Kalyana Parisu

Kalyana Parisu
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Directed by	C. V. Sridhar
Produced by	S. Krishnamoorthy T. Govindarajan C. V. Sridhar
Written by	C. V. Sridhar
Screenplay by	K. S. N. Murthy
Starring	Gemini Ganesan B. Saroja Devi C. R. Vijayakumarii Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Music by	A. M. Rajah
Cinematography	A. Vincent
Edited by	N. M. Shankar
Production company	Venus Pictures
Distributed by	Venus Pictures
Release date	9 April 1959
Running time	167 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kalyana Parisu (English: Wedding Gift) is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by C. V. Sridhar in his debut. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and C. R. Vijayakumari in the lead roles, while K. A. Thangavelu, M. Saroja, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao and M. N. Nambiar play supporting roles. A triangular love story, the film is about a young man who rents a house near his girlfriend, but the girl's elder sister is not aware of their romance. She subsequently falls for the man and wishes to marry him, so her younger sister decides to sacrifice her love, unknown to the former.

The film was critically acclaimed and commercially successful, leading to a Telugu remake titled Pelli Kanuka (1960) which starred Nageshwara Rao in the lead, with Saroja Devi reprising her role. Sridhar later remade the film in Hindi as Nazrana (1961) which starred Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala in the lead, along with Gemini Ganesan in a different role. It was remade in Kannada as Premanubandha. A second Telugu remake titled Devatha was released in 1982, and a second Hindi remake in Hindi titled Tohfa in 1984; both directed by K. Raghavendra Rao.

Baskar (Gemini Ganesan) and Vasanthi (Saroja Devi) are college mates. A naughty girl creates misunderstanding between them, and an enraged Vasanthi complains to the college dean, who immediately dismisses Baskar. Now left homeless, Baskar however manages to get employed at a Tea Company, and gets to stay with his close friend Sampath (K. A. Thangavelu). Vasanthi approaches Baskar and apologises for her cruel act. Baskar forgives her, and they both fall in love. Vasanthi lives with her mother and her elder sister Geetha (C. R. Vijayakumari) who is unmarried. Baskar rents the vacant portion of their house. Over time, Vasanthi passes her exams and gets employed.