Kula Dheivam (Eng: Family Deity) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Krishnan-Panju. The film was produced by SK Pictures and stars S. V. Sahasranamam and Pandari Bai in the lead roles, while Rajagopal, S. S. Rajendran, Chandrababu, S. A. Ashokan and Vijayakumari play pivotal roles. The film’s soundtrack and background score were composed by R. Sudarsanam, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Subramaniya Bharathi, Bharathidasan, Kamatchisundaran, Athmanathan and Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram.
Maruthi Rao and S. Panjabi handled cinematography and editing respectively. The screenplay and dialogues were written by Murasoli Maran. The film was released on 29 September 1956, and became a commercial success, winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
The film was a remake of 1954 Bengali film Banga Kora. The film was remade in Hindi as Bhabhi and in Kannada as Jenu Goodu. Pandari Bai reprised her role in all versions except Bengali.
Directed by Krishnan-Panju
Produced by SK Pictures
Written by Murasoli Maran
Based on Banga Kora
Starring S. V. Sahasranamam, Pandari Bai
Music by R. Sudarsanam
Cinematography Maruthi Rao
Edited by S Panjabi
Production SK Pictures
Release date 29 September 1956
Running time 168 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
