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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Sivagamiyin Selvan<br />
| image = Sivagamiyin Selvan.jpg<br />
| director = [[C. V. Rajendran]]<br />
| writer = A. L. Narayanan<br />
| story = [[Sachin Bhowmick]]<br />
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Vanisri]]<br />[[Latha (actress)|Latha]]<br />
| producer = N. Kanagasabai<br />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = Masthan<br />
| editing = B. Kanthasamy<br />
| studio = Jayanthi Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|1974|1|26|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 154 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Sivagamiyin Selvan''''' ({{trans|Sivakami's son}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film, starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Vanisri]] and [[Latha (actress)|Latha]]. It is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'' (1969). The film was released on 26 January 1974.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Indian Air Force pilot Flight Lieutenant Ashok is in love with Sivakami. They have an affair and Sivakami becomes pregnant. Ashok dies in a plane crash. Sivakami tells her father about her pregnancy. But soon he dies too. Sivakami is now on her own with her newborn child, whom she gives to a rich family to look after. She works there as a servant and she tells the rich person about her past. She emphasises that this must not be told to his wife, who is fond of the child. He promises her that he wouldn't. Meanwhile, the wife's brother sees Sivakami and wants to marry her. When she rejects his proposal, he tries to rape her. Her son kills him with a knife. The child runs away leaving Sivakami with the knife. Sivakami goes to prison as she confesses to the murder. She is released twenty years later. Meanwhile, the rich man's wife finds out about Sivakami's history from her husband. She is shocked and wants her to be immediately released from prison. Sivakami returns to their home. A girl living there, Kavitha sees Sivakami. They get along well. She takes Sivakami to the airport to meet her fiancé who turns out to be Sivakami's son. However he doesn't recognise her as he was much younger when he saw her last time. One day he finds a diary and sees pictures of his father, his mother and himself with his mother. Then he remembers Sivakami and asks her to come to his awards ceremony. During the ceremony, he asks his mother to present him the award to which she obliges. The film ends with both Sivakami and her son on the stage.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Ashok and Ananth<br />
*[[Vanisri]] as Sivakami<br />
*[[Latha (actress)|Latha]] as Kavitha<br />
*[[A. V. M. Rajan]] as Wing Commander Raghu<br />
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Chakravarthi<br />
*[[S. V. Sahasranamam]] as Dr. Ramanathan<br />
*[[T. K. Bhagavathi]] as Sankar<br />
*[[M. N. Rajam]] as Parvathi<br />
*[[Manohar (actor)|R. S. Manohar]] as America Mama<br />
*[[V. S. Raghavan]] as Kavitha's father<br />
*[[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Ravi<br />
*[[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] as Sigamani<br />
*[[V. Nagaiah]] as Church Father<br />
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Climax Lawyer<br />
*[[S. N. Parvathy]] as Eswari<br />
*[[A. K. Veerasami]] as Ashok's uncle<br />
*"Master" Srikumar as young Ananth<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Sivagamiyin Selvan'', a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'' (1969),<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 September 2016 |title=In a flashback mode |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/In-a-flashback-mode/article14628558.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601063450/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/In-a-flashback-mode/article14628558.ece |archive-date=1 June 2021}}</ref> is the only film where [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[Latha (actress)|Latha]] acted together.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2021 |title=சிவகாமியின் செல்வன் - சிவாஜியுடன் லதா நடித்த ஒரே படம் |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2021/04/14033231/2536171/cinima-history-latha.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513080656/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2021/04/14033231/2536171/cinima-history-latha.vpf |archive-date=13 May 2021 |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=[[Maalai Malar]] |language=Tamil}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sivakamiyin Selvan {{sic|nolink=y|(1963)}} |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001246 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140711104813/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001246 |archive-date=11 July 2014 |access-date=10 July 2014 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics <ref>{{Cite book |last=நீலமேகம் |first=கோ. |title=திரைக்களஞ்சியம் தொகுதி - 3 |publisher=மணிவாசகர் பதிப்பகம் |year=2019 |location=Chennai |pages=157–158}}</ref> !! Length<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Ullam Rendum" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || [[Kannadasan]] || 04:43<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Iniyavale" ||T. M. Soundararajan, [[P. Susheela]] ||rowspan=2|[[Pulamaipithan]] || 04:43<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Mela Thaalam" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 03:30<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Ethanai Azhagu" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || [[Kannadasan]] || 04:28<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Yedarkkum Oru Kaalam" ||[[M. S. Viswanathan]]|| rowspan=2|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]|| 04:13<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "En Rajavin Rojamugam" ||P. Susheela || 04:23<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Adikku Pinne" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[L. R. Eswari]] || Kannadasan || 04:30<br />
|}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Sivagamiyin Selvan'' was released on 26 January 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 September 2020 |title=நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல் |url=https://www.seithisaral.in/2020/09/30/sivaji-ganesass-moives-list-and-release-date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529050553/https://www.seithisaral.in/2020/09/30/sivaji-ganesass-moives-list-and-release-date/ |archive-date=29 May 2021 |access-date=2 June 2021 |website=Seithi Saral |language=ta}}</ref> ''[[Kumudam]]'' positively reviewed the film, comparing it favourably to the Hindi original.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=c. 1974 |title=சிவகாமியின் செல்வன் |url=http://www.hubtamil.com/talk/showthread.php?8593-Nadigar-Thilagam-Sivaji-Ganesan-Part-9/page198 |url-status=live |magazine=[[Kumudam]] |language=ta |archive-url=https://archive.ph/JrN50 |archive-date=18 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1427110}}<br />
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{{C. V. Rajendran}}<br />
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[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1974 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by C. V. Rajendran]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Air Force in films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]</div>imported>Kailash29792