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{{Infobox film
| name = Gangavathar
| image = Gangavathar poster.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = C. K. Sathasivam
| producer =
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = [[N. C. Vasanthakokilam]]<br />Nagarcoil K. Mahadevan
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = K. S. S. Pictures<br />Sundaram Studios
| distributor = K. S. S. Pictures
| released = {{film date|1942|02|13|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 February 1992 |title=Gangavatar |pages=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19420213&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Gangavathar''''' is a 1942 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Hindu mythological and devotional cinema|Hindu mythological film]] directed by C. K. Sathasivam popularly known as C. K. Sachi<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998 |pages=594 |authors=[[Ashish Rajadhyaksha]] & [[Paul Willemen]]}}</ref> and produced by Sundaram Sound Studio, Madras. The film starred [[N. C. Vasanthakokilam]].<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=5 May 2012 |title=Gangavathar 1942 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3387440.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121013341/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/gangavathar-1942/article3388979.ece |archive-date=21 January 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 February 1992 |title=Gangavatar |pages=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0K0-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=RkwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4197%2C3683852}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The film is based on the episode in Hindu mythology related to the [[Ganga (goddess)#Descent to Earth|descent of river Ganges to earth]].

== Cast ==
The list is adapted from the film's review article in [[The Hindu]].<ref name=hindu />
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;Male cast
*Nagercoil K. Mahadevan – [[Bhagiratha]]
*C. V. V. Panthulu – [[Shiva]]
*[[B. R. Panthulu]]
*P. G. Venkatesan – [[Narada]]
*[[D. Balasubramaniam]]
*M. Lakshmanan
*R. Rajagopalan
*[[Kali N. Rathnam]]
*[[T. S. Durairaj]]
*M. R. Swaminathan
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;Female cast
*[[N. C. Vasanthakokilam]] – [[Ganga (goddess)|Ganga]]
*T. S. Damayanthi – [[Parvati]]
*[[V. N. Janaki]] – Heavenly maiden
*S. K. Padmadevi
*T. V. Lakshmi
*[[C. T. Rajakantham]]
*P. R. Mangalam
*T.V.A. Poorani
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== Production ==
The film was produced by Sundaram Sound Studio, [[Adyar, Chennai]].<ref name=hindu />

== Soundtrack ==
List of songs sung by N. C. Vasanthakokilam in this film.
# "Paanganacholai Alangkaaram"
# "Kalaivaani AruL Purivaai"
# "Aanandham ALavillaa Miga Anandham"
# "Idhuvenna Vedhanai"
# "Jaya Jaya Buvanapathe Paalaya Jaya Karunajalathe" (See External links)
# "Aanandha Maaya Vaanulagidhe"
# "Kaavin Manohara Kaatchiyin Maanbe"

== Reception ==
Writing in 2012, film historian [[Randor Guy]] said "The film did fairly well mainly due to its music and NCV's songs."<ref name=hindu />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|10981450}}

[[Category:1940s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1942 films]]
[[Category:Hindu mythological films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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