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{{Short description|1960 film by Dasari Yoganand}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Parthiban Kanavu
| image = Parthiban Kanavu 1960 poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[D. Yoganand]]
| producer = V. Govindarajan
| screenplay = D. Yoganand
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Parthiban Kanavu]]''|[[Kalki Krishnamurthy|Kalki]]}}
| starring = [[Vyjayanthimala]]<br />[[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[S. V. Ranga Rao]]
| music = [[Vedha (music director)|Vedha]]
| cinematography = K. S. Selvaraj
| editing = V. B. Natarajan<br />"Pazhani" R. Rajan
| studio = Jubilee Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1960|06|03|df=y}}
| runtime = 219 minutes
| country = India
| language = {{ubl | Tamil | |Telugu | Sinhala}}
}}

'''''Parthiban Kanavu''''' ({{trans|Parthiban's Dream}}) is a 1960 Indian [[Multiple-language version|multilingual]] [[historical fiction]] film, directed by [[D. Yoganand]]. The film stars [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], with [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]], [[S. V. Subbaiah]], [[Kumari Kamala]], [[T. S. Balaiah]], [[P. S. Veerappa]] and [[S. A. Ashokan]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Randor Guy |author-link=Randor Guy |date=1 December 2006 |title=Patriot and an idealist |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/patriot-and-an-idealist/article3231514.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103012200/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/01/stories/2006120100940100.htm |archive-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> It is based on the 1942 historical novel [[Parthiban Kanavu|of the same name]], written by [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=A. Srivathsan |date=2011-02-17 |title=Age hardly withers charm of Ponniyin Selvan |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article2550847.ece |access-date=2011-10-12}}</ref> The film also had actor [[K. Balaji]] in a special appearance and actress [[B. Saroja Devi]] as an extra.

''Parthiban Kanavu'' was produced in three languages, [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]] by V. Govindarajan, under his Jubilee Films.<ref name="one">{{Cite news |date=2006-11-26 |title=Popular director Yoganand passes away |work=[[Oneindia.in]] |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2006/yoganand-passes-away-291106.html |access-date=2011-11-08}}</ref> Upon release, the film was well received by critics, where it won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Feature Film in Tamil]] at the [[8th National Film Awards]]. With its huge budget, the film failed to perform well at the box office where it ended up as a [[box office bomb]]. In 2011, the film was criticised for its historical inaccuracies.<ref name="7 Aum Arivu row: Debate rages over Bodhi Dharma">{{Cite news |title=7 Aum Arivu row: Debate rages over Bodhi Dharma's identity |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/7-aum-arivu-row-debate-rages-over-bodhi-dharma%E2%80%99s-identity-006 |url-status=dead |access-date=27 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217043347/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/7-aum-arivu-row-debate-rages-over-bodhi-dharma%E2%80%99s-identity-006 |archive-date=17 December 2011}}</ref>

== Plot ==
In the 7th century AD. Parthiban, the Chola King, dies in battle leaving incomplete his desire to be free from the yoke of the Pallavas. His son Vikraman ([[Gemini Ganesan]]) is determined to fulfill his father's dream. He is captured by the Pallava king, Narasimhavarman ([[S. V. Ranga Rao]]) and exiled to an island where he is chosen as the king. Though he has banished him, Narasimhavarman, in fact, cares a great deal about Vikraman as the latter loves his daughter Kundhavi ([[Vyjayanthimala]]). Vikraman returns to the mainland to see his mother and is attacked by robbers. Narasimhavaraman, in the guise of a sage and who has been helping Vikraman constantly, rescues him. Vikraman weds Kundhavi and rules over the independent Chola Kingdom, thus fulfilling his father's dream.

== Cast ==
''Cast according to the film songbook<ref name="songbook">{{Cite web |title=Song Book for Tamil Film "Parthiban Kanavu" |url=https://archive.org/details/sok.ParthibanKanavu_Yoganand_1960 |access-date=2019-08-14 |language=ta |via=InternetArchive}}</ref> and the opening credits of the film''
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;Male Cast
* [[Gemini Ganesan]] as Vikraman
* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as [[Narasimhavarman I|Mamallar]]
* [[T. S. Balaiah]] as Marappa Bhoopathi
* [[S. V. Subbaiah]] as Ponnan
* [[P. S. Veerappa]] as Kapala Bhairavan
* [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Parthiban
* [[Javar Seetharaman]] as [[Siruthondar]]
* [[K. Balaji|Balaji]] as [[Mahendravarman II|Mahendran]]
* G. Pattu Iyer as Appar
;Female support cast
* Indira, Sakunthala, and Indirani John.
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;Male support cast
* P. S. Venkatachalam
* Pottai Krishnamoorthi
* T. V. Sivanatham
* Gemini Sampath
* M. Krishnamoorthi
* K. G. Arjunan
* C. R. Chandar
* Master Anantharaman
* Ilaiyoor Thiyagarajan
* (Late) G. M. Basheer
* Subramaniam, Manavalan
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;Female cast
* [[Vyjayanthimala]] as [[Kundavai Pirāttiyār|Kundavi]]
* [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]] as Valli
* K. Malathi as Arulmozhi
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Kamali
* [[Kumari Kamala|Kamala Lakshmanan]] as Sivakami
* Radhabhai as Thiruvenkattu Nangai
;Dance
* Jayanthi, Kamala, Jothi, Rajam<br />Rajeswari, Mohana, Chandra, Shanthi, Rathnakumari, K. S. Kamala, Leela, and G. Kamala.
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== Production ==
The film was many years in the making. Actress [[B. Saroja Devi]] had appeared as an extra as the heroine [[Vyjayanthimala]]'s companion. These scenes began disappearing later.<ref name="hindu" /> The production was halted for many years, meanwhile actress B. Saroja Devi had become a star and was no longer available for small roles. Later, her name appeared in the credits as a [[guest appearance]].<ref name="hindu" /> The film was produced in three languages, [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]].<ref name=one /> Maniyam, who was an associate of [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]] was chosen as the [[art director]], who brings the historical characters alive.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Charukesi |date=10 November 2011 |title=Art world's Famous Five |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/art-worlds-famous-five/article2615096.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=25 October 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915043429/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/art/article2615096.ece |archive-date=15 September 2012}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Vedha (music director)|Vedha]], with the lyrics by [[Kannadasan]], Vindhan and [[A. Maruthakasi]].<ref name="songbook" /> The album had [[A. M. Rajah]], [[P. Susheela]], [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]] and [[K. Jamuna Rani]] as the singers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=G. Neelamegam |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 |date=December 2014 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=First |location=Chennai |page=204 |language=ta}}</ref> The song "Andhi Mayanguthadi" is set in Yaman Kalyan raga.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venkataraman |first=Shankar |date=2018-06-28 |title=M.L. Vasanthakumari's impeccable style gave us many evergreen hits |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/mlvs-tryst-with-the-tinsel-world/article24278876.ece |access-date=2020-08-30}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Featuring Artist !! Duration (m:ss) !! Lyricist
|-
| 1|| "Andhi Mayanguthadi" || M. L. Vasanthakumari || Kumari Kamala || 03:29 || rowspan=2|Vindhan
|-
| 2|| "Idhaya Vaanin" || A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela || rowspan=3|Vyjayanthimala, Gemini Ganesan || 03:25
|-
| 3|| "Kannale Naan Kanda" || A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela || 03:23 || A. Maruthakasi
|-
| 4|| "Pazhagum Thamizhe" || [[A. M. Rajah]], [[P. Susheela]] || 03:20 || rowspan=3|[[Kannadasan]]
|-
| 5|| "Malligai Poo Marikolundhu" || rowspan=2|K. Jamuna Rani & group || rowspan=2|- || 03:28
|-
| 6|| "Engal Kula Samudhayam" || 03:22
|-
| 7|| "Munnam Avanudaya Naamam Kettaal" || rowspan=2|M. L. Vasanthakumari || rowspan=2|Kumari Kamala || 04:45 || rowspan=2|[[Appar]] Thevaram
|-
| 8|| "Vadiveru Thirisoolam Thondrum" || 03:02
|}

== Reception ==

=== Commercial response ===
The film did not fare well at box office.<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news |last=Randor Guy |author-link=Randor Guy |date=2009-05-29 |title=Paarthibhan Kanavu 1960 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/05/29/stories/2009052950371600.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2011-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601103808/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/05/29/stories/2009052950371600.htm |archive-date=2009-06-01}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
The movie generally received positive review among critics for the direction of Yoganand and the impressive performance by the star cast, [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Vyjayanthimala]] and [[S. V. Ranga Rao]]. On the other hand, the revealing of the yogi's identity in the beginning of the film was criticized as it did not build up the suspense among the audience. This suspense had been the plus point of the [[Parthiban Kanavu|novel]].<ref name="hindu" /> Unfortunately, the disguise that was described in the original novel by the author ''Kalki'' of the Pallava King was not enough to keep the suspense of the two main characters essayed by the famous actor Sri S. V. Ranga Rao. This was a huge factor in the commercial failure of a good movie. The lead pair [[Vyjayanthimala]] and [[Gemini Ganesan]] proved to be an attractive pair and their scenes with excellent songs sustained interest in the cinema.<ref name="hindu" /> The success of the lead pair continued through another film, ''[[Then Nilavu]]'' in 1960.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-10-20 |title=C.V Sridhar, veteran director passes away! |work=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/c-v-sridhar-veteran-director-passes-away-news-tamil-kkfsJNdjcaa.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2011-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122094100/http://www.sify.com/movies/c-v-sridhar-veteran-director-passes-away-news-tamil-kkfsJNdjcaa.html |archive-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> [[Randor Guy]] from [[The Hindu]] had concluded that the film is "remembered for the glamour of [[Vyjayanthimala]], the winsome lead pair, exquisite sets and pleasing music".<ref name="hindu" />

== Awards ==
;[[National Film Awards]]
* [[8th National Film Awards]] – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Feature Film in Tamil]] for [[D. Yoganand]] and K. M. Govindarajan.<ref name="8thaward">{{Cite web |title=8th National Film Awards |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123052231/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx |archive-date=23 November 2016 |access-date=7 September 2011 |publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
While analyzing the 2011 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[science fiction film|science fiction]] film ''[[7aum Arivu]]'', where it was compared with other Tamil films about history and folklore, which had been historically inaccurate like ''[[Veerapandiya Kattabomman (film)|Veerapandiya Kattabomman]]'' and ''Parthiban Kanavu'' itself, the film historian [[S. Theodore Baskaran]] had quoted that, "The crew of ''Parthiban Kanavu'' — a film on the Pallava dynasty — did not even visit Mahabalipuram ruled by the Pallavas", while criticizing the film makers that "They do not even do basic research".<ref name="7 Aum Arivu row: Debate rages over Bodhi Dharma" />

== See also ==
* [[List of longest films in India]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0054157|Parthiban Kanavu}}
{{D. Yoganand}}
{{NationalFilmAwardBestFeatureFilmTamil}}

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