Dakshayagnam (1938 film)

This article is about a 1938 Tamil film. For the 1962 Telugu film, see Dakshayagnam (1962 film).

Dakshayagnam
Directed byRaja Chandrasekhar
Written byRaja Chandrasekhar
Produced byMetropolitan Pictures
Starring
Release date
  • 31 March 1938 (1938-03-31)
Running time
17,000 feet
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Dakshayagnam (transl. The fire sacrifice of Daksha) is a 1938 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Raja Chandrasekhar. It starred V. A. Chellappa, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram in the main roles. M. G. Ramachandran played a minor role in the film as Vishnu.[1][2] The film was the first sound version based on Daksha yajna, the story of Daksha.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference mgrvishnu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 129.
  3. ^ Guy, Randor (24 September 2011). "Daksha Yagnam – 1938". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 September 2011.