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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kai Kodutha Deivam<br />
| image = Kai Kodutha Deivam.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]<br />
| producer = M. S. Velappan<br />
| writer = T. S. Mahadevan,<br />[[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]<br />
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[S. S. Rajendran]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]<br />
| music = [[Viswanathan Ramamoorthy]]<br />
| cinematography = [[M. Karnan]]<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Sri Ponni Productions<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1964|07|18|df=y}}{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=176}}<br />
| runtime = 164 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kai Kodutha Deivam''''' ({{Translation|The God Who Helped}}) is a 1964 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[S. S. Rajendran]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] and [[K. R. Vijaya]]. The film was released on 18 July 1964.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 1964 |title=Kai Kodutha Deivam |page=1 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19640718&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> It was remade [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Marapurani Katha'', in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Pyar Ki Kahani]]'' (1971) and in [[Malayalam]] as ''[[Palunkupaathram]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Ajay |date=3 December 2010 |title=Old is Gold: Tamil Movies made in Malayalam |url=http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.com/2010/12/original-tamil-malayalam-remake-nalla.html |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=Old is Gold}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 May 2015 |title=Its flashback time for Amitabh Bachchan |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/its-flashback-time-for-amitabh-bachchan/ |access-date=12 September 2015}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The film relates the true meaning of friendship between two youths, Raghu (Sivaji Ganesan) and Ravi (S. S. Rajendran). Ravi leaves his home town in Tamil Nadu and comes to Amritsar. Here, Raghu finds him in an unconscious state and takes him home. Raghu sacrifices his managerial post and gives it to Ravi. Ravi, however, does not reveal his true identity and the real reason for leaving home. As per his parents wish, Ragu sees a girl to marry. However, when Ravi sees the photograph of the girl, he asks Raghu not to marry her. A shocking truth about the girl is then revealed to Raghu.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Raghu<br />
*[[S. S. Rajendran]] as Ravi<br />
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]] as Gokila<br />
*[[K. R. Vijaya]] as Latha<br />
*[[M. R. Radha]] as Keady Varathan (Block mailer Gokila)<br />
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Mahadevan<br />
*[[V. Nagaiah]] as (Latha's father)<br />
*[[Pushpalatha]] as Sakunthala<br />
*[[S. V. Sahasranamam]] as Mahadevan's lawyer<br />
*[[R. Balasubramaniam|R. Balasubramaniyam]] as Raghu's Father<br />
*[[Pushpavalli]] as Raghu's mother<br />
*[[Karikol Raju]] as (Guest role)<br />
*Radha Bai as (Guest role)<br />
*[[A. Sakunthala|C.I.D.Sakunthala]] as (Dancer)<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[Viswanathan Ramamoorthy]], while the lyrics were written by [[Subramania Bharati|Bharathiyar]] and [[Kannadasan]]. The songs "Aayirathil Oruthi" and "Sidhunadhi" were well received. Telugu portions of the song "Sindhunadhi" were performed by Telugu composer J. V. Raghavulu.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S.r |last2=Kumar |first2=Ashok |date=7 December 2013 |title=Audio Beat: En Oviya – Happy listening! |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-en-oviya-happy-listening/article5433521.ece |access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref> Noted composer [[James Vasanthan]] said that he won first prize in his childhood by rendering this song in a competition and that acknowledgement gave him enough confidence to take music seriously.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saravanan |first=T. |date=14 December 2013 |title=On a melody trail |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/on-a-melody-trail/article5457146.ece |access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref> Dhananjayan wrote that the film is "known for superhit songs which helped tremendously in enhancing the film's appeal".{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=177}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! S. No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Sindhu Nadhiyin" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[L. R. Eswari]], [[J. V. Raghavulu]] || [[Subramania Bharati|Bharathiyar]] || 06:20<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Aairathil Oruthiyamma" || T. M. Soundararajan|| rowspan=3|[[Kannadasan]] || 03:55<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Mangala Melam" || [[P. Susheela]] || 04:21<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Kulunga Kulunga Sirikkum" ||P. Susheela, [[L. R. Eswari]] || 03:56<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "[W]ith fine visual conception of story-weaving , [Gopalakrishnan] has made the film slick and enjoyable."<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 July 1964 |title=Gopalakrishnan does it again in Kai Kodutha Deivam |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=55BlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lp4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1512%2C568586}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
The film won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] – President's Silver Medal in 1965.<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |title=Pride of Tamil cinema 1931–2013: Tamil films that have earned national and international recognition |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers |year=2014 |oclc=898765509 |author-link=G. Dhananjayan}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0214848}}<br />
{{K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}<br />
{{NationalFilmAwardBestFeatureFilmTamil}}<br />
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[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1964 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1964 films]]<br />
[[Category:Best Tamil Feature Film National Film Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]</div>>Kailash29792