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| name          = Kalyaniyin Kanavan
| name          = Kalyaniyin Kanavan
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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
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| director      = [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]
| director      = [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]
| producer      = [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]
| producer      = S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
| screenplay    = [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]
| screenplay    = S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
| story          = Velavan
| story          = Velavan
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]
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| cinematography = Sailen Bose
| cinematography = Sailen Bose
| editing        = G. Veluswamy
| editing        = G. Veluswamy
| studio        = Pakshiraja Studios
| studio        = [[Pakshiraja Studios]]
| distributor    =  
| distributor    =  
| released      = {{Film date|1963|09|20|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp10.htm|title=Kalyaniyin Kanavan|accessdate=2014-09-15|publisher=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref>
| released      = {{Film date|1963|09|20|df=y}}
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
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'''''Kalyaniyin Kanavan''''' ({{trans|''Kalyani's Husband''}}) is a [[Tamil films of 1963|1963]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed and produced by [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]] in lead roles, [[M. R. Radha]] as villain and [[T. R. Ramachandran]] took care of the comedy assisted by Radhika. The film had musical score by [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/kalyaniyin-kanavan/|title=Kalyaniyin Kanavan|accessdate=2014-09-15|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/kalyaniyin-kanavan-movie/9440|title=Kalyaniyin Kanavan|accessdate=2014-09-15|publisher=gomolo.com}}</ref>
'''''Kalyaniyin Kanavan''''' ({{Translation|Kalyani's Husband}}) is a 1963 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed and produced by [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]], with [[M. R. Radha]], [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[T. R. Ramachandran]] and [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] in supporting roles. It was released on 20 September 1963.<ref>{{Cite web |title=91-100 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp10.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140909161622/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp10.htm |archive-date=9 September 2014 |access-date=15 September 2014 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The heroine Kalyani (Saroja Devi) goes swimming with friends in a river when she is carried away by strong waves. As she struggles, a bold young man Kathiresan (Sivaji Ganesan) saves her — expectedly, the saving of the damsel in distress leads to both falling in love.
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Kalyani goes swimming with friends in a river when she is carried away by a strong current. As she struggles, Kathiresan saves her, and they fall in love. Kalyani's father Viswanath is impressed by the young man's bravery and wishes to get them married on an auspicious day. Two days before the wedding, Kathiresan receives an anonymous letter inviting him to an abandoned bungalow. He goes and, in the cover of darkness, fights an anonymous foe. At the end of it, he finds at his feet a body with a knife sticking out of its back! He leaves the place hurriedly. The next morning, Kathiresan, shocking everyone, screams at the bride saying she is not of good conduct and refuses to go ahead with the wedding rituals. Meanwhile, police enter the scene, looking for the bridegroom who escapes. With the marriage stopped in a dramatic fashion, problems arise in the unhappy Viswanath's family. How they are solved and the marriage is performed forms the rest of the story.
Kalyani's father (Ranga Rao) is impressed by the young man's bravery and wishes to get them married on an auspicious day. Two days before the wedding, the hero receives an anonymous letter inviting him to an abandoned bungalow in the back of beyond. He goes and, in the cover darkness, fights an anonymous foe. At the end of it, he finds at his feet a body with a knife sticking out of its back! He leaves the place hurriedly.
 
The next morning, the hero, much to the shock of one and all, screams at the bride saying she is not of good conduct and refuses to go ahead with the wedding rituals. Meanwhile, cops enter the scene, looking for the bridegroom and cleverly he escapes! With the marriage stopped in a dramatic fashion, problems arise in the unhappy father's family. How they are solved and the marriage is performed much to the joy of all forms the rest of the story.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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{{Col-begin|width=40%}}
{{col-break|width=35%}}
;Male cast<ref name="song book" />
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Kathiresan
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Kathiresan
*[[B. Sarojadevi]] as Kalyani
*[[M. R. Radha]] as Somayya
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Viswanathan (Kalyani step Father)
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Viswanath
*[[M. R. Radha]] as Rangasamy Pillai (Kalyani Real Father, Enemy role)
*[[T. R. Ramachandran]] as Sigamani
*[[T. R. Ramachandran]] as Sigamani (Enemy role)
*[[O. A. K. Thevar]] as the police inspector
*Kovai Pe. Aranganathan as Manimangalam Jameendar (Twisth Killing Death role)
*[[A. Karunanidhi]] as the constable
*[[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Police Inspector
*[[A. Karunanidhi]] as Police constable
*S. Rama Rao as Ambi
*S. Rama Rao as Ambi
*K. V. Srinivasan
*K. V. Srinivasan as the village chief
*[[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Ramayee (Kalyani Home Sarvent)
*A. Kannayya as the servant
*[[Sukumari]] as (Lord Ramar Dhrama Guest Role)
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*Seethalakshmi as Kannamma
;Female cast<ref name="song book" />
*Pushpamala as (Kalyani Friend)
*[[B. Saroja Devi]] as Kalyani
*Radhika
*[[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Ramayee
*Shantha Devi
*Seethalakshmi as Kamalamma
{{colend}}
*Radhika<!-- not [[Raadhika]] --> as Manjula
*Shantha Devi as Megala
{{Col-end}}


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/kalyaniyin-kanavan-T0001635|title=Kalyaniyin Kanavan Songs|accessdate=2014-12-10|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]], with lyrics by [[Kannadasan]].<ref name="song book" />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
! Song !! Singers !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Enakku Vaikkum Maappillai" || [[P. Susheela]]|| rowspan="9" | [[Kannadasan]]||04:06
| "Enakku Vaikkum Maappillai" || [[P. Susheela]]||04:06
|-
|-
| 2 || "Kai Irukku Kaal Irukku"||[[T. M. Soundararajan]]||03:40
| "Kai Irukku Kaal Irukku"||[[T. M. Soundararajan]]||03:40
|-
|-
| 3 || "Aasai Konda Manam" ||P. Susheela|| 02:22
| "Aasai Konda Manam" ||P. Susheela|| 02:22
|-
|-
| 4 || "Enathu Raja Sabaiyile" ||T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela|| 03:14
| "Enathu Raja Sabaiyile" ||T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela|| 03:14
|-
|-
| 5 || "Kalyana Pudava Katti" ||P. Susheela|| 03:35
| "Kalyana Pudava Katti" ||P. Susheela|| 03:35
|-
|-
| 6 || "Naal Ondrum Pozhudhu" ||P. Susheela|| 03:22
| "Naal Ondrum Pozhudhu" ||P. Susheela|| 03:22
|-
|-
| 7 || "Solli Theriyadhu" ||[[A. L. Raghavan]], Kausalya || 03:12
| "Solli Theriyadhu" ||[[T. M. Soundararajan]], P. Susheela || 03:12
|-
|-
| 8 || "Unakka Theriyadhu" ||[[T. M. Soundararajan]], P. Susheela|| 03:22
| "Unakka Theriyadhu" ||[[T. M. Soundararajan]], P. Susheela|| 03:22
|-
|-
| 9 || "Ethaiyum Nandra Edaipodamal Ithuvum Vendumada" ||T. M. Soundararajan|| 02:55
| "Ethaiyum Nandra Edaipodamal Ithuvum Vendumada" ||T. M. Soundararajan|| 02:55
|-
|-
| "Ennadi Ponnu" ||[[A. L. Raghavan]],Kausalya|| 03:15
|-
| "Kallirukkum Malar" || [[P. Leela]], T. Kamala & T. Thangappan ||
|}
|}


== Reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''Kalyaniyin Kanavan'' did not do well at the box office. The film ran for 10 weeks in most centres.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|date=2012-03-31|title=Kalyaniyin Kanavan 1963|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/kalyaniyin-kanavan-1963/article3265936.ece|access-date=2020-09-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
''Kalyaniyin Kanavan'' was released on 20 September 1963,<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 September 1963 |title=கல்யாணியின் கணவன் |url=http://www.hubtamil.com/talk/showthread.php?10239-Nadigar-Thilagam-Sivaji-Ganesan-Filmography-News-and-Events/page139 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210716065628/http://www.hubtamil.com/talk/showthread.php?10239-Nadigar-Thilagam-Sivaji-Ganesan-Filmography-News-and-Events/page139 |archive-date=16 July 2021 |access-date=16 July 2021 |work=[[Swadesamitran]] |language=Tamil}}</ref> and did not do well at the box office as it ran for 10 weeks in most theatres.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=31 March 2012 |title=Kalyaniyin Kanavan 1963 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/kalyaniyin-kanavan-1963/article3265936.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208162424/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/kalyaniyin-kanavan-1963/article3265936.ece |archive-date=8 December 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> T. M. Ramachandran wrote in ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'', "The film keeps up a breezy pace but it is obvious that when the director found that he had used up a good deal of footage early on, he has put an abrupt end to the story by untying all the knots in the plot all of a sudden and providing a happy solution".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=5 October 1963 |title=Kalyaniyin Kanavan |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12215/page/n277/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230202063600/https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12215/page/n277/mode/2up |archive-date=2 February 2023 |access-date=9 July 2024 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |page=50 |via=[[Internet Archive]] |volume=17}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
<references>
 
<ref name="song book">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/download/sok.KalyaniyinKanavan_S.M.SreeRamuluNaidu_1963/92.%20KalyaniyinKanavan_S.M.SreeRamuluNaidu_1963.pdf |title=கல்யாணியின் கணவன் |publisher=[[Pakshiraja Studios]] |year=1963 |language=ta |type=[[song book]] |access-date=5 July 2022 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
 
</references>


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1440214}}
* {{IMDb title|1440214}}


[[Category:1963 Indian films]]
[[Category:1963 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1963 films]]
[[Category:1963 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

Latest revision as of 10:46, 4 March 2026

Kalyaniyin Kanavan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Produced byS. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Screenplay byS. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Story byVelavan
StarringSivaji Ganesan
B. Saroja Devi
Music byS. M. Subbaiah Naidu
CinematographySailen Bose
Edited byG. Veluswamy
Production
company
Release date
  • 20 September 1963 (1963-09-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kalyaniyin Kanavan (transl. Kalyani's Husband) is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi, with M. R. Radha, S. V. Ranga Rao, T. R. Ramachandran and T. P. Muthulakshmi in supporting roles. It was released on 20 September 1963.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Kalyani goes swimming with friends in a river when she is carried away by a strong current. As she struggles, Kathiresan saves her, and they fall in love. Kalyani's father Viswanath is impressed by the young man's bravery and wishes to get them married on an auspicious day. Two days before the wedding, Kathiresan receives an anonymous letter inviting him to an abandoned bungalow. He goes and, in the cover of darkness, fights an anonymous foe. At the end of it, he finds at his feet a body with a knife sticking out of its back! He leaves the place hurriedly. The next morning, Kathiresan, shocking everyone, screams at the bride saying she is not of good conduct and refuses to go ahead with the wedding rituals. Meanwhile, police enter the scene, looking for the bridegroom who escapes. With the marriage stopped in a dramatic fashion, problems arise in the unhappy Viswanath's family. How they are solved and the marriage is performed forms the rest of the story.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[2]

Song Singers Length
"Enakku Vaikkum Maappillai" P. Susheela 04:06
"Kai Irukku Kaal Irukku" T. M. Soundararajan 03:40
"Aasai Konda Manam" P. Susheela 02:22
"Enathu Raja Sabaiyile" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 03:14
"Kalyana Pudava Katti" P. Susheela 03:35
"Naal Ondrum Pozhudhu" P. Susheela 03:22
"Solli Theriyadhu" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 03:12
"Unakka Theriyadhu" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 03:22
"Ethaiyum Nandra Edaipodamal Ithuvum Vendumada" T. M. Soundararajan 02:55
"Ennadi Ponnu" A. L. Raghavan,Kausalya 03:15
"Kallirukkum Malar" P. Leela, T. Kamala & T. Thangappan

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Kalyaniyin Kanavan was released on 20 September 1963,[3] and did not do well at the box office as it ran for 10 weeks in most theatres.[4] T. M. Ramachandran wrote in Sport and Pastime, "The film keeps up a breezy pace but it is obvious that when the director found that he had used up a good deal of footage early on, he has put an abrupt end to the story by untying all the knots in the plot all of a sudden and providing a happy solution".[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "91-100". nadigarthilagam.com. Retrieved 15 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 கல்யாணியின் கணவன் (PDF) (song book) (in தமிழ்). Pakshiraja Studios. 1963. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ "கல்யாணியின் கணவன்". Swadesamitran (in Tamil). 20 September 1963. Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ Guy, Randor (31 March 2012). "Kalyaniyin Kanavan 1963". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Ramachandran, T. M. (5 October 1963). "Kalyaniyin Kanavan". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 17. p. 50. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links[edit | edit source]

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