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| director = P. V. Krishnan<br />
| producer = P. V. Krishnan<br />
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| screenplay = K. Devanarayanan<br />A. S. Rajagopal<br />
| story = M. B. Chellappan Nair<br />
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| starring = G. Muthukrishnan<br />[[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]]<br />[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]<br />'Pollachi' Kamala<br />
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| music = [[G. Ramanathan]]<br />[[V. Dakshinamoorthy]]<br />
| cinematography = N. C. Balakrishnan<br />
| editing = V. S. Rajan<br />
| studio = K. R. K. Productions<br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1954|08|05|ref1=}}<br />
| runtime = 162 mins.<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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'''''Kanavu''''' ({{translation|Dream}}) is a 1954 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by P. V. Krishnan. The film stars G. Muthukrishnan and [[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]]. It was released on 5 August 1954.<ref name="lakshmansruthi">{{Cite web |title=1954 – கனவு – கே.ஆர்.கே. புரொடக்சன்ஸ் |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1954-cinedetails8.asp |url-status=usurped |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=Tamil |access-date=26 June 2017 |archive-date=26 June 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170626011718/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1954-cinedetails8.asp }}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
List adapted from the database of [[Film News Anandan]].<ref name="lakshmansruthi" /><br />
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;Male cast<br />
*''Valayapathi'' G. Muthukrishnan<br />
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]<br />
*[[R. Balasubramaniam]]<br />
*S. S. Sivasooriyan<br />
*V. Selvam<br />
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;Female cast<br />
*[[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]]<br />
*''Pollachi'' Kamala<br />
*M. K. Lakshmi<br />
*A. Shanthi<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film was produced and directed by P. V. Krishnan under the banner ''K. R. K. Productions''. M. B. Chellappan Nair wrote the story while K. Devanarayanan and A. S. Rajagopal wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was handled by N. C. Balakrishnan and editing was done by V. S. Rajan. Ammaiyappan was in charge of art direction. Hiralal, Kumar and Balaraman handled the choreography. Still photography was done by Venkatachary. The film was processed at Vikram laboratory.<ref name="lakshmansruthi" /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was composed by [[G. Ramanathan]] and [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;— Part 1 |date=December 2014 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=68 |language=Tamil}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist<br />
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| "Kannaana Thaai Naadae" || rowspan=2|[[M. L. Vasanthakumari]]|| rowspan="5" |[[A. Maruthakasi]]<br />
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| "Eliyorku Suga Vaazhvu Yedhu"<br />
|-<br />
| "Annaale Nannaal" || rowspan=2|[[Jikki]]<br />
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| "Karuvande Katti Karkande"<br />
|-<br />
| "Paedhai Naan Anaadhaiyaayi" ||<br />
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| "Engume Thai Pongal" || M. L. Vasanthakumari & group || rowspan=4|A. S. Rajagopal<br />
|-<br />
| "Thandhaka Thaganaka" || [[Soolamangalam Sisters|Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Pala Pala Pakkaa Thirudan Naan" || rowspan=2|V. P. Balaraman<br />
|-<br />
| "Thri Logamum Pugazhum Sundara"<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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[[Category:1954 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1954 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1954 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1954 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by G. Ramanathan]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by V. Dakshinamoorthy]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
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