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{{Infobox film
| name = Lavangi
| image = Lavangi poster.jpg
| alt =
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = 
| director = [[Y. V. Rao]]
| producer =
| writer =
| screenplay = P. A. Narayanan
| story = P. A. Narayanan
| based_on = 
| starring = Y. V. Rao<br />[[Kumari Rukmani]]
| narrator =
| music = [[C. R. Subbaraman|Subbaraman]]<br />Padmanabha Shastri
| cinematography = Jiten Bannerji<br />Purushothan
| editing =
| studio = Sri Jagadish Films
| distributor = Chandralekha
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1946|May|10}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Lavangi''''' is a 1946 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed and produced by [[Yaragudipati Varada Rao|Y. V. Rao]] and written by P. R. Narayanan. It stars [[Yaragudipati Varada Rao|Y. V. Rao]], [[Kumari Rukmani]], [[B. R. Panthulu]], [[B. Jayamma]], [[K. Sarangapani]], [[K. R. Chellam]] and [[T. R. Ramachandran]].<ref name="thehindu1">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=2013-05-25 |title=Lavangi (1946) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/lavangi-1946/article4750082.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=2016-11-19 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130910173841/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/lavangi-1946/article4750082.ece |archive-date=10 September 2013}}</ref> The film features music by C. R. Subbu Raman.<ref name="thehindu2">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=2015-05-07 |title=Wide range |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-reviews/in-a-lighter-vein-column-sarangapani/article7180674.ece |access-date=2016-01-04}}</ref><ref name="thehindu1" />

== Plot ==
Kameswari has been separated from her husband, Jagannatha for twelve years, enduring poverty, agony, and blackmail.<ref name="songbook">{{Cite web |title=Song Book for Tamil Film "Lavangi" |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNRHIwekFtblJsUVE/view |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115164117/https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNRHIwekFtblJsUVE/view |archive-date=15 November 2019 |access-date=2019-08-14 |language=Tamil}}</ref>

== Cast ==
Credits adapted from the film's songbook
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* [[Y. V. Rao]] as [[Jagannatha Panditaraja|Jagannatha Panditharajan]]
* [[B. R. Panthulu]] as [[Shah Jahan]]
* Rangaswami as Perubhattar
* [[K. Sarangapani]] as Muthanna
* [[T. R. Ramachandran]] as Gopu
* Sundar Rao as [[Appayya Dikshita|Appaiah Dikshithar]]
* Kasivishwanathan as Battoji
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;Female cast<ref name=songbook />
* [[Kumari Rukmani]] as Lavangi (Kameswari)
* [[B. Jayamma]] as [[Mumtaz Mahal|Mumtaz]]
* Bhanumathi as Mahalakshmi
* [[K. R. Chellam]] as Komalam
* Jayagowri as Manorama
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The Dance Group of Miss Azurie
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;Supporting cast
* V. S. Mani, Natesa Iyer, Sethupathi Pillai, Rajam Iyengar, Anantharaman, Rajarathnam, Jaya and Kalyani.

== Production ==
The film, which was shot at the famed Newton Studios, was recorded by noted photographer Jiten Bannerjee and designed by celebrated art director and film-maker F. Nagoor.{{sfn|Dhananjayan|2016|page=17}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music for the film was composed by [[C. R. Subbaraman|Subbaraman]] and Padmanabha Shastri, with lyrics written by [[Papanasam Sivan]]. The songs were recorded by Dinshaw K. Tehrani and Loganathan. The film had melodious songs including a popular duet ''Vashakaarar Pola Thonuthey'' (performed by Rao and Rukmini).<ref name="thehindu1" />

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Modi Seyvathu Niyayamo Thilaiyo Kanna"|| || rowspan=11|[[Papanasam Sivan]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Indra En Vaazhvil Inbanaal" || |[[Kumari Rukmini|Kumari Rukmani]] || 02:12
|-
| 3 || "Paavan Yamuna Theeram" || [[Y. V. Rao]] ||
|-
| 4 || "Sukumara Unnaik Kannte Kanamoka Maiyal" || Jayagowri ||
|-
| 5 || "Thuyaramo Erzhai Vaazhnaalellaam" || Kumari Rukmani || 02:20
|-
| 6 || "Neel Kanjavizhik" || rowspan=2| [[B. Jayamma]] || 03:05
|-
| 7 || "Aa Aa Paaduvom Ellorum" || 02:49
|-
| 8 || "Paaraamugam Eno Pethai En Parithapam"|| Kumari Rukmani || 03:17
|-
| 9 || "Aha Inre Peranantam" || Kumari Rukmani, B. Jayamma, Y. V. Rao ||
|-
| 10 || "Vashakaakar Pola Thonuthe" || Kumari Rukmani, Y. V. Rao||
|-
| 11 || "Premaiya Uyirkal Innuyirame" || [[Kumari Rukmini|Kumari Rukmani]], [[Y. V. Rao]] ||
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Lavangi'' was released on 10 May 1946, and distributed by Chandralekha.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19460510&printsec=frontpage&hl=en | title=The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search }}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' positively reviewed the film for Rao's performance, but criticised some of Narayanan's dialogue for vulgarity.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7as-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=OEwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3996%2C2316991 {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2022}}</ref> However, the film was not commercially successful. It was later dubbed into [[Hindi]], which was not successful either.<ref name="thehindu1" />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0264785}}

[[Category:1940s historical films]]
[[Category:1940s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1946 films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films scored by C. R. Subbaraman]]
[[Category:Films scored by Padmanabha Shastri]]
[[Category:Indian historical films]]

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