Galatta Kalyanam
Galatta Kalyanam () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by C. V. Rajendran and written by Gopu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa. It is based on Gopu and Sridhar's play of the same name. The film, released on 12 April 1968, was later remade in Malayalam as Snehikkan Samayamilla and in Kannada as Aliya Devaru. Plot 

Madan and Lalitha are in love with each other. Lalitha is the second daughter of a businessman, Dharmalingam. While seeking her hand in marriage, Dharmalingam lays down a condition that all his daughters' weddings are to be held simultaneously, thereby entrusting Madan with the unenviable task of finding suitable grooms for his other daughters. Madan seeks the help of his friend, Chandran in his mission. Madan, however, soon realises that he has a Herculean task ahead of him – the eldest daughter Rathna is averse to marriage. The others have their own tastes and preferences. After encountering a lot of difficulties, they manage to find grooms for all of them. However, on the wedding eve, one of the grooms goes missing. After tracing the gang, Madan fights them to rescue the groom and finally all pairs get married. Cast 
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Production 
Galatta Kalyanam was the adaptation of a play written by Gopu, which was staged in a star night organised for donations during the Sino-Indian War of 1962. Gopu completed the script within two days. After seeing the positive response the play received, Ganesan expressed interest in adapting the play into a feature film. This was the first film which had Gopu working outside the banner of Chithralaya and the film was directed by Sridhar's cousin C. V. Rajendran. It is the first film produced by Ramkumar Films named after Ganesan's son. Actress Hema Malini had worked on the film for four days under the stage name of Sujatha, before Sridhar removed her from the project. The song sequence "Engal Kalyanam" was shot at Anna Nagar Tower Park. Rajendran required that all the lead actors appear in the song, but was unable to bring them all together except for "half a day of shoot" due to their other commitments; as a result, he had to rely on "used cuts, zooms and whizz-pans to circumvent the challenge". To portray Ganesan as "stylish and youthful", he created a shot of him walking from the manager's room to his seat, hoping it would create a huge response among the audience. Soundtrack 
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, and the lyrics were written by Vaali. The song "Nalla Idam" contains the lines "Nalla Idam, Nee Vandha Idam" (Good place, the place you have come), which writer R. Kannan interpreted as meaning Jayalalithaa had moved to Sivaji Ganesan from acting exclusively with M. G. Ramachandran. Release and reception 
Galatta Kalyanam was released on 12 April 1968. Kalki appreciated the film for its comical dialogues and non-confusing direction. Legacy
In 2003, Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Together with Nagesh, Sivaji Ganesan made watching Galatta Kalyanam a memorable experience". In 2013, Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle praised Jayalalitha's performance, stating that "It was Galatta Kalyanam [..] which brought out her flair for comedy". The title of the Tamil-dubbed version of the Hindi film Atrangi Re (2021) was taken from this film. References

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1960s Tamil-language films
1968 films
1968 romantic comedy films
Films about Indian weddings
Films directed by C. V. Rajendran
Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
Films set in Chennai
Films shot in Chennai
Films with screenplays by Chithralaya Gopu
Indian films based on plays
Indian romantic comedy films
Tamil films remade in other languages