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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kanavu<br />
| image = <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = P. V. Krishnan<br />
| producer = P. V. Krishnan<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = K. Devanarayanan<br />A. S. Rajagopal<br />
| story = M. B. Chellappan Nair<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = G. Muthukrishnan<br />[[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]]<br />[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]<br />'Pollachi' Kamala<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[G. Ramanathan]]<br />[[V. Dakshinamoorthy]]<br />
| cinematography = N. C. Balakrishnan<br />
| editing = V. S. Rajan<br />
| studio = K. R. K. Productions<br />
| distributor = K. R. K. Productions<br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1954|08|05|India}}<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1954-cinedetails8.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|authorlink=Film News Anandan|date=23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=Tamil|archive-url=https://archive.is/20170626011718/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1954-cinedetails8.asp|archive-date=26 June 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
| runtime = 162 mins.<ref>[https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/kanavu-22890?ref=P-96318 Kanavu]</ref><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Kanavu''''' ({{trans|Dream}}) is a 1954 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by P. V. Krishnan.<ref>{{cite book|authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998|page=605 }}</ref> The film stars G. Muthukrishnan and [[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]].<ref>[http://www.gomolo.com/kanavu-movie/9127 Kanavu (1954 - Tamil)]</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
List adapted from the database of [[Film News Anandan]].<ref name=anandan /><br />
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;Male cast<br />
*''Valayapathi'' G. Muthukrishnan<br />
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]<br />
*[[R. Balasubramaniam]]<br />
*S. S. Sivasooriyan<br />
*V. Selvam<br />
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;Female cast<br />
*[[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]]<br />
*''Pollachi'' Kamala<br />
*M. K. Lakshmi<br />
*A. Shanthi<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was produced and directed by P. V. Krishnan under the banner ''K. R. K. Productions''. M. B. Chellappan Nair wrote the story while K. Devanarayanan and A. S. Rajagopal wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was handled by N. C. Balakrishnan and editing was done by V. S. Rajan. Ammaiyappan was in charge of art direction. Hiralal, Kumar and Balaraman handled the choreography. Still photography was done by Venkatachary. The film was processed at Vikram laboratory.<ref name=anandan /><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Music was composed by [[G. Ramanathan]] and [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]] while the lyrics were penned by [[A. Maruthakasi]] and A. S. Rajagopal. [[Playback singer]]s are [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]], [[Jikki]], [[Soolamangalam Sisters|Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi]], Sundari, Seetha, Padma, Rajamani, Sarojini, Rajalakshmi, Kanthamani and V. P. Balaraman.<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;— Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|page=68 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "Kannaana Thaai Naadae" || rowspan=2|M. L. Vasanthakumari || rowspan=5|A. Maruthakasi ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Eliyorku Suga Vaazhvu Yedhu" ||<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Annaale Nannaal" || rowspan=2|Jikki ||<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Karuvande Katti Karkande" ||<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Paedhai Naan Anaadhaiyaayi" || ||<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Engume Thai Pongal" || M. L. Vasanthakumari & group || rowspan=4|A. S. Rajagopal ||<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Thandhaka Thaganaka" || Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi ||<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || "Pala Pala Pakkaa Thirudan Naan" || rowspan=2|V. P. Balaraman ||<br />
|-<br />
| 9 || "Thri Logamum Pugazhum Sundara" ||<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by G. Ramanathan]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by V. Dakshinamoorthy]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1954 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1954 films]]<br />
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