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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Kanavan		\| name = Kanavan
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	\| studio = Valli Films		\| studio = Valli Films
	\| released = {{Film date\|df=y\|1968\|08\|15}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=y\|1968\|08\|15}}
	\| runtime = 152 minutes~~<ref name="Encyclopaedia">~~{{~~Cite book~~ \|~~last1=~~Rajadhyaksha \|~~first1=Ashish \|url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema \|last2=~~Willemen \|~~first2=Paul \|publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] \|year=~~1998 \|~~isbn=0-19-563579-5 \|pages~~=396 ~~\|author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha \|author-link2=Paul Willemen \|orig-year=1994~~}}~~</ref>~~		\| runtime = 152 minutes{{sfn\|Rajadhyaksha\|Willemen\|1998\|p=396}}
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Tamil		\| language = Tamil
	}}		}}
	'''''Kanavan''''' ({{audio\|Ta-கணவன்.ogg \|pronunciation}} {{Translation\|~~The~~ Husband}}) is a 1968 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[P. Neelakantan]], starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[J. Jayalalithaa\|Jayalalithaa]], with [[C. R. Vijayakumari]], [[S. A. ~~Asokan~~]], [[Cho Ramaswamy\|Cho]] among others. ~~The film~~ was dubbed into Hindi as ''Aakhri Nishan''.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Joshi \|first=Namrata \|author-link=Namrata Joshi \|date=7 December 2016 \|title=Jayalalithaa's fleeting Hindi cinema connect \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/Jayalalithaas-fleeting-Hindi-cinema-connect/article16771594.~~ece1 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2 October 2020}}</ref>~~		'''''Kanavan''''' ({{audio\|Ta-கணவன்.ogg \|pronunciation}} {{Translation\|Husband}}) is a 1968 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[P. Neelakantan]], starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[J. Jayalalithaa\|Jayalalithaa]], with [[C. R. Vijayakumari]], [[S. A. Ashokan]], [[Cho Ramaswamy\|Cho]] among others. It was released on 15 August 1968.

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	Vellaiya is falsely accused ~~for~~ murdering cashier Ganapathy. Meanwhile. Rani a wealthy daughter of Chidambara Pillai, who hates marriages ~~wand~~ wants to be freed from humiliated Manogar, ~~who~~ comes to see Rani after Chidambara Pillai invitation. Manogar gets angry and insults Chidambara Pillai on Rani's behaviour. Chidambara Pillai~~, gets~~ heart-attack and writes a will based on Manager Mani's advise and dies. To ~~inherit~~, Rani has to marry ~~in urgency~~. She chooses a person sentenced to death, the good ~~Velaiya~~. Vellaiya though reluctant initially, he marries Rani. However, due to twist of incident, Vellaiya acquitted at the last minute, ~~Velaiya~~ comes to settle down with his beautiful Rani. He has ~~decided~~ well to give her a lesson in the hardness of life.		{{more plot\|date=July 2022}}
			Vellaiya is falsely accused of murdering a cashier named Ganapathy. Meanwhile, Rani a wealthy daughter of Chidambara Pillai, who hates marriages and wants to be freed from the humiliated Manogar, comes to see Rani after Chidambara Pillai's invitation. Manogar gets angry and insults Chidambara Pillai about Rani's behaviour. Chidambara Pillai has a heart-attack and writes a will based on Manager Mani's advise and dies. To get inheritance, Rani has to urgently marry someone. She chooses a person who is sentenced to death - the good Vellaiya. Vellaiya, though reluctant initially, marries Rani. However, due to a twist of incident, Vellaiya is acquitted at the last minute, and Vellaiya comes to settle down with his beautiful Rani. He has decide well to give her a lesson in the hardness of life.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	<!-- The casting is established according to the opening credits -->		<!-- The casting is established according to the opening credits -->
	*[[M. G. Ramachandran]] as ~~Velaiya<ref name~~=~~"Encyclopaedia" />~~		{{Cast listing\|*[[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Vellaiya{{sfn\|Rajadhyaksha\|Willemen\|1998\|p=396}}
	*[[J. Jayalalithaa\|Jayalalithaa]] as Rani~~<ref name~~=~~"Encyclopaedia" />~~		*[[J. Jayalalithaa\|Jayalalithaa]] as Rani{{sfn\|Rajadhyaksha\|Willemen\|1998\|p=396}}
	*[[S. A. Ashokan]] as Manager Mani		*[[S. A. Ashokan]] as Manager Mani
	*[[R. S. Manohar]] as Manogar		*[[R. S. Manohar]] as Manogar
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	*[[Shanmugasundari\|Shanmughasundari]] as Kaliyani		*[[Shanmugasundari\|Shanmughasundari]] as Kaliyani
	*[[S. N. Parvathy]] as Neighbor		*[[S. N. Parvathy]] as Neighbor
	*[[~~Vasantha (actor)\|~~Vasantha]] as Azhagasan's wife		*[[C. Vasantha]] as Azhagasan's wife
	*[[Justin (actor)\|Justin]] as Nadjappa		*[[Justin (actor)\|Justin]] as Nadjappa
	*[[S. Ramarao]] as Advocate S. Paramasivan B.A.B.L. Paruvadham's husband and Thenmozhi's father.		*[[S. Ramarao]] as Advocate S. Paramasivan B.A.B.L. Paruvadham's husband and Thenmozhi's father.
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	*[[Thirupadhiswamy]] as Ponni's father-in-law		*[[Thirupadhiswamy]] as Ponni's father-in-law
	*[[Vijayan (actor)\|Vijayan]] as a lawyer		*[[Vijayan (actor)\|Vijayan]] as a lawyer
	*T. K. S. Chandran as Ponni's husband		*T. K. S. Chandran as Ponni's husband}}

	== Production ==		== Production ==
	The film was inspired by two narratives – the Russian novel ''Woodcutter'' and the English play ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kantha \|first=Sachi ~~Sri~~ \|author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha \|date=29 October 2015 \|title=MGR Remembered – Part 31 \|url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-31/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2 October 2020 \|website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref>		The film was inspired by two narratives – the Russian novel ''Woodcutter'' and the English play ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sri Kantha \|first=Sachi \|author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha \|date=29 October 2015 \|title=MGR Remembered – Part 31 \|url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-31/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2 October 2020 \|website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]] \|archive-date=22 June 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622172736/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-31/ }}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kanavan (1968) \|url=https://mio.to/album/M.S.+Viswanathan/Kanavan+%281968%29 \|access-date=2 October 2020 \|website=Music India Online}}</ref>		The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kanavan (1968) \|url=https://mio.to/album/M.S.+Viswanathan/Kanavan+%281968%29 \|access-date=2 October 2020 \|website=Music India Online \|archive-date=11 July 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711111815/https://mio.to/album/M.S.+Viswanathan/Kanavan+%281968%29 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	~~! No. !~~! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length		! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 1 \|~~\| "Ennaporuthamadi Mama" \|\| [[L. R. Eswari]] & chorus \|\| [[Vaali (poet)\|Vaali]] \|\| 04:13		\| "Ennaporuthamadi Mama" \|\| [[L. R. Eswari]] & chorus \|\| [[Vaali (poet)\|Vaali]] \|\| 04:13
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 2 \|~~\| "Unmayein Siripai Rasikiraen" \|\| [[T. M. Soundararajan]] with dialogues \|\| [[Alangudi Somu]] \|\| 03:01		\| "Unmayein Siripai Rasikiraen" \|\| [[T. M. Soundararajan]] with dialogues \|\| [[Alangudi Somu]] \|\| 03:01
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 3 \|~~\| "Nan Uyir Pizhaithen" \|\| T. M. Soundararajan \|\| Vaali \|\| 03:43		\| "Nan Uyir Pizhaithen" \|\| T. M. Soundararajan \|\| Vaali \|\| 03:43
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 4 \|~~\| "Adi Aathi Nee Yaruku Pethi" \|\| T. M. Soundararajan \|\| [[Alangudi Somu\|Alangudi Sômu]] \|\| 04:02		\| "Adi Aathi Nee Yaruku Pethi" \|\| T. M. Soundararajan \|\| [[Alangudi Somu\|Alangudi Sômu]] \|\| 04:02
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 5 \|~~\| "Neenga Nenacha Nadakatha" \|\| [[P. Susheela]] \|\| Vaali \|\| 04:06		\| "Neenga Nenacha Nadakatha" \|\| [[P. Susheela]] \|\| Vaali \|\| 04:06
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 6 \|~~\| "Mayangum Vayathu" \|\| T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela \|\| Vaali \|\| 03:12		\| "Mayangum Vayathu" \|\| T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela \|\| Vaali \|\| 03:12
	\|}		\|}

	== Release ==		== Release ==
	''Kanavan'' was released on 15 August 1968.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 April 2011 \|title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் \|url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp \|archive-date=14 November 2018 \|access-date=2 October 2020 \|website=Ithayakkani \|language=ta}}</ref> When the film was released at Madurai's Thangam Theatre, gatecrashes and stampedes occurred, leading to three casualties.<ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Kavitha \|first1=S. S. \|last2=Shrikumar \|first2=A. \|date=21 September 2011 \|title=A tear for 'Thangam' \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-tear-for-thangam/article2473215.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=2 October 2020}}</ref>		''Kanavan'' was released on 15 August 1968.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2 April 2011 \|title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் \|url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp \|archive-date=14 November 2018 \|access-date=2 October 2020 \|website=Ithayakkani \|language=ta}}</ref> When the film was released at Madurai's Thangam Theatre, gatecrashes and stampedes occurred, leading to three casualties.<ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Kavitha \|first1=S. S. \|last2=Shrikumar \|first2=A. \|date=21 September 2011 \|title=A tear for 'Thangam' \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-tear-for-thangam/article2473215.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=2 October 2020 \|archive-date=27 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227030228/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-tear-for-thangam/article2473215.ece }}</ref> The film was dubbed into Hindi as ''Aakhri Nishan''.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Joshi \|first=Namrata \|author-link=Namrata Joshi \|date=7 December 2016 \|title=Jayalalithaa's fleeting Hindi cinema connect \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/Jayalalithaas-fleeting-Hindi-cinema-connect/article16771594.ece1 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2 October 2020 \|archive-date=20 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220053846/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/Jayalalithaas-fleeting-Hindi-cinema-connect/article16771594.ece1 }}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

			== Bibliography ==
			* {{Cite book \|last1=Rajadhyaksha \|first1=Ashish \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema \|last2=Willemen \|first2=Paul \|publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] \|year=1998 \|isbn=0-19-563579-5 \|author-link1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha \|author-link2=Paul Willemen \|orig-date=1994}}

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*{{IMDb title\|0248128}}		*{{IMDb title\|0248128}}

	{{P. Neelakantan}}		{{P. Neelakantan}}

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{{Infobox film
| name = Kanavan
| image = Kanavan poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[P. Neelakantan]]
| producer = Sadayappan
| screenplay = Sornam
| story = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]
| starring = M. G. Ramachandran<br />[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = V. Ramamoorthy
| editing = G. D. Joshi
| studio = Valli Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1968|08|15}}
| runtime = 152 minutes<ref name="Encyclopaedia">{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |pages=396 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-year=1994}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Kanavan''''' ({{audio|Ta-கணவன்.ogg |pronunciation}} {{Translation|The Husband}}) is a 1968 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[P. Neelakantan]], starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]], with [[C. R. Vijayakumari]], [[S. A. Asokan]], [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] among others. The film was dubbed into Hindi as ''Aakhri Nishan''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Joshi |first=Namrata |author-link=Namrata Joshi |date=7 December 2016 |title=Jayalalithaa's fleeting Hindi cinema connect |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/Jayalalithaas-fleeting-Hindi-cinema-connect/article16771594.ece1 |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2020}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Vellaiya is falsely accused for murdering cashier Ganapathy. Meanwhile. Rani a wealthy daughter of Chidambara Pillai, who hates marriages wand wants to be freed from humiliated Manogar, who comes to see Rani after Chidambara Pillai invitation. Manogar gets angry and insults Chidambara Pillai on Rani's behaviour. Chidambara Pillai, gets heart-attack and writes a will based on Manager Mani's advise and dies. To inherit, Rani has to marry in urgency. She chooses a person sentenced to death, the good Velaiya. Vellaiya though reluctant initially, he marries Rani. However, due to twist of incident, Vellaiya acquitted at the last minute, Velaiya comes to settle down with his beautiful Rani. He has decided well to give her a lesson in the hardness of life.

== Cast ==

*[[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Velaiya<ref name="Encyclopaedia" />
*[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] as Rani<ref name="Encyclopaedia" />
*[[S. A. Ashokan]] as Manager Mani
*[[R. S. Manohar]] as Manogar
*[[Cho Ramaswamy]] as Advocate Vardhan
*[[C. R. Vijayakumari]] as Ponni, Velaiya's sister
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Thenmozhi, Vardhan's wife
*[[Sundari Bai]] as Paruvadham, S. Paramasivam's wife.
*[[Usilai Mani]] as Servant
*[[Ennatha Kannaiya]] as the doctor
*[[T. K. S. Natarajan]] as Prisoner
*[[Shanmugasundari|Shanmughasundari]] as Kaliyani
*[[S. N. Parvathy]] as Neighbor
*[[Vasantha (actor)|Vasantha]] as Azhagasan's wife
*[[Justin (actor)|Justin]] as Nadjappa
*[[S. Ramarao]] as Advocate S. Paramasivan B.A.B.L. Paruvadham's husband and Thenmozhi's father.
*Trichy Soundarrajan as Chidhambaram Pillai, Rani's father.
*"Sattaampillai" K. N. Venkatraman as the accountant of Chidhambaram Pilai
*K. Kannan as Azhagesan
*[[Thirupadhiswamy]] as Ponni's father-in-law
*[[Vijayan (actor)|Vijayan]] as a lawyer
*T. K. S. Chandran as Ponni's husband

== Production ==
The film was inspired by two narratives – the Russian novel ''Woodcutter'' and the English play ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=29 October 2015 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 31 |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-31/ |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2020 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanavan (1968) |url=https://mio.to/album/M.S.+Viswanathan/Kanavan+%281968%29 |access-date=2 October 2020 |website=Music India Online}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Ennaporuthamadi Mama" || [[L. R. Eswari]] & chorus || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 04:13
|-
| 2 || "Unmayein Siripai Rasikiraen" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] with dialogues || [[Alangudi Somu]] || 03:01
|-
| 3 || "Nan Uyir Pizhaithen" || T. M. Soundararajan || Vaali || 03:43
|-
| 4 || "Adi Aathi Nee Yaruku Pethi" || T. M. Soundararajan || [[Alangudi Somu|Alangudi Sômu]] || 04:02
|-
| 5 || "Neenga Nenacha Nadakatha" || [[P. Susheela]] || Vaali || 04:06
|-
| 6 || "Mayangum Vayathu" || T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela || Vaali || 03:12
|}

== Release ==
''Kanavan'' was released on 15 August 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=2 October 2020 |website=Ithayakkani |language=ta}}</ref> When the film was released at Madurai's Thangam Theatre, gatecrashes and stampedes occurred, leading to three casualties.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Kavitha |first1=S. S. |last2=Shrikumar |first2=A. |date=21 September 2011 |title=A tear for 'Thangam' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-tear-for-thangam/article2473215.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0248128}}
{{P. Neelakantan}}

[[Category:1968 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Films directed by P. Neelakantan]]