Gayathri

<p>Rajarathnam is a rich man who lives with his sister Sarasu and a young house maid in . His sister arranges a marriage for him with Gayathri, a sixteen-year old who lives in . Soon after they marry, Gayathri moves to Rajarathnam’s house and realises that the family has dark secrets. Rajarathnam is actually a producer – he secretly records himself and his new wife in their bedroom scenes without her knowledge, and sells the films on the black market. Gayathri initially gives Rajarathnam the benefit of the doubt, but later discovers that Rajarathnam is already married to another woman, who is now insane. , a friend of the writer Chellappa, tries to free Gayathri from the hands of Rajarathnam, without avail. is based on ‘s novel of the same name, and was conceived during . The screenplay was written by . The soundtrack was composed by , with lyrics by Panchu Arunachalam. made her debut as a through this film. The song “Kaalai Paniyil Aadum” is set to the raga , and “Vaazhve Mayama” is set to . wrote, “But for the wrong portrayal by Jaishankar, the movie would have maintained its pre-interval tempo. Yet, is certainly off beat, contributing to salvage the losing face of Tamil Cinema”.</p>