Bagyavathi is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by L. V. Prasad and written by Ra.
Ve, starring Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and M. N. Rajam.
In a separate storyline, Ravi, a six-year-old boy, learns that his father Suppanna is a criminal, and leaves his home.
Suppanna also has a daughter, Bhama, who fails in her attempts to reform her father's ways.
A.C. Pillai, who was a small-time bank clerk-turned-film producer, made this film.