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{{short description|1974 film by Krishnan-Panju}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kaliyuga Kannan
| image = Kaliyuga Kannan.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Krishnan–Panju]]
| producer = N. Elango
| story = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''Sri Krishna Vijayam''|Vaali}}
| starring = [[Jaishankar]]<br />[[Jayachitra]]<br />[[Thengai Srinivasan]]<br />[[R. Neelakandan]]
| music = [[V. Kumar]]
| cinematography = [[S. Maruti Rao]]
| editing = {{ubl | Panjabi | Narasimhan}}
| studio = Ajantha Enterprises
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1974|11|13}}
| runtime = 146 minutes<ref name="Dharap" />
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Kaliyuga Kannan''''' ({{translation|Kannan, from the Age of Vice}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Krishnan–Panju]]. It is based on the play ''Sri Krishna Vijayam'' written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]. The film stars [[Jaishankar]], [[Jayachitra]], [[Thengai Srinivasan]] and [[Sowcar Janaki]]. It was later remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as '' Devudu Digivaste'' (1975),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yehi Hai Zindagi (1977) |url=http://myswar.co/album/yahi-hai-zindagi-1977 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201014055553/http://myswar.co/album/yahi-hai-zindagi-1977 |archive-date=14 October 2020 |access-date=14 October 2020 |website=MySwar}}</ref> in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Devara Duddu]]'' (1977),<ref>{{Cite web |last=குணா |first=எம். |date=29 March 2018 |title=''ஜெயந்தி மேடம் நல்லாயிருக்காங்க; வதந்தியை நம்பாதீங்க..!'' - ஹேமா செளத்ரி |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/120601-hema-choudary-speaks-about-the-health-status-of-actress-jayanthi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014060447/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/120601-hema-choudary-speaks-about-the-health-status-of-actress-jayanthi |archive-date=14 October 2020 |access-date=1 June 2019 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref> and in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Yehi Hai Zindagi]]'' (1977).<ref>{{Cite magazine |year=1977 |editor-last=Ramachandran |editor-first=T. M. |title=Yehi Hai Zindagi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w3dTAAAAYAAJ&q=Kaliyuga |magazine=Film World |volume=13 |page=390}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=July 2021}}
''Kaliyuga Kannan'' is a drama of faith and disbelief in God of a middle-aged couple. It tells of how the man is made to realise on becoming rich that God certainly does not neglect his faithful and wealth only brings sorrow and pain with it. He renounces all his wealth to his son and daughter-in-law and goes back to his old way of living.

== Cast ==
* [[R. Neelakandan]] as Krishnan
* [[Jayachitra]] as Radha
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Sambu Iyer<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnamachari |first=Suganthy |date=12 June 2009 |title=Livewire of the stage |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Livewire-of-the-stage/article15938644.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516084406/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Livewire-of-the-stage/article15938644.ece |archive-date=16 May 2018}}</ref>
* [[Sowcar Janaki]] as Sambu's wife<ref>https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1974/dec/22-12-1974/p64.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref>
* [[Jaishankar]] as Sambu's son
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Radha's father

== Production ==
''Kaliyuga Kannan'' is the inaugural production of Ajantha Enterprises,<ref name="movie" /> and is an adaptation of ''Sri Krishna Vijayam'', a play written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] that featured [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as the protagonist.<ref name="MohanRaman" /> The play, which was written for actor [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]]'s Gopi Theatres,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=6 October 2011 |title=Creator Invincible! |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/creator-invincible/article2514677.ece |url-status=live |access-date=11 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014060453/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/creator-invincible/article2514677.ece |archive-date=14 October 2020}}</ref> intended to convey the message that "money could not buy peace of mind".<ref>{{Cite magazine |year=1974 |title=The Stage of Madras |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fdQ5AQAAIAAJ&q=thengai+srinivasan |magazine=Cultural News from India |publisher=[[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]] |volume=15 |pages=64}}</ref> When adapting the play as a film, the makers wanted [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as the male lead. But Ganesan suggested Srinivasan, after being impressed with his performance in the play.<ref name="MohanRaman" /> Vaali wrote the dialogue for the film adaptation,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=18 July 2013 |title=Lyricist Vaali leaves a void |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/lyricist-vaali-leaves-a-void/article4927939.ece |url-status=live |access-date=20 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929143441/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/lyricist-vaali-leaves-a-void/article4927939.ece |archive-date=29 September 2016}}</ref> which was produced by N. Elango.<ref name="Dharap" /> [[Jaishankar]] and [[Jayachitra]] were cast as the male and female lead respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2012 |title=ஜெயலலிதாவும் கமலும் இணைந்து நடித்த ஒரே படம் |language=ta |trans-title=The only film where Jayalalithaa and Kamal acted together |work=[[Dinakaran]] |url=http://cinema.dinakaran.com/oldisgold-cinema-Detail.aspx?id=6247&id1=16 |url-status=live |access-date=20 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220073851/http://cinema.dinakaran.com/oldisgold-cinema-Detail.aspx?id=6247&id1=16 |archive-date=20 February 2018}}</ref> Cinematography was handled by [[S. Maruti Rao]].<ref name="movie" /> Besides directing, Panju co-edited the film (alongside Narasimhan) under the pseudonym "Panjabi".<ref name="movie" /><ref name="Panjabi" /> The final cut of the film measured {{convert|3993|metres|feet}}.<ref name="Dharap" />

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[V. Kumar]], while the lyrics were written by Vaali. The playback singers were [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]] and Renuka.<ref name="movie" /> The songs featured were "Kannaiah", "Kadhal Ponnedu", "Jaichutte" and "Seven O'Clock".<ref name="Dharap" />

== Release and reception ==
''Kaliyuga Kannan'' was released on 13 November 1974,<ref>{{Cite web |title=கலியுக கண்ணன் / Kaliyuga Kannan (1974) |url=https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1974/kaliyuga-kannan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201014055858/https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1974/kaliyuga-kannan |archive-date=14 October 2020 |access-date=14 October 2020 |website=Screen4screen}}</ref> and emerged a commercial success,<ref name="MohanRaman" /> while propelling Srinivasan to stardom.<ref name="Panjabi" /> CV Aravind of ''[[The News Minute]]'' praised it for the "riveting script by Vaali".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aravind |first=CV |date=1 April 2016 |title=From the sublime to the ridiculous: A journey through decades of Tamil film comedy |work=[[The News Minute]] |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sublime-ridiculous-journey-through-decades-tamil-film-comedy-41030 |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228053111/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sublime-ridiculous-journey-through-decades-tamil-film-comedy-41030 |archive-date=28 February 2018}}</ref> Playwright and comedian [[Crazy Mohan]] developed a desire to write a play with "God as the fulcrum" after watching the play ''Krishnaya Thubhyam Namaha'', and ''Kaliyuga Kannan'' encouraged him to solidify his plans,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=11 July 2008 |title=How humour meets magic |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/How-humour-meets-magic/article15399267.ece |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531170038/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/How-humour-meets-magic/article15399267.ece |archive-date=31 May 2018}}</ref> resulting in the play ''Chocolate Krishna''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 July 2011 |title=Siri on top {{sic|fo|nolink=y}} the cake! |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Siri-on-top-fo-the-cake/articleshow/9346339.cms |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180531170453/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Siri-on-top-fo-the-cake/articleshow/9346339.cms |archive-date=31 May 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="movie">{{Cite AV media |title=Kaliyuga Kannan |type=motion picture |language=ta |publisher=Ajantha Enterprises |year=1974 |time=0:00 to 2:30 |time-caption=Opening credits, from}}</ref>
<ref name="Dharap">{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jF4JAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Kaliyuga+Kannan%22 |title=Indian Films |publisher=[[National Film Archive of India]] |year=1974 |pages=369 |access-date=16 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014060516/https://books.google.com/books?id=jF4JAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Kaliyuga+Kannan%22&dq=%22Kaliyuga+Kannan%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjrr6iMp5PaAhUPTY8KHRWTCDgQ6AEIMjAC |archive-date=14 October 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="MohanRaman">{{Cite news |last=Raman |first=Mohan V. |author-link=Mohan Raman |date=20 October 2012 |title=He walked tall in tinsel town |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/he-walked-tall-in-tinsel-town/article4016391.ece |url-status=live |access-date=20 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130005021/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/he-walked-tall-in-tinsel-town/article4016391.ece |archive-date=30 November 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Panjabi">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=1 March 2015 |title=Remembering Panju |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://in.newshub.org/remembering-panju-12679787.html |url-status=live |access-date=18 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524075037/https://in.newshub.org/remembering-panju-12679787.html |archive-date=24 May 2016}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0234003}}

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[[Category:1974 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Krishnan–Panju]]
[[Category:Films scored by V. Kumar]]
[[Category:Hindu devotional films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]
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[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:1974 comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]

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