Dikkatra Parvathi is a 1974 Tamil language

Tamil language

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 film starring Sreekanth and Lakshmi

Lakshmi (actress)

Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early...

 in the lead roles. Written by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The movie was adapted from a novel by the same name written by C. Rajagopalachari

C. Rajagopalachari

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari , informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, independence activist, politician, writer and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India...

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Plot

The story espouses the evils of drink, Parvathi (Lakshmi

Lakshmi (actress)

Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early...

) is a happy girl just married to a very loving husband, Karuppan(Sreekanth). With kind parents-in-law and a doting husband, her life is blissful. Soon, she is blessed with a child. Karuppan wants to increase his earnings and decides to buy a cart, though Parvathi is unwilling, asserting it is happier to be contented with what they have. However Karuppan takes a loan from a money lender and buys a cart. Initially, everything looks rosy. But Karuppan happens to cross the toddy shops on his way home. Slowly, he is initiated into the habit of drink and soon becomes an addict. Parvathi’s life changes into one of hardship and woe. The neglect of Karuppan results in the death of the child. Parvathi’s life becomes tragic. Karuppan is not able to repay the loan. The money lender’s son takes advantage of increasingly abominable attitude of her husband. Parvathi helplessly gives in to the approaches of the moneylender’s son. Coming to know about this, Karuppan throws a scythe at the moneylender’s son, which nearly kills him. Karuppan is arrested. Parvathi is rejected by her kith and kin. Alone she struggles to get her husband released. On the advice of a lawyer she makes a statement in the court that she is guilty, thinking it will facilitate the release of her husband.
Karuppan is released, but angered by her statement, rejects her. Dismayed, Parvathi climbs up the hill and ends her trouble by committing suicide.

Cast

• Lakshmi
  Lakshmi
  Lakshmi or Lakumi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity , light, wisdom, fortune, fertility, generosity and courage; and the embodiment of beauty, grace and charm. Representations of Lakshmi are also found in Jain monuments...
  
  
• Sreekanth
• Y. Gee. Mahendra
  Y. Gee. Mahendra
  Yechan Gunja Mahendran , popularly known as Y. G. Mahendran or Y. Gee. Mahendra, is an Indian dramatist, actor, singer playwright and comedian from the state of Tamil Nadu. He has acted in a number of plays and films. He is the son of Y. G...
  
  
• Poornam Vishwanathan
  Poornam Vishwanathan
  Poornam Viswanathan was a theater artist and film actor in the Tamil film industry. He started performing on stage at age 18. He worked as a reader for All India Radio. He acted in movies such as Chithram, Varusham 16, Thillu Mullu, Keladi Kanmani, Moondram Pirai, Aasai, Mahanadi' and Varumaiyin...
  
  
• Typist Gopu

Production

• The film was sponsored by the Film Finance Corporation of India which subsequently became National Film Development Corporation of India
• This is the first and last film from a story by Rajaji(C. Rajagopalachari
  C. Rajagopalachari
  Chakravarti Rajagopalachari , informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, independence activist, politician, writer and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India...
  
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• The Tamilnadu government purchased the film for its purposeful content and aesthetic values. This is the first time in film history that a State Government has purchased a film after its release.
• This is the first neo realistic film in Tamil cinema
  Tamil cinema
  Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
  
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• For the first time, the court scenes were shot in the actual court at Hosur and the local lawyers participated.
• The film was shot in Thorapalle, the birthplace of Rajaji.
• The signature of Rajaji in the letter of permission given to Singeetam Srinivasa Rao is the last signature of his life.

Reception

• The movie was critically acclaimed.

• The film won the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
  National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
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   in 1975.

• Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)
  Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)
  The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The Award was first given in 1953...
  
   for Lakshmi in 1975

• Filmfare Best Film Award (Tamil) in 1975

Music

Chitti Babu

Chitti Babu

Chitti Babu is a Indian comedian, presenter and actor who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil cinema. He was also one of the judges in the comedy show Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV.Filmography=Television=* Hari Giri Assembly...

 composed 2 songs for the movie. One written by Rajaji and another sung by Vani Jairam - "Aagaayam Mazhai Pozhindaal", penned by the legendary Kannadasan

Kannadasan

Kannadasan was a Tamil poet and lyricist, heralded as one of the greatest and most important writer in the Tamil language...

was a popular number in its time.