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{{Infobox film
| name = Kavikkuyil
| image = Kavikkuyil.jpg
| caption = LP Vinyl Records Cover
| director = [[Devaraj–Mohan]]
| producer = S. P. Tamizharasi
| screenplay = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| story = [[R. Selvaraj (screenwriter)|R. Selvaraj]]
| starring = [[Sivakumar]]<br />[[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Sridevi]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = R. N. K. Prasad
| editing = B. Kandhasamy
| studio = S. P. T. Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1977|07|29|df=y}}
| runtime = 104 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Kavikkuyil''''' is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[Devaraj–Mohan]], starring [[Sivakumar]], [[Sridevi]] and [[Rajinikanth]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 April 2021 |title=திரைப்படச்சோலை 27: கவிக்குயில் படப்பிடிப்பும்; கண்ணதாசன் விழாவும்... |language=ta |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/665455-thiraippada-solai-27.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506234909/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/665455-thiraippada-solai-27.html |archive-date=6 May 2021}}</ref> [[Fatafat Jayalaxmi]] plays Rajinikanth's love interest. Sridevi plays the younger sister of Rajinikanth. The film was shot under the S. P. T. Films banner and produced by S. P. Tamizharasi. The film premiered on 29 July 1977.<ref name="Ramachandran">{{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-81-8475-796-5 |page=60 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |orig-year=2012}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Gopal and Radha are lovers. Murugan is the brother of Radha. He is loved by Lakshmi, but he does not reciprocate. The lovers, Gopal and Radha get intimate and later Gopal meets with an accident on a stormy night and loses his memory. The pregnant Radha waits for him. Will Murugan approve of his sister's relationship? Will Gopal regain his memory? Whether Lakshmi wins over Murugan forms the climax.

== Cast ==
*[[Sivakumar]] as Gopal<ref name="Ramachandran" />
*[[Sridevi]] as Radha<ref name="Ramachandran" />
*[[Rajinikanth]] as Murugan<ref name="Ramachandran" />
*[[Fatafat Jayalaxmi]] as Lakshmi<ref name="Ramachandran" />
*[[S. V. Subbaiah]] as Ramaiah Pillai
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Chinnaih Pillai
*[[T. K. S. Natarajan]] as Flute instructor of Gopi
*[[Samikannu]] as Uncle of Murugan and Radha

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kavikkuyil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Ilaiyaraaja |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/kavikkuyil-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1328387937 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623053117/https://music.apple.com/ca/album/kavikkuyil-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1328387937 |archive-date=23 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> who got established as a leading composer in Tamil cinema with this film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran |date=6 January 2002 |title=Music for the people |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/01/06/stories/2002010600150500.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=23 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030627234648/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/01/06/stories/2002010600150500.htm |archive-date=27 June 2003}}</ref> The lyrics of the songs are written by [[Panchu Arunachalam]]. The song "Chinna Kannan Azhaikkiraan", set in [[Reetigowla]] raga became popular.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 December 2004 |title=The walking Google of Tamil film songs |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/18/stories/2004121802900600.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202103130/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/18/stories/2004121802900600.htm |archive-date=2 February 2017}}</ref> Playback singer [[Sujatha Mohan]] made her Tamil debut with the song "Kaadhal Oviyam Kandaen", set to [[Kalyani (raga)#Janya ragams|Hamir Kalyani]] raga,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Paitandy |first=Priyadarshini |date=13 August 2010 |title=On the same wavelength |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/On-the-same-wavelength/article11642286.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528045046/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/On-the-same-wavelength/article11642286.ece |archive-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> but it was not included in the film.

{{Infobox album
| name = Kavikkuyil
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1977||}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 22:08
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label =
| producer = S. P. Tamizharasi
| prev_title = [[Avar Enakke Sontham]]
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = [[Thunaieruppal Meenakshi]]
| next_year = 1977
}}

{{tracklist
| headline =
| extra_column = Singers
| title1 = Chinna Kannan Azhaikkiraan
| note1 = male
| extra1 = [[M. Balamuralikrishna]]
| length1 = 03:48
| title2 = Chinna Kannan Azhaikkiraan
| note2 = female
| extra2 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length2 = 04:27
| title3 = Kadhal Oviyam
| extra3 = [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length3 = 04:08
| title4 = Kuyile Kavikuyile
| extra4 = S. Janaki
| length4 = 05:32
| title5 = Udhayam Varugindradhe
| extra5 = [[G. K. Venkatesh]], S. Janaki
| length5 = 04:21
| title6 = Maanodum Paathayile
| extra6 = [[P. Susheela]]
| length6 = 03:34
| title7 = Aayiram Kodi
| extra7 = M. Balamuralikrishna
| length7 = 04:12
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0187204}}

[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1977 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Devaraj–Mohan]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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