The Light of the House) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by G. R. Rao and produced by Modern Theatres.

He is married to Kaveri, a kind hearted personality who cannot match Manohar's intellect.

During his travails he is found by Chitra, a connoisseur of fine arts and drama.

Manohar achieves dramatic success, money flows in to his life, his lifestyle changes and he spends a lot of time with Chitra neglecting Kaveri.

[4] Kannadasan had claimed in his autobiography that M. Karunanidhi had plagiarised his script, when he (Kannadasan) was serving a jail sentence for his activism as a group leader for the Kallakudi demonstration.