| Kaveriyin Kanavan | |
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| File:Kaveriyin Kanavan.jpg Poster | |
| Directed by | A. K. Velan |
| Produced by | A. K. Velan |
| Screenplay by | A. K. Velan |
| Starring | Valayapathi G. Muthukrishnan Sowcar Janaki Pakkirisamy Suryakala |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | V. Ramamurthi |
| Edited by | V. B. Natarajan |
Production company | Arunachalam Studios |
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Running time | 155 mins. (13956 ft.) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kaveriyin Kanavan (transl. Kaveri's Husband) is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. K. Velan.[2] The film stars Valayapathi G. Muthukrishnan and Sowcar Janaki.[3]
Plot[edit | edit source]
There are two love stories. When Kaveri was a child her father visited his friend in Trichy with her. The friend had a young son, Ekambaram. Kaveri and Ekambaram played together. Ekambaram's mother did not like it. But Ekambaram's father married Ekambaram and Kaveri while they are still children as per the custom of those times. Soon after, Ekambaram went abroad for further studies. When he returned after studies, his mother said Kaveri had died. So he married another girl. But she dies. Ekambaram then discovers that Kaveri did not really die.
Anandan is Kaveri's brother living in another village. When he heard that his sister fell in a river he is saddened and begins a nomadic lifestyle. He joins a drama troupe. He meets a girl Vasantha and both become lovers. Anandan learns that Vasantha's mother is a woman of loose character. So he mistreats Vasantha. But Vasantha says she is innocent and should not be punished for her mother's faults.
How the problems of the two couples are solved forms the rest of the story.[4]
Cast[edit | edit source]
List adapted from the film's song book[4]
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Production[edit | edit source]
The film was produced and directed by A. K. Velan under his own banner Arunachalam Studios. He also wrote the story and dialogues. V. Ramamurthi handled the cinematography while V. B. Natarajan did the editing. Art direction was by A. B. Muthu. P. S. Gopalakrishnan was in charge of Choreography. Still photography was done by Thiruchi Arunachalam.[1]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan while the lyrics were penned by Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass and P. K. Muthuswami. Playback singers are M. L. Vasanthakumari, P. Susheela, M. S. Rajeswari, K. Jamuna Rani, L. R. Eswari and Thiruchi Loganathan.[5]
The song Maappillai Vandhaar was a hit. It was sung by M. S. Rajeswari and L. R. Eswari who was credited as D. L. Rajeswari.
| No. | Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Duration (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Vanna Thamizh Sornakili" | M. L. Vasanthakumari | Udumalai Narayana Kavi | 03:33 |
| 2 | "Chinna Chinna Nadai Nadandhu" | P. Susheela | P. K. Muthuswami | 02:51 |
| 4 | "Chinna Chinna Nadai Nadandhu" (pathos) | 03:21 | ||
| 4 | "Kanni Vayadhu Ilam Paruvathile" | |||
| 5 | "Thanjavur Bommai Pole" | Thiruchi Loganathan | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass | |
| 6 | "Kannathile Vizhum Pallathile...Velli Anname Vaaraayo" | |||
| 7 | "Parandhu Vandha Paingkiliye" | |||
| 8 | "Alai Modhuthe Nenjam" | Thiruchi Loganathan & K. Jamuna Rani | ||
| 9 | "Maappillai Vandhaan" | M. S. Rajeswari & L. R. Eswari | 02:57 | |
| 10 | "Maappillai Vandhaan" (pathos) | M. S. Rajeswari |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 607.
- ↑ Kaveriyin Kanavan (1959 - Tamil)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kaveriyin Kanavan Song Book. Sivaji Printers, Chennai-14.
- ↑ G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 167.
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External links[edit | edit source]
- Maappillai Vandhaar at YouTube - Sung by M. S. Rajeswari and L. R. Eswari