| Sarada | |
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| Directed by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Written by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Produced by | A. L. Srinivasan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | M. Karnan |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | ALS Productions |
| Distributed by | ALS Productions |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sarada (/sɑːrəðɑː/) is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan in his directorial debut. The film was produced by A. L. Srinivasan under ALS Productions and stars S. S. Rajendran and C. R. Vijayakumari, while M. R. Radha, S. V. Ranga Rao and S. A. Ashokan play supporting roles. The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan. Karnan and R. Devarajan handled cinematography and editing respectively.
Sarada was released on 16 March 1962. Srinivasan had to distribute the film himself after distributors backed out. Despite this, it became successful at the box office established Gopalakrishnan as a popular director. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil – Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film. It was remade in Hindi as Suhagan (1964), in Telugu as Sumangali (1965) and in Kannada as Sothu Geddavalu (1971).