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	\| director = Acharya<br />M. Masthan		\| director = Acharya<br />M. Masthan

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{{Other uses|Kalyani (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kalyani
| image =
| caption =
| director = Acharya<br />M. Masthan
| producer = [[T. R. Sundaram]]
| screenplay = A. S. Nagarajan
| story = Modern Theaters Story Department
| based_on = {{based on|''[[The Snake Pit]]''|[[Anatole Litvak]]}}
| starring = [[M. N. Nambiar]] <br /> [[B. S. Saroja]]
| music = [[Susarla Dakshinamurthi|S. Dakshinamurthi]] <br /> [[G. Ramanathan]]
| cinematography = M. Masthan
| editing = L. Balu
| studio = [[Modern Theatres]]
| released = {{film date|1952|6|21|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kalyani''''' is a 1952 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by Acharya (T. G. Raghavacharya) and M. Masthan, and produced by [[T. R. Sundaram]] under [[Modern Theatres]]. The film portrays the life of a mentally-deranged man and is heavily inspired by 1948 American film ''[[The Snake Pit]]''. It was later remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Atthainti Kaapuram'' in 1952. ''Kalyani'' stars [[M. N. Nambiar]]. [[B. S. Saroja]], [[D. Balasubramaniam]], [[M. G. Chakrapani]] and [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] had supporting roles.<ref name="thehindu" />

== Plot ==
Moorthi struggles with mental problems. He marries Kalyani, a young woman. The plot revolves around their relationship and the many problems faced by Kalyani, who eventually succeeds in curing her husband's mental illness.

== Cast ==

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;Male cast<ref name="songbook" />
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Moorthi
* [[D. Balasubramaniam]] as Subbaiah Pillai
* [[M. G. Chakrapani]] as Doctor
* K. V. Srinivasan as Himself
* [[A. Karunanidhi]] as Accountant Pillai
* G. Muthukrishnan as Sekhar
* M. E. Madhavan as Broker Rengasami
* [[V. M. Ezhumalai]] as Kuppusami
* S. M. Thirupathisami as Inspector
* [[K. K. Soundar]] as Psychology Doctor
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;Female cast<ref name="songbook" />
* [[B. S. Saroja]] as Kalyani
* P. S. Sivabhagyam as Nagamma
* [[M. Saroja]] as Saroja
* M. S. Subhadra as Neela
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Kamala
* P. S. Gnanam as Kamala's mother
* [[G. Sakunthala]] as Komalam
* K. T. Dhanalakshmi as Akilantam
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* Kerala Sisters
* A. Chitra
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== Production ==
''Kalyani'' was originally directed by Acharya (T. G. Raghavacharya). Midway through production, he contracted [[tuberculosis]], so cinematographer M. Masthan (Mohammed Masthan) took over directing and completed it to the satisfaction of producer [[T. R. Sundaram]] and Acharya.<ref name="thehindu" /> Choreography was handled by A. K. Chopra, K. R. Kumar, K. K. Sinha, and Dhandapani.<ref name="songbook" />

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[S. Dakshinamurthi|S. Dakshinamoorthi]] and [[G. Ramanathan]] with lyrics written by [[Kannadasan]]. [[Playback singer]]s were [[T. M. Soundararajan|T. M. Soundar Rajan]], [[P. Leela]], [[A. P. Komala]], [[K. Rani]], U. R. Chandra, Jayashree, Gandhi, [[K. Jamuna Rani|Jamna Rani]].<ref name="songbook" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |year=2014 |location=Chennai |page=33 |language=Tamil}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Duration (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Atho Paaradi Avare" || [[P. Leela]] || rowspan="12" |[[Kannadasan]] || 03:21
|-
| 2 || "Ini Pirivillamale Vaazhvom" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] & [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]] || 03:04
|-
| 3 || "Success Success" || [[K. Jamuna Rani]] || 02:05
|-
| 4 || "Takku Takku" || [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]] || 03:01
|-
| 5 || "Endha Kaariyamaayinum .. Ulagamidhuve Ulagamappaa" || [[S. C. Krishnan]] & [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]] || 05:40
|-
| 6 || "Kaadhal Aiyaiyo Kaadhal" || S. Dakshinamurthi || 02:36
|-
| 7 || "Onnu Rendu Moonu" || K. Jamunarani & group ||
|-
| 8 || "Thuyar Thaanaa Vaazhvil Ariyen" ||[[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]] ||
|-
| 9 || "Kaalamellaam Endhan Vaazhvil Thunbam Thaanaa" || [[P. Leela]] ||
|-
| 10 || "Selvam Niraindhavar Endraale .. Thaai Paasamellaam" || rowspan=2|T. M. Soundararajan || 03:18
|-
| 11 || "Vaazhvatharke Idam Kodukkum" ||
|-
| 12 || En Vaazhvil Anbaai Neeyum || [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]] || 02:32
|}

== Reception ==
The film did not fare well at the box office.<ref name="thehindu" />

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/kalyani-1952/article3021203.ece |title=Kalyani 1952 |date=27 February 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=5 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130910173809/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/02/27/stories/2009022750391600.htm |archive-date=10 September 2013 |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref>
<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNVnh2SW5xSlpoaEk/view |title=கல்யாணி |publisher=[[Modern Theatres]] |year=1952 |type=[[song book]]}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0044786}}

{{Modern Theatres}}
{{T. R. Sundaram}}

[[Category:1952 films]]
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films scored by G. Ramanathan]]
[[Category:Films scored by Susarla Dakshinamurthi]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films set in 1952]]
[[Category:1952 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films based on American novels]]
[[Category:Films set in psychiatric hospitals]]
[[Category:Mental illness in films]]
[[Category:Films about psychiatry]]
[[Category:Films about schizophrenia]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]

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