Gauravam (1973 film)

Gauravam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVietnam Veedu Sundaram
Written byVietnam Veedu Sundaram
Based onKannan Vanthaan
by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Produced byS. Rangarajan
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Ushanandini
Pandari Bai
CinematographyA. Vincent
Edited byR. Devarajan
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Vietnam Movies
Release date
  • 25 October 1973 (1973-10-25)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Gauravam (transl. Prestige) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film written and directed by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan in a dual role as a barrister and his nephew (an amateur lawyer) fighting the same case. It is an adaptation of Sundaram's play Kannan Vanthaan. The film was released on 25 October 1973 and became a commercial success, with Ganesan winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.