Edhir Paradhathu (English: The Unexpected) is a 1954 Indian Tamil language film directed by Ch. Narayana Moorthy. The script was written by C. V. Sridhar, with music by Pandurangam. The film features Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini in the lead roles with Chittoor V. Nagaiah, S. V. Sahasranamam, S. Varalakshmi and Friends Ramasamy in supporting roles. The film was remade in Malayalam as Nithyakanyaka (1963), in Telugu as Ilavelpu (1956) and in Hindi as Sharada (1957).