Lakshmi

<p>Credits adapted from song book. Lakshmi, Sridevi, Shanthakumari Jayashree, and Seshakumari. , besides producing the film under her production company Sri Raja Rajeswari Films, starred as the female lead, while her husband was the director. The film was shot at , and many Gemini employees like music director , cinematographer P. Ellappa, audiographer P. Ranga Rao, art director M. S. Janakiram, and make-up artist Sahadeva Rao Thapkere (a cousin of ) worked on it. The screenplay was written by S. D. S. Yogiar, and editing was handled by N. K. Gopal. The final length of the film was 15,196 feet (4,632 m). The soundtrack was composed by M. D. Parthasarathy, and the lyrics were written by S. D. S. Yogiar. was released on 19 December 1953. Film historian said the film did not succeed commercially due to the “predictable nature of the story”.</p>