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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kanavan<br />
| image = Kanavan poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[P. Neelakantan]]<br />
| producer = Sadayappan<br />
| screenplay = Sornam<br />
| story = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />
| starring = M. G. Ramachandran<br />[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]<br />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = V. Ramamoorthy<br />
| editing = G. D. Joshi<br />
| studio = Valli Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1968|08|15}}<br />
| runtime = 152 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=396}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Kanavan''''' ({{audio|Ta-கணவன்.ogg |pronunciation}} {{Translation|Husband}}) is a 1968 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[P. Neelakantan]], starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]], with [[C. R. Vijayakumari]], [[S. A. Ashokan]], [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] among others. It was released on 15 August 1968.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Vellaiya is falsely accused of murdering a cashier named Ganapathy. Meanwhile, Rani a wealthy daughter of Chidambara Pillai, who hates marriages and wants to be freed from the humiliated Manogar, comes to see Rani after Chidambara Pillai's invitation. Manogar gets angry and insults Chidambara Pillai about Rani's behaviour. Chidambara Pillai has a heart-attack and writes a will based on Manager Mani's advise and dies. To get inheritance, Rani has to urgently marry someone. She chooses a person who is sentenced to death - the good Vellaiya. Vellaiya, though reluctant initially, marries Rani. However, due to a twist of incident, Vellaiya is acquitted at the last minute, and Vellaiya comes to settle down with his beautiful Rani. He has decide well to give her a lesson in the hardness of life.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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{{Cast listing|*[[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Vellaiya{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=396}}<br />
*[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] as Rani{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=396}}<br />
*[[S. A. Ashokan]] as Manager Mani<br />
*[[R. S. Manohar]] as Manogar<br />
*[[Cho Ramaswamy]] as Advocate Vardhan<br />
*[[C. R. Vijayakumari]] as Ponni, Velaiya's sister<br />
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Thenmozhi, Vardhan's wife<br />
*[[Sundari Bai]] as Paruvadham, S. Paramasivam's wife.<br />
*[[Usilai Mani]] as Servant<br />
*[[Ennatha Kannaiya]] as the doctor<br />
*[[T. K. S. Natarajan]] as Prisoner<br />
*[[Shanmugasundari|Shanmughasundari]] as Kaliyani<br />
*[[S. N. Parvathy]] as Neighbor<br />
*[[C. Vasantha]] as Azhagasan's wife<br />
*[[Justin (actor)|Justin]] as Nadjappa<br />
*[[S. Ramarao]] as Advocate S. Paramasivan B.A.B.L. Paruvadham's husband and Thenmozhi's father.<br />
*Trichy Soundarrajan as Chidhambaram Pillai, Rani's father.<br />
*"Sattaampillai" K. N. Venkatraman as the accountant of Chidhambaram Pilai<br />
*K. Kannan as Azhagesan<br />
*[[Thirupadhiswamy]] as Ponni's father-in-law<br />
*[[Vijayan (actor)|Vijayan]] as a lawyer<br />
*T. K. S. Chandran as Ponni's husband}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film was inspired by two narratives&nbsp;– the Russian novel ''Woodcutter'' and the English play ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=29 October 2015 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 31 |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-31/ |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2020 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]] |archive-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622172736/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-31/ }}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanavan (1968) |url=https://mio.to/album/M.S.+Viswanathan/Kanavan+%281968%29 |access-date=2 October 2020 |website=Music India Online |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711111815/https://mio.to/album/M.S.+Viswanathan/Kanavan+%281968%29 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length<br />
|-<br />
| "Ennaporuthamadi Mama" || [[L. R. Eswari]] & chorus || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 04:13<br />
|-<br />
| "Unmayein Siripai Rasikiraen" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] with dialogues || [[Alangudi Somu]] || 03:01<br />
|-<br />
| "Nan Uyir Pizhaithen" || T. M. Soundararajan || Vaali || 03:43<br />
|-<br />
| "Adi Aathi Nee Yaruku Pethi" || T. M. Soundararajan || [[Alangudi Somu|Alangudi Sômu]] || 04:02<br />
|-<br />
| "Neenga Nenacha Nadakatha" || [[P. Susheela]] || Vaali || 04:06<br />
|-<br />
| "Mayangum Vayathu" || T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela || Vaali || 03:12<br />
|}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Kanavan'' was released on 15 August 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=2 October 2020 |website=Ithayakkani |language=ta}}</ref> When the film was released at Madurai's Thangam Theatre, gatecrashes and stampedes occurred, leading to three casualties.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Kavitha |first1=S. S. |last2=Shrikumar |first2=A. |date=21 September 2011 |title=A tear for 'Thangam' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-tear-for-thangam/article2473215.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2020 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227030228/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-tear-for-thangam/article2473215.ece }}</ref> The film was dubbed into Hindi as ''Aakhri Nishan''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Joshi |first=Namrata |author-link=Namrata Joshi |date=7 December 2016 |title=Jayalalithaa's fleeting Hindi cinema connect |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/Jayalalithaas-fleeting-Hindi-cinema-connect/article16771594.ece1 |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2020 |archive-date=20 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220053846/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/Jayalalithaas-fleeting-Hindi-cinema-connect/article16771594.ece1 }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
* {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |author-link1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0248128}}<br />
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[[Category:Films directed by P. Neelakantan]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
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