Kaveri is a 1955 Tamil-language Drama motion picture written by A. S. A. Sami and directed by D. Yoganand and produced by Lena Chettiar under the banner of Krishna Pictures. A story of two rival kings, played by R. Balasubramaniam and T.E. Krishnamachari, Sivaji Ganesan is the son of the latter. Krishnamachari is under the influence of an ambitious spiritual guru (Nambiar) who manipulates the king for his own ends. The prince works hard to prevent him from achieving his designs. He moves around the kingdom incognito fighting for people's rights. During this time he meets and falls in love with a dancer (Padmini). The rival king's daughter Lalitha is also in love with him.. The wily advisor (Veerappa) of the other king tries to work out things in his favor and marry the dancer. After many twists and turns, the villains are exposed and the princess sacrifices her love in favor of the dancer. Kaveri stars Sivaji Ganesan in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Ragini, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, P. S. Veerappa, M. N. Nambiar and Shivaji Ganesan. The screenplay is written by A. S. A. Sami. The music was composed by G. Ramanathan along with Viswanathan Ramamoorthy. Cinematography was done by M. A. Rehman and P. Ramasamy and editing by V. B. Natarajan. The film has a running time of 16127 feet. It was released on 13th January 1955. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Krishna Pictures.