Gurudhakshaneiy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. P. Nagarajan
Screenplay by	A. P. Nagarajan
Story by	Veera. Pazhaniappan
Produced by	C. Paramasivam
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Jayalalithaa Padmini K. Balaji
Cinematography	K. S. Prasad
Edited by	T. R. Natarajan
Music by	Pukazhenthi K. V. Mahadevan (Supervisor)
Production company	Sri Gajalakshmi Films
Distributed by	Sivaji Productions
Release date	14 June 1969 (1969-06-14)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Gurudhakshaneiy (transl. Gift for the teacher) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. P. Nagarajan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, Padmini and K. Balaji. It was released on 14 June 1969.^[1]

Plot

Kannan is an uneducated, hardworking, village farmer who is known to be quick in anger. Kanni is his lover. To the village, comes Devaki who is a teacher. Jealous elements starts to spread rumors about Kannan and Devaki much to the chagrin of her father. However, Devaki is already engaged to Vasudevan, whose opinion alone matters to Devaki. Ponni also trusts Kannan. In the climax, it is revealed that Kannan has been secretly getting educated unable to bear the shame of doing so in public. Vasudevan absolutely trusts Devaki even without questioning as does Kanni and everyone's doubts are cleared.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Pukazhenthi, supervised by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^{[citation needed]}

Release and reception

Gurudhakshaneiy was released on 14 June 1969.^[2][3] The Indian Express called it "a sad attempt at portraying an unlettered villager becoming not only literate but a hero capable of great sacrifice."^[4]