knowledge. Gopal suddenly suffers a huge loss in business and is unable to pay the dowry for his daughter. When the groom's family pressures him, his neighbours offer to contribute towards the dowry. Gopal is humbled by their generosity, and he requests Naidu to have his son marry his daughter. Naidu agrees on the condition that Gopal gets his son married to Baldev Singh's daughter. The neighbours finally become one large happy family. Cast Sivaji Ganesan as Gopal K. R. Vijaya as Gowri Major Sundarrajan as Baldev Singh Devika as Gulabhi V. K. Ramasamy as Ibrahim Bhai Rajasulochana as Sameer M. R. R. Vasu as Narasimma Naidu Manorama as Meera Bai Sivakumar as Shankar Jayasudha as Mohini Jayachitra as Sundari Sasikumar as Ameer Jayachandran as Narasimma Naidu's son S. V. Ramadas as Gilbert J. P. Chandrababu as Doctor 'Baby' Sridevi as young Sundari Senthamarai as Ramamoorthy A. Sakunthala as Kalaivani Rajapandiyan as Blackmailer Comedy Shanmugan as Punnakku kadai Punniyakodi Karuppu Subbiah as Savuri kadai Chellamuthu Akkineni Nageswara Rao as a Telugu actor (Guest appearance) Sanjeev Kumar as a Hindi actor (Guest appearance) Madhu as a Malayalam actor (Guest appearance) Themes Bharatha Vilas revolves around the themes of "religious unity, secularism, and brotherhood". Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Vaali. The song "Indhiya Naadu" had "lyrics that stressed on the importance of sharing river waters and the significance of national integration". Reception Kanthan of Kalki appreciated Tirulokchandar's direction and Thirumaran's dialogues. Bharatha Vilas won the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil, and Tirulokchandar won for Best Director – Tamil. References External links 1970s Tamil-language films 1973 films Films directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan