Aalayamani (Eng: Temple Bell) is a 1962 Tamil language movie directed by K. Shankar. The film features Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, B. Saroja Devi, C. R. Vijayakumari and M. R. Radha in lead roles.
The film, produced by P. S. Veerappa, had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and was released on 23 November 1962. The film was remade in Telugu as Gudi Gantalu (1964) and in Hindi as Aadmi (1968).
Aalayamani is a tale of possessiveness and distrust towards one’s partner and the eventual redemption by sacrifice.
Directed by – K. Shankar
Produced by – P. S. Veerappa
Written by – Javar Seetharaman
Screenplay by – Javar Seetharaman
Story by – G. Balasubramaniam
Starring – Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, B. Saroja Devi, M. R. Radha, C. R. Vijayakumari
Music by – Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Cinematography – Thambu
Edited by – K. Shankar & K. Narayanan
Production – P. S. V. Pictures
Distributed by – P. S. V. Pictures
Release dates – 23 November 1962
Running time – 154 mins
Country – India
Language – Tamil
