Kanchana (/kɑːntʃəˈnɑː/) is a 1952 Indian drama film produced and directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu.

The financial crisis caused by the construction of the textile mill and domestic worries disturbs Pushpanathan's peace of mind.

The story ends with Sabeshan wedding Seetha and Pushpanathan bringing Kanchana back home.

The novel serially published in the Tamil weekly Ananda Vikatan, got widespread acceptance and appreciation from the readers for the morals it conveyed.

[1] Lakshmi said while her novel was serialised in Ananda Vikatan, readers asked her whether she had actresses Lalitha and Padmini in her mind when writing the novel.

Therefore, she said that when Sri Ramulu Naidu bought the rights to make the novel into a film, she requested him to cast Lalitha and Padmini in the roles.

Music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan, V. A. Gopalakrishnan and Namakkal R.

[4] Although the performances of Ramasami, Lalitha, Padmini and Duraiswami were praised, according to Randor Guy, Kanchana was not commercially successful in either of its versions.