Gayathri (1977 film): Difference between revisions

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''Gaayathri'' is based on [[Sujatha (writer)|Sujatha]]'s novel of the same name,<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2007 |title=Rajni, the villain |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/21slid5.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604044459/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/21slid5.htm |archive-date=4 June 2021 |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> and was conceived during [[The Emergency (India)|the Emergency]].{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=71}} The screenplay was written by [[Panchu Arunachalam]].<ref name="hindutamil">{{Cite news |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=7 OctOctober 2020 |title=சுஜாதாவின் நாவல்; வில்லன் ரஜினி; பரிதாப ஸ்ரீதேவி; காப்பாற்றும் ஜெய்சங்கர்; பஞ்சு அருணாசலத்தின் 'காயத்ரி' - உயிரை உருக்கும் 'வாழ்வே மாயமா' பாடல் |language=ta |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/588058-43-years-of-gayathri.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122230121/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/588058-43-years-of-gayathri.html |archive-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>

The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics by Panchu Arunachalam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kavithaikuyil-Gayathri-Kaatrinile Varum Geetham Tamil Film Audio Cassette |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kavithaikuyil-gayathri-kaatrinile-varum-geetham-tamil-film-audio-cassette/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604050258/https://mossymart.com/product/kavithaikuyil-gayathri-kaatrinile-varum-geetham-tamil-film-audio-cassette/ |archive-date=4 June 2021 |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 1977 |title=Gayathri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/gayathri-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1394046349 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/4EoZf |archive-date=4 August 2023 |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> [[Sujatha Mohan]] made her debut as a [[playback singer]] through this film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 November 2019-11-08 |title=Ten Interesting Facts About Sujatha Mohan, Judge Of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam |url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/ten-interesting-details-of-sujatha-mohan-judge-of-sa-re-ga-ma-pa-keralam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501131214/https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/ten-interesting-details-of-sujatha-mohan-judge-of-sa-re-ga-ma-pa-keralam |archive-date=1 May 2021 |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref> The song "Kaalai Paniyil Aadum" is set to the raga [[Hamir Kalyani]],{{Sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=135}} and "Vaazhve Mayama" is set to [[Dharmavati]].{{Sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=167}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=ராமானுஜன் |first=டாக்டர் ஆர். |date=21 September 2018 |title=ராகயாத்திரை 22: பொன்வானம் பன்னீர் தூவுது! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/176486-22.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/ZCK7K |archive-date=4 August 2023 |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>