Kalyaniyin Kanavan
| Kalyaniyin Kanavan | |
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| Directed by | S. M. Sriramulu Naidu |
| Screenplay by | S. M. Sriramulu Naidu |
| Story by | Velavan |
| Produced by | S. M. Sriramulu Naidu |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan B. Saroja Devi |
| Cinematography | Sailen Bose |
| Edited by | G. Veluswamy |
| Music by | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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
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 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
Soundtrack
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
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
- ^ "91-100". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ a b c கல்யாணியின் கணவன் (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). Pakshiraja Studios. 1963. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "கல்யாணியின் கணவன்". Swadesamitran (in Tamil). 20 September 1963. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Guy, Randor (31 March 2012). "Kalyaniyin Kanavan 1963". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Ramachandran, T. M. (5 October 1963). "Kalyaniyin Kanavan". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 17. p. 50. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via Internet Archive.
