Sindhu Bhairavi (film)

Sindhu Bhairavi
Official DVD Box Cover
Directed by	K. Balachander
Produced by	Rajam Balachander Pushpa Kandaswamy
Written by	K. Balachander
Starring	Sivakumar Suhasini Sulakshana Delhi Ganesh Janagaraj
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Raghunatha Reddy
Edited by	Ganesh-Kumar
Production company	Kavithalayaa Productions
Distributed by	Kavithalayaa Productions
Release date	11 November 1985
Running time	159 min
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Box office	₹1.7 crore

Sindhu Bhairavi
Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja
Released	1985 (1985)
Length	38:29
Language	Tamil

Sindhu Bhairavi is a 1985 Indian Tamil drama film directed and produced by K. Balachander starring Sivakumar, Suhasini, Sulakshana, Delhi Ganesh and Janagaraj. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The songs in the film were sung by K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra. The film was a blockbuster and won three National Awards for Best Actress, Best Music Direction and Best Female Playback Singer.

The plot of the film revolves around the three lead characters J. K. Balaganapathi (JKB), Sindhamani aka Sindhu and Bhairavi. A Carnatic singer (JKB) at the peak of his career loses his credibility as he gets addicted to alcohol due to the loss of an intimate companion (Sindhu). Bhairavi (JKB's wife) tries to help him get rid of the addiction and fails. As a last resort she requests Sindhu's help and succeeds. The status of relationship between the three after his makeover is the climax of the film.

This film has a sequel in the format of a television series named Sahana produced by K. Balachander. The film ended with Sindhu leaving her son with JKB and Bhairavi. Sahana starts 19 years later. Sindhu's son Surya is now 19 years old. Bhairavi has given birth to a daughter, but they have no clue where Sindhu is.

J.K. Balaganapathy (Sivakumar), popularly known as JKB, is a gifted carnatic musician but his wife Bhairavi (Sulakshana), despite her love and loyalty, fails to satisfy or challenge him intellectually. For JKB, this, and her inability to have children, is a problem. Gajapathi (Janagaraj) works for JKB as a tambura musician, and he is a compulsive liar. The film starts with an introduction of all characters of the film followed by JKB going to a concert where he finds Gurumoorthy (Delhi Ganesh), who works for JKB as a Mridangam musician, drunk. He instructs Gurumoorthy to leave the premises and performs in the concert without the use of Mridangam which is considered a basic/compulsory instrument to perform a carnatic concert. When Gurumoorthy is asked to permanently leave the band, he promises not to drink again. While Bhairavi's grandfather is going to receive his pension, which he does on the first of every month, Gajapathi lies to him that his pension has been cancelled. The old man starts crying and JKB intervenes to confirm that his pension is not canceled and that he can go and collect it. JKB then scolds Gajapathi for it and tells him the old man could have died on hearing such a lies, as he is very particular about his pension. Following this, when JKB finds out that Gajapathi has lied to him too and others causing problems he asks him to promise to speak the truth.