Gauravam (1973 film)

Gauravam
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Directed by	Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Produced by	S. Rangarajan
Written by	Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Nagesh Major Sundarrajan Ushanandini Pandari Bai
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography	A. Vincent
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Production company	Vietnam Movies
Distributed by	Vietnam Movies
Release dates	12 December 1973
Running time	136 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Gauravam is a 1973 Tamil movie directed by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. starring Sivaji Ganesan in a dual role.

Plot

Veteran lawyer Rajinikanth(Shivaji Ganeshan) has never lost a case in the court. He is a self made man with a rags to riches story. Hence he does not ask for favours from anyone, except in the aspiration of being appointed as a Judge/ Justice of supreme court, where he expects the Bar Council of the court to favour him. Kannan is his nephew who is brought up like a son by the childless Rajinikanth and his wife. Kannan was also played by Shivaji Ganeshan in a double role. Kannan is an antithesis of Rajinikanth, he is a god fearing, amiable, domesticated young man.

Rajinikanth is shocked to know that an undeserving person has been promoted as supreme court judge. Meanwhile, Mohandas (Major Sundarajan) murders his wife & beseeches lawyers to appear on his behalf & save him. Rajinikanth feels that the Bar council has not recognized his prowess in jurisprudence and decides to seek his revenge by gaming the system and fighting for Mohandas despite the latter's guilt. Mohandas is thus acquitted by the court, thanks to Rajinikanth's expertise in law. This deeply hurts Kannan who does not say anything at that time out of respect for his uncle.

Under unnatural circumstances, Mohandas's fiance dies in the bath tub. Once again Mohandas is convicted. Once again, Rajinikanth appears on Mohandas's behalf. But this time around, Kannan protests and walks out of the house to become the prosecution lawyer facing Rajinikanth. Kannan defeats Rajinikanth due to his meticulous preparation and Rajinikanth's own failure to notice certain vital points in the case proceedings.

With his very first defeat at the hand of Kannan proves too much to handle. An anguished Rajinikanth succumbs to death, just before the news of him being appointed as a judge is announced.

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan
• Nagesh
• Major Sundarrajan
• Ushanandini
• Pandari Bai
• V. K. Ramasamy
• Senthamarai
• Vijayan
• Neelu
• Rama Prabha
• Jayakumari
• Poornam Viswanathan
• Veera Raghavan

Soundtrack

The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	Adhisaya Ulagam	L. R. Eswari	Kannadasan	04:05
2	Mezhuguvarthi Erikindrathu	T. M. Soundararajan		03:33
3	Neeyum Naanuma	T. M. Soundararajan		04:33
4	Palooti Valarthakili Palam	T. M. Soundararajan		04:32
5	Yamuna Nadhi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela		04:22

Reactions

The film was directed by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram and considered a major triumph in the history of Tamil cinema and in the filmography of Shivaji Ganeshan. In later years, Gauravam has been much parodied & paid homage to via skits and television episodes. In a brilliant piece of writing, Kannan is portrayed as a romancing devotee a-la Lord Krishna, while Rajinikanth is a single-minded hard-working atheist. Kannan's victory on purely technical grounds despite Rajinikanth's enormous legal expertise demonstrates the eventual triumph of good over evil.

External links

• Gauravam at IMDb