)
*[[Poornam Viswanathan]] as Gowri's father
*[[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Akilandam / Gowri's stepmother
*[[Kumari Padmini]] as Narada's female incarnation
*[[Geetanjali (actress)|Geethanjali]] as [[Lakshmi]]

== Production ==
The film was shot at Premier Studio, [[Mysore]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 December 2016 |title=Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa passes away: A look into her life on screen |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/jayalalithaa-passes-away-tamil-nadu-chief-minister-biography-see-pics-3059429/ |url-status=live |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020063945/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/jayalalithaa-passes-away-tamil-nadu-chief-minister-biography-see-pics-3059429/ |archive-date=20 October 2020}}</ref> Ganesan took dancing lessons to portray Shiva in the film.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ganesh |first=Narayani |title=Eternal Romantic: My Father, Gemini Ganesan |publisher=Roli Books |year=2011 |isbn=978-81-7436-578-1 |pages=63}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ganga Gowri Tamil Film Ep Vinyl Record by M S Viswananthan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/ganga-gowri-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswananthan/ |url-status=live |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> The song "Andharangam Naan Ariven" is set in the [[List of ragas in Hindustani classical music|Hindustani raga]] [[Bageshri]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeyaraj |first=D.B.S. |author-link=D. B. S. Jeyaraj |date=18 April 2015 |title=♥ Remembering PB Sreenivas and His Enchanting Duets With S. Janaki ♫ |url=https://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/29435 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021141846/https://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/29435 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=dbsjeyaraj.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Aadhi Baghavan" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]] || rowspan=7|[[Kannadasan]]
|-
| 2 || "Pichandi Thannai" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]]
|-
| 3 || "Azhagiya Megangal" || [[S. Janaki]]
|-
| 4 || "Andharangam Naan Ariven" || [[P. B. Sreenivas]], S. Janaki
|-
| 5 || "Ennamma Annamma" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[L. R. Eswari]]
|-
| 6 || "Aadhi Naathan Kedkinraan" || T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki
|-
| 7 || "Adi Yendiamma" || S. Janaki, L. R. Eswari
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0250399}}

{{B. R. Panthulu}}

[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1973 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by B. R. Panthulu]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Hindu mythological films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Kannada films]]

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