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{{Infobox film
| name          = Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
| name          = Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
| image          = Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum.jpg
| image          = Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum.jpg
| image_size    =
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        =
| director      = [[Muktha Srinivasan]]
| director      = [[Muktha Srinivasan]]
| producer      = [[S. Ravi (producer)|S. Ravi]]
| producer      = [[S. Ravi (producer)|S. Ravi]]
| writer        =
| screenplay    = [[Visu]]
| screenplay    = [[Visu]]
| story          =Kuriakose Ranga
| story          = Kuriakose Ranga
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br>[[Saritha]]<br>[[Jaishankar]]<br>[[Sarath Babu]]<br>[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Saritha]]<br />[[Jaishankar]]<br />[[Sarath Babu]]<br />[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = [[M. Karnan]]
| cinematography = [[M. Karnan]]
| editing        = V. P. Krishnan<br>R. Shanmugam
| editing        = V. P. Krishnan<br />R. Shanmugam
| studio        =
| studio        = Vidhya Movies
| distributor    = Vidhya Movies
| distributor    =  
| released      = {{Film date|1981|10|26|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|1981|10|26|df=y}}
| country        = India
| country        = India
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'''''Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum''''' (Tamil: கீழ்வானம் சிவக்கும்) is a [[Tamil films of 1981|1981]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language film, directed by [[Muktha Srinivasan]] and produced by S. Ravi. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Saritha]], [[Jaishankar]], [[Sarath Babu]] and [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]] in the lead roles. The film had its music scored by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/keezh-vaanam-sivakkum/|title=Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum|access-date=2014-08-24|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/keezhvanam-sivakum-movie/10461|title=Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum|access-date=2014-08-24|publisher=gomolo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp22.htm|title=Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum|access-date=2014-08-24|publisher=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref>
'''''Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum''''' ({{Translation|Red horizon}})<ref>{{Cite book |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |title=Sivaji Ganesan: Profile of an Icon |publisher=Wisdom Tree |year=2015 |isbn=9788183281096 |pages=97 |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran |orig-year=2008}}</ref> is a 1981 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[Muktha Srinivasan]] and produced by S. Ravi. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Saritha]], [[Jaishankar]], [[Sarath Babu]] and [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]. The film had its music scored by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=211-220 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp22.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113238/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp22.htm |archive-date=26 August 2014 |access-date=24 August 2014 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Gopala Krishnudu]]''.


==Plot==
== Plot ==
Dr. Dwarakanath ([[Sivaji Ganesan]]) is a renowned ophthalmologist in Coimbatore, devoted to God and with a high moral standing. He shares his happy home with his son Srivathsan ([[Sarath Babu]]), daughter-in-law Manju ([[Saritha]]), a couple of relatives and a faithful servant (played by [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]). Dwarakanath's peaceful life is shattered by a double whammy, first when he discovers that Manju is afflicted with a dreadful disease and has only a few months to live and then a blind man Kumaran ([[Jaishankar]]) who is seeking revenge against an unknown perpetrator responsible for his sister's suicide, shows up at his doors and Dwarakanath realizes the culprit is none other than his son Srivathsan. Dwarakanath tries to keep his son's culpability under wraps for Manju's sake considering her impending demise but Manju who is ignorant of her own ailment, misconstrues Dwarakanath's intentions and tries to unmask the culprit's identity and it soon turns out to be an intricate cat and mouse game between them both.
Dr. Dwarakanath is a renowned ophthalmologist in Coimbatore, devoted to God and with a high moral standing. He shares his happy home with his son Srivathsan, daughter-in-law Manju, a couple of relatives and a faithful servant. Dwarakanath's peaceful life is shattered by a double whammy, first when he discovers that Manju is afflicted with a dreadful disease and has only a few months to live and then a blind man Kumaran who is seeking revenge against an unknown perpetrator responsible for his sister's suicide, shows up at his doors and Dwarakanath realises the culprit is none other than his son Srivathsan. Dwarakanath tries to keep his son's culpability under wraps for Manju's sake considering her impending demise but Manju who is ignorant of her own ailment, misconstrues Dwarakanath's intentions and tries to unmask the culprit's identity and it soon turns out to be an intricate cat and mouse game between them both.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Dr. Dwarakanath  
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Dr. Dwarakanath
*[[Saritha]] as Manju
*[[Saritha]] as Manju
*[[Jaishankar]] as Senthil / Kumaran the main antogonist
*[[Jaishankar]] as Senthil / Kumaran the main antogonist
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*[[A. Sakunthala|C. I. D Sakunthala]]
*[[A. Sakunthala|C. I. D Sakunthala]]


==Soundtrack==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Kezvaanam-Sivakkum-T0002176|title=Kezvaanam Sivakkum Songs|access-date=2014-08-24|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Keezh Vanam Sivakkum |url=http://www.tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/3178 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710201420/http://www.tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/3178 |archive-date=10 July 2019 |access-date=10 June 2021 |website=Songs4all}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Enakkoru Vedivelli" || [[M. S. Viswanathan]] ||rowspan=4| [[Kannadasan]] || 06:05
| 1 || "Enakkoru Vedivelli" || [[M. S. Viswanathan]] ||rowspan=4| [[Kannadasan]] || 06:05
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| 3 || "Ponnana Ulagam" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. P. Sailaja]] || 04:28
| 3 || "Ponnana Ulagam" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. P. Sailaja]] || 04:28
|-
|-
| 4 || "Kadavul Ninaithan" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 04:31
| 4 || "Kadavul Ninaithan" || T. M. Soundararajan || 04:31
|}
|}


==Reception==
== Release and reception ==
S. Shivakumar of ''[[Mid Day]]'' appreciated the acting performances of Sivaji and Saritha.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shivakumar |first1=S. |title=Superb performance |url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1288422576864129026 |access-date=29 July 2020 |work=[[Mid Day]] |date=20 December 1981}}</ref>
''Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum'' was released on 26 October 1981, [[Diwali]] day.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 September 2020 |title=நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல் |language=ta |work=Seithi Saral |url=https://www.seithisaral.in/2020/09/30/sivaji-ganesass-moives-list-and-release-date/ |url-status=live |access-date=10 June 2021 |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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 October 2019 |title=தீபாவளி ரிலீஸ்! |language=ta |work=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |url=http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=9746&id1=40&issue=20191025 |url-status=live |access-date=10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026142021/http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=9746&id1=40&issue=20191025 |archive-date=26 October 2019}}</ref> S. Shivakumar of ''[[Mid-Day]]'' appreciated the acting performances of Sivaji and Saritha.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shivakumar |first=S. |date=20 December 1981 |title=Superb performance |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1288422576864129026 |url-status=live |access-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729103443/https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1288422576864129026 |archive-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>
The film was a superhit at the time of release. It ran 162 days Continous Houseful in all three theatres in chennai. Probably, this is the only film that ran 288 shows fullhouse in advance booking in its release.


Keezh vaanam Sivakkum ran over 100 days in Chennai, Madurai
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1441310}}
* {{IMDb title|1441310}}
* {{YouTube|id=tl7iv8cw1X8|title=Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum}}
 
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Latest revision as of 18:54, 11 June 2021

Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMuktha Srinivasan
Produced byS. Ravi
Screenplay byVisu
Story byKuriakose Ranga
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Saritha
Jaishankar
Sarath Babu
Menaka
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyM. Karnan
Edited byV. P. Krishnan
R. Shanmugam
Production
company
Vidhya Movies
Release date
  • 26 October 1981 (1981-10-26)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum (transl. Red horizon)[1] is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by S. Ravi. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha, Jaishankar, Sarath Babu and Menaka. The film had its music scored by M. S. Viswanathan.[2] The film was remade in Telugu as Gopala Krishnudu.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Dr. Dwarakanath is a renowned ophthalmologist in Coimbatore, devoted to God and with a high moral standing. He shares his happy home with his son Srivathsan, daughter-in-law Manju, a couple of relatives and a faithful servant. Dwarakanath's peaceful life is shattered by a double whammy, first when he discovers that Manju is afflicted with a dreadful disease and has only a few months to live and then a blind man Kumaran who is seeking revenge against an unknown perpetrator responsible for his sister's suicide, shows up at his doors and Dwarakanath realises the culprit is none other than his son Srivathsan. Dwarakanath tries to keep his son's culpability under wraps for Manju's sake considering her impending demise but Manju who is ignorant of her own ailment, misconstrues Dwarakanath's intentions and tries to unmask the culprit's identity and it soon turns out to be an intricate cat and mouse game between them both.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length
1 "Enakkoru Vedivelli" M. S. Viswanathan Kannadasan 06:05
2 "Kan Kanda Deivame" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 04:48
3 "Ponnana Ulagam" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja 04:28
4 "Kadavul Ninaithan" T. M. Soundararajan 04:31

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum was released on 26 October 1981, Diwali day.[4][5] S. Shivakumar of Mid-Day appreciated the acting performances of Sivaji and Saritha.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Baskaran, S. Theodore (2015) [2008]. Sivaji Ganesan: Profile of an Icon. Wisdom Tree. p. 97. ISBN 9788183281096.
  2. ↑ "211-220". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Keezh Vanam Sivakkum". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல்". Seithi Saral (in தமிழ்). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "தீபாவளி ரிலீஸ்!". Kungumam (in தமிழ்). 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Shivakumar, S. (20 December 1981). "Superb performance". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

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