Kula Dheivam (1956)

Original title

குலதெய்வம்

Directed by

S. Panju, R. Krishnan

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 48m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family faces struggles tied to honor and tradition. The story follows a man trying to uphold his family's name and protect his loved ones.

dramaticemotionaltraditionalfamily-centeredmelodramaticsentimentalearnest

What happens

Kula Deivam (transl. Family deity) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju and written by Murasoli Maran. It is a remake of the 1954 Bengali film Bhanga Gora. The film stars S. V. Sahasranamam, S. S. Rajendran and Pandari Bai, while Rajagopal, Chandrababu, S. A. Ashokan and Vijayakumari play supporting roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by R. Sudarsanam. Maruthi Rao and Panju (under the alias S. Panjabi) handled cinematography and editing respectively. Kula Deivam was released on 29 September 1956, and became a commercial success, winning the National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film. Bhanga Gora went on to be remade in Hindi as Bhabhi, in Telugu as 'Kula Daivam' and in Kannada as Jenu Goodu. Pandari Bai reprised her role in both the versions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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