Kaveri (1955)
A story of two rival kings, (R. Balasubramaniam, T.E. Krishnamachari); Sivaji Ganesan is the son of the latter. Krishnamachari is under the influence of an ambitious spiritual guru (Nambiar) who manipulates the king for his own ends. The prince works hard to prevent him from achieving his designs. He moves around the kingdom incognito fighting for people's rights. During this time he meets and falls in love with a dancer (Padmini). The rival king's daughter Lalitha is also in love with him. The wily advisor (Veerappa) of the other king tries to work out things in his favor and marry the dancer. After many twists and turns, the villains are exposed and the princess sacrifices her love in favor of the dancer.
Director: D. Yoganand
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Sivaji Ganesan as Vijayan |
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Padmini as Kauveri |
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N. S. Krishnan as Manimozhi |
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M. N. Nambiar as Gnananandar |
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P. S. Veerappa as Senganal |
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Lalitha as amutha |
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T. A. Madhuram as thangam |
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D. Balasubramaniam as Nellaiyappar |
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T. D. Kusalakumari as Performer |
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Ragini as Kurathi |
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T.E. Krishnamachariar as Arulnirai King |
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T. K. Sampangi as Minister |
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Kottapuli Jayaraman as Bodygaurd |
| Directing | D. Yoganand | Director |
| Writing | A. S. A. Samy | Writer |
| Production | Lena Chettiyar | Producer |
| Crew | M. A. Rehman | Cinematography |
| Crew | P. Ramasamy Muthusamy | Cinematography |
| Editing | V. B. Natarajan | Editor |
| Sound | G. Ramanathan | Music |
| Sound | M. S. Viswanathan | Music |
| Sound | T. K. Ramamoorthy | Music |
