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{{short description|1968 film by G. Or. Nathan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Lakshmi Kalyanam
| image = Lakshmi Kalyanam 1968.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = G. Or. Nathan
| producer = Krishnalaya
| writer = A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
| story = [[Kannadasan]]
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Sowcar Janaki]]<br />[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]<br />[[K. Balaji]]<br />[[M. N. Nambiar]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = G. Or. Nathan
| editing = P. Bakthavachalam
| studio = ALS Productions
| released = {{Film date|1968|11|15|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Lakshmi Kalyanam''''' ({{Translation|Lakshmi's Marriage}}) is a 1968 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by G. Or. Nathan and produced by A. L. Srinivasan. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]], [[K. Balaji]] and [[M. N. Nambiar]]. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=121-130 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp13.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023410/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp13.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=12 September 2014 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> It was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Pelli Koothuru]]'' (1970).

== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Kathirvel
*[[Sowcar Janaki]] as Parvathi
*[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] as Lakshmi
*[[K. Balaji]] as Ramu
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Suruttu Sundaram Pillai<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shekar |first=Anjana |date=21 November 2019 |title=The villain with a heart of gold: Remembering MN Nambiar on his birth centenary |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/villain-heart-gold-remembering-mn-nambiar-his-birth-centenary-112681 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314062451/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/villain-heart-gold-remembering-mn-nambiar-his-birth-centenary-112681 |archive-date=14 March 2020 |access-date=7 June 2021 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Ragunathan
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Egambaram
*[[V. S. Raghavan]] as Rajankam
*[[S. V. Ramadas]] as Rajadurai
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Balu
*[[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] as Gnanapalam
*[[A. Karunanidhi]] as Ganesan Pillai
*[[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Maragatham
*[[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Rajadurai's mother
*[[Shanmugasundari]] as Balu's mother
*[[P. D. Sambandam]] as Iyer
*S. Ramarao as Neelakanda Sastri
* [[Shanmuga Sundaram]] as Police Sub-Inspector
* "Periyar" Rajavel as Police Inspector

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], with lyrics by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lakshmi Kalyanam (1968) |url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Lakshmi-Kalyanam-T0001668 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909113448/http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Lakshmi-Kalyanam-T0001668 |archive-date=9 September 2014 |access-date=10 December 2014 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The song "Raman Ethanai" is set in [[Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)|Sindhu Bhairavi]] raga,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S.R. |date=6 March 2008 |title=Ragam-based film song show |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Ragam-based-film-song-show/article15178914.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606091335/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Ragam-based-film-song-show/article15178914.ece |archive-date=6 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=10 May 2013 |title=Light and melodious |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/light-and-melodious/article4702358.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124042709/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/light-and-melodious/article4702358.ece |archive-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> and symbolises "the role of [[Rama|Ram]] in the popular imagination and in the arts, endlessly fascinating poets, dancers, musicians, scholars and filmmakers".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Nirmala |date=16 January 2009 |title=The return of Ram |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/20090126-the-return-of-ram-738774-2009-01-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607062751/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/20090126-the-return-of-ram-738774-2009-01-16 |archive-date=7 June 2021 |access-date=7 June 2021 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> "Brindavanathukku", like many other songs by Kannadasan, extols [[Krishna]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venkataramanan |first=Geetha |date=30 August 2018 |title=Kannadasan found Krishna within |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/kannadasan-found-krishna-within/article24819404.ece |url-status=live |access-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212518/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/kannadasan-found-krishna-within/article24819404.ece |archive-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Brindavanathukku" || [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=6|[[Kannadasan]] || 04:35
|-
| 2 || "Yaaradaa Manithan Inge" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 03:27
|-
| 3 || "Raman Eththanai" || P. Susheela || 04:33
|-
| 4 || "Thanga Therodum" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]] || 05:24
|-
| 5 || "Poottale Unnaiyum" || T. M. Soundararajan, A. L. Raghavan, [[L. R. Eswari]] || 04:18
|-
| 6 || "Pooti Veitha Kovilile" || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:10
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Lakshmi Kalyanam'' was released on 15 November 1968,<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 November 1968 |title=Lakshmi Kalyanam |page=5 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19681129&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> The film won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil]],<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Times_of_India_Directory_and_Year_Bo/f4HiAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Lakshmi+Kalyanam+filmfare&dq=&printsec=frontcover |title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who |publisher=[[The Times Group|Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd]] |year=1969 |pages=963}}</ref> and four [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]: [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] (Viswanathan), [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback]] (Soundararajan), [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback]] (Susheela) and [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] (Kannadasan).<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 March 1970 |title=State film awards |page=5 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700301&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1441317}}

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[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1968 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
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[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]

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