Saraswathi Sabatham

Saraswati Sabatham
Directed by	A. P. Nagarajan
Produced by	A. P. Nagarajan
Written by	A. P. Nagarajan
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Gemini Ganesan K. R. Vijaya Savitri Devika Padmini Manorama Nagesh
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	K. S. Prasad
Edited by	M. N. Rajan T. R. Natarajan
Production company	Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures
Distributed by	Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures
Release date	3 September 1966
Running time	148 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Saraswati Sabatham (English: Saraswati's Challenge) is a 1966 Indian Tamil mythological film written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan. It stars Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savitri,Devika, Padmini, K. R. Vijaya, Manorama and Nagesh. This film was also dubbed into Telugu with the same title.

Saraswati Sabatham tells the story of a dispute between three goddesses over which has the best power. Narada (Sivaji Ganesan), a sage and celestial troublemaker, begins the fight by visiting Saraswati (Savitri), the Goddess of knowledge, and purposely annoys Her by saying that wealth is more important and abundant. Saraswati angrily said that She will prove that Her power, knowledge is more important. Narada then goes to Vaikuntha to see Lakshmi (Devika), the Goddess of wealth, and also annoys Her by saying that education is more abundant and is the best. Lakshmi also retorted that She will prove that Her power of wealth is more important. Narada finally goes to Mount Kailas, seeking Parvati(Padmini), the goddess of power and strength and annoys Her too, saying that wealth and knowledge is more important. Parvati too stressed that She will prove that Her power of strength is more important.

The three Goddesses, having turned against each other, each decide to choose someone on earth and bless them powers so that each of them can prove their power and make the other two Goddesses lose. Saraswati blesses a mute person, Vidyapati (Sivaji Ganesan), to speak and gives him all the knowledge in the world. There is a place where a Maharaja rules but he has no children. He is dying so his minister sends the royal elephant into the streets with a garland. The person whose neck the elephant puts the garland on will be the next Maharani or Maharaja. Lakshmi controls the royal elephant and makes it give the garland to a beautiful beggar girl (K.R. Vijaya). Now the beggar girl is a very wealthy Maharani and lives in a palace Due to her beauty, everyone wants to marry her. There is someone who has been a coward his whole life (Gemini Ganesan), whom Parvati blesses to become very strong.