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| name          = Kanchi Thalaivan

| producer      = [[M. Karunanidhi]]<br />A. Kasilingam<br />[[Murasoli Maran]]

'''''Kaanchi Thalaivan''''' ({{trans|Leader of [[Kanchipuram|Kaanchi]]}}) is a 1963 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[historical fiction|historical]] [[action film]], directed by A. Kasilingam.<ref name="Randor Guy">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=13 December 2015 |title=Kanchi Thalaivan(1963) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/kanchi-thalaivan1963/article7981469.ece |access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref> The film features [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[S. S. Rajendran]], [[P. Bhanumathi]] and [[C. R. Vijayakumari]], with [[M. R. Radha]] and [[S. A. Ashokan]] as villains. The film, produced by [[Karunanidhi|Mu. Karunanidhi]], A. Kasilingam and [[Murasoli Maran]] under Mekala Pictures, had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and was released on  26 October 1963.<ref name="advert">{{Cite news |date=26 October 1963 |title=Kānjithalaivan |page=12 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19631026&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> The film had average run of 70 days.

The story is about the rivalry between the Pallavas and the Chalukyas, MGR as the Narasimha Pallava King, also known as Mamallan, rules Kanchipuram with peace, Pulikesi (S. A. Ashokan) wants to capture Kanchipuram, with a cunning plan, sending Poovikraman (M. R. Radha) and Chola Kumari (Bhanumathi) to Kanchi. According to the plan, Poovikraman shall work as a sculptor in Kanchi and Chola Kumari as an official. Paranjothi (S. S. Rajendran) arrests Chola Kumari and takes her to the court of Mamallan, there the King gives due respect and frees her. Meanwhile, Mamallan's friend Manavaraman (King of Ceylon) loses his crown, with his family comes to Kanchi to get the help from his friend, unfortunately the ship wrecks and his family is separated. Poovikraman had the opportunity to save the baby of Manavaraman and later his wife.

Poovikaraman asks Chola Kumari to invite Mamallan, during the feast; she provokes the anger of Mamallan and makes him leave the party without taking the food. Later he comes to know about her real self through one of his spies.

Poovikaraman sends another girl in place of Manavarman's wife (G. Sakunthala) to Paranjothi, on the way she tries to seduce Paranjothi and gives an impression that Manavarman's wife is adulterous. Paranjothi mentions this to Mamallan in front of his friend Manavarman, Paranjothi gets slapped by his King, Paranjothi's loyalty stays the same after this incident. Manavarman tries to kill his wife, but Mamallan plays a drama and finds out that the girl Paranjothi took with him is not the wife of Manavarman. Their friendship is renewed.

Mamallan's sister ([[C. R. Vijayakumari]]), who is attached to Paranjothi asks for his help, but he turns her down. She goes to the temple to pray, where Poovikraman plans to kill Mamallan, before the explosives go off, Mamallan comes out of the temple, but his sister dies. Chola Kumari speaks with Pallava's allies and consents to their wish that she will not marry the Kanchi King. Now Paranjothi volunteers for the war and takes up the commanding position with Mamallan, Manavarman on one side and the allies of Kanchi on another side. They destroy the force of Pulikesi and he was later killed in the battle.

*[[G. Sakunthala]] as Ceylon Queen Sangai

*[[S. V. Ramadas]]

The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. Lyrics were by [[K. D. Santhanam]], [[M. Karunanidhi]] & [[Alangudi Somu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanchi Thalaivan |url=https://gaana.com/album/kanchi-thalaivan |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://ia800903.us.archive.org/3/items/sok.KanchiThalaivan_A.KasiLingam_1963/93.%20KanchiThalaivan_A.KasiLingam_1963.pdf|title=காஞ்சி தலைவன்|publisher=Mekala Pictures|year=1963|language=ta|type=[[song book]]}}</ref>[[Singer]] is [[P. Bhanumathi]]. [[Playback singer]] s are [[C. S. Jayaraman]], [[T. M. Soundararajan]], S. V. Ponnusamy, [[A. L. Raghavan]], [[P. Susheela]] and [[L. R. Eswari]].

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