| Gurudhakshaneiy | |
| Director: | A. P. Nagarajan |
| Screenplay: | A. P. Nagarajan |
| Story: | Veera. Pazhaniappan |
| Producer: | C. Paramasivam |
| Starring: | Sivaji Ganesan Jayalalithaa Padmini K. Balaji |
| Cinematography: | K. S. Prasad |
| Editing: | T. R. Natarajan |
| Music: | Pukazhenthi K. V. Mahadevan (Supervisor) |
| Studio: | Sri Gajalakshmi Films |
| Distributor: | Sivaji Productions |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Gurudhakshaneiy is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. P. Nagarajan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, Padmini and K. Balaji. It was released on 14 June 1969.[1]
Kannan is an uneducated, hardworking, village farmer who is known to be quick in anger. Kanni is his lover. To the village, comes Devaki who is a teacher. Jealous elements starts to spread rumors about Kannan and Devaki much to the chagrin of her father. However, Devaki is already engaged to Vasudevan, whose opinion alone matters to Devaki. Kanni also trusts Kannan. In the climax, it is revealed that Kannan has been secretly getting educated unable to bear the shame of doing so in public. Vasudevan absolutely trusts Devaki even without questioning as does Kanni and everyone's doubts are cleared.
The music was composed by Pukazhenthi, supervised by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.
| Songs | Singer | |
|---|---|---|
| "Oram Kiragamadi" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | |
| "Athooram Maramirukku" | P. Susheela | |
| "Ondre Ondru Ulagil" | P. Susheela | |
| "Paru Paru Nallaparu" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | |
| "Kettimelam Kottavechu" | T. M. Soundararajan |
Gurudhakshaneiy was released on 14 June 1969.[2] [3] The Indian Express called it "a sad attempt at portraying an unlettered villager becoming not only literate but a hero capable of great sacrifice."[4]