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'Ganga' is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language Western film directed and filmed by M. Karnan. The film stars Jaishankar and Rajakokila. It was released on 15 January 1972, and became a commercial success.

Plot



Kathirvelu, a reformed robber, lives with his wife and son. He raises his son Ganga to be a brave warrior, but Ganga develops a penchant for women and alcoholism. Kathirvelu, one day, sees his son in an drunken state. Enraged, he expels him from the house. At this juncture, his past life comes back in the form of his gang. They force him to join their gang, but Kathirvelu refuses, and he is murdered in front of his wife. Ganga comes to perform the last rites of his father. His mother takes a vow from him that, until he takes revenge on all the four murderers of his father, he should not look at her face.

Cast



* Jaishankar as Ganga

* S. A. Ashokan

* Major Sundarrajan as Kathirvelu

* Nagesh

* Rajakokila as Gauri

* V. Nagaiah

* S. N. Lakshmi

* A. Sakunthala

* Jayakumari

* Pakoda Kadhar

* Vijayarekha

Production



'Ganga' was produced under Indhrani Films, and directed by M. Karnan who also handled the cinematography. The story was written by Mahendran, and the dialogue by Ma. Ra, while the editing was handled by G. Kalyanasundaram.

Themes



Film historian Swarnavel Eswaran Pillai compared 'Ganga' to an earlier Karnan film 'Kalam Vellum' (1970) for being a Western with elements of melodrama combined, along with the protagonist's goal being to avenge a murdered family member. However, while 'Kalam Vellum' focused on the protagonist avenging his sister, Ganga focuses on him avenging his father.

Soundtrack



The soundtrack was composed by ShankarGanesh and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.

Release and reception



'Ganga' was released on 15 January 1972, Despite emerging a commercial success, it was the last Western film in Tamil cinema until the release of 'Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam' in 2010.

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