| Dowry Kalyanam | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Visu |
| Written by | Visu |
| Based on | Dowry Kalyana Vaibhogame by Visu |
| Produced by | S. Suseela |
| Starring | Visu Vijayakanth Srividya M. N. Nambiar Viji S. Ve. Shekher Mucherla Aruna |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Charuchithra Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Dowry Kalyanam (transl. Dowry Marriage) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film, directed by Visu and produced by S. Suseela. The film stars Visu, Vijayakanth, Srividya, S. Ve. Shekher and Viji. It is based on Visu's play Dowry Kalyana Vaibhogame.[1] The films depicts the relationship between two best friends. One of them is financially struggling, and he increasingly depends financially on his friend. When an arranged marriage between his friend and his sister is proposed, the impoverished friend tries to collect the necessary dowry on his own. The film was released on 1 July 1983.The film was remade in Kannada as Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu (1984).
- ^ Bhatt, Karthik (12 April 2016). "Pattinapravesam : From Stage to Celluloid". The Cinema Resource Centre. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022.