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{{short description|1983 film by Sreedhar Rajan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum
| image = Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum.jpg
| director = [[Sreedhar Rajan]]
| producer = R. Venkatraman
| writer = Ananthu–[[Na. Muthuswamy]] (dialogues){{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=276}}
| screenplay = Sreedhar Rajan
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Kuruthipunal (novel)|Kuruthipunal]]''|[[Indira Parthasarathy]]}}
| starring = {{unbulleted list||Vijaymohan|[[Jaishankar]]|[[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]]|[[Poornima Jayaram]]|[[Jaimala (actress)|Jaimala]]|Subhathra}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Soumendu Roy]]
| editing = V. Rajagopal
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = 4 March 1983
| runtime = 111 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum''''' ({{translation|When eyes turn red, the soil too will}}) is a 1983 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film directed by debutant [[Sreedhar Rajan]]. Produced by R. Venkatraman, the film won the [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]] at the [[30th National Film Awards]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|title=30th National Film Festival, 1983|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm30thNFAAward.aspx|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=5 April 2014|page=5|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003130200/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm30thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=3 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was based on [[Indira Parthasarathy]]'s novel ''[[Kuruthipunal (novel)|Kuruthipunal]]'' which won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award to Tamil Writers|Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1977. It stars newcomer Vijaymohan and [[Poornima Jayaram]] in the lead roles, with [[Jaishankar]], [[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]], [[N. Viswanathan]] and [[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] in pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] while cinematography was handled by [[Soumendu Roy]].

==Plot==
Gautam, a photo journalist with revolutionary ideas, leaves his job after his editor fails to publish the true happenings of the society in their newspaper. One of Gautam's friends suggests him to organize an art exhibition to showcase his paintings. During the event, he happens to meet Arundhati, a [[Bharathanatyam dancer]], who is keen to stage a classical ballet on [[Nandanar]], a tenth century [[dalit]] saint. Gautam suggests Arundhati to present it in a folk-art form rather than a classical-art form like Bharathanatyam to which she agrees.

Gautam and Arundhati travel to [[Kilvenmani]], a village in [[Thanjavur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], to meet Thambiran, an aged exponent of [[Koothu|Theru Koothu]], a common folk-art form in Tamil Nadu. Gautam and Arudnhati both stay at the landlord's (Rajarathinam) house. In the village they happen to meet various characters – Vairam, a tea shop owner, his pregnant wife Valli, their daughter Amudha, Kaalai, a blacksmith, Pakkiri, a mad minstrel, and Papathy, a village belle who works as a maid in Rajarathinam's house. Gautam and Arundhati become more attached with these characters. Vairam and Kaalai stand up against Raja demanding higher wages for workers employed by Raja. Gautam and Arundhati happen to meet Thambiran who agrees to help them stage the ballet. An angered Raja tells the police that Vairam's teashop has encroached the temple's land, and orders his henchmen to destroy the shop. Kaalai provides shelter to Vairam and his family. Gautam, on seeing the injustice being done to Vairam, talks to Raja for which the latter advises him not to interfere in this issue. Papathy wishes to be photographed and approaches Gautam for which Raja's henchmen attack him. After this incident, Gautam and Arundhati leave Raja's house and take shelter at Thambiran's house. While researching Nandanar's biography, Gautam gets a new perspective for the story based on the events that take place in the village and develops a story based on Raja's cruel acts. In the meanwhile, Raja's goons abduct Vairam. A group of villagers led by Kaalai gather outside Raja's house. Gautam approaches Papathy to join the protest against Raja and asks her to reveal the whereabouts of Vairam. Kaalai and the villagers rescue Vairam after Papathy lets them know that Vairam is kept at Raja's rice mill.

As the villagers protest demanding higher wages, Raja employs workers from nearby villages. When Vairam and Kaalai try to stop the workers, Raja arrives with a group of policemen. Kaalai beats Raja and gets immediately arrested for the act. A lawyer bails out Kaalai and ask them to take police protection to which they refuse. Vairam and Kaalai are attacked by Raja's henchmen while returning to their village during which Kaalai gets killed. With the help of the police, Raja labels Kaalai as a [[Naxalite]] to get the case closed. On hearing this, the villagers refuse to cremate Kaalai, but Vairam cremates him outside the village. Meanwhile, Raja files a complaint against Gautam, Arundhati and Vairam on a false pretext that they have stolen his possessions and attacked his mother. Arundhati gets saved by one of the villagers when Raja's goons try to molest her. The goons also set Kaalai's hut on fire, but Pakiri saves Vairam's family. He along with Vairam fight Raja's goons and kill them before being arrested by the police. The whole colony gets burnt. The following day, Raja is seen walking happily on his land. Papathy meets him and at first appears affectionate, but after they hug, she stabs him to death.

==Cast==
* Vijaymohan as Gautam
* [[Poornima Jayaram]] as Arundhati
* [[Jaishankar]] as Vairam
* [[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]] as Kaalai
* [[Calcutta Viswanathan]] as Rajarathinam (also Raja)
* [[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] as Pakkiri
* [[Jaimala (actress)|Jaimala]] as Valli, Vairam's wife
* Subhathra as Papathy

==Production==
[[File:Nandanar.jpg|thumbnail|[[Nandanar]]|alt=Nandanar]]
The film's director [[Sreedhar Rajan]], a journalist and film critic, wrote the screenplay of the film based on [[Indira Parthasarathy]]'s novel [[Kuruthipunal (novel)|Kuruthipunal]] which won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award to Tamil Writers|Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1977. The novel, in turn was based on the [[Kilvenmani massacre]] that took place in [[Thanjavur district]] in 1968. Inspired by the novel, Sreedhar Rajan made the film with a revolutionary theme, set in the backdrop of folk-arts. It marked Sreedhar Rajan's directorial debut. Sreedhar Rajan used a fusion of revolutionary communism and folk in the film. The film narrated the tale of [[Nandanar]], a [[dalit]] saint and one of the 63 [[Nayanars]]. [[Bharata Natyam]] dancer [[Dhananjayans|V. P. Dhananjayan]] appeared in a song sequence, thus performing for the first time in a film. The sequence was meant to narrate ''Nandanar Charitam'', the story of the saint.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|p=277}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rangarajan|first1=Malathi|title=The elusive celluloid|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-elusive-celluloid/article2109370.ece|access-date=2 June 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 June 2011}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
#"Kanaka Sabai"
#"Karuvil Ulla"
#"Manidha Manidha"
#"Pogum Thisai Maranthu"
#"Poradinom"
#"Serikul Irukinra Sirpam"
#"Vandale Allipoo"

==Reception==
The film was released on 4 March 1983, with an "A" (adults-only) rating by the [[Central Board for Film Certification]].{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|p=277}} During its theatrical release it had an average run, but received critical acclaim. At the [[30th National Film Awards]], the film won the [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]],<ref>{{cite web|title=30th National Film Festival, 1983|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm30thNFAAward.aspx|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=1 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003130200/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm30thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=3 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> while its cinematographer [[Soumendu Roy]] won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer]] in 1983. [[G. Dhananjayan]] in his ''Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931 to 2013'' lauded the performances of Jaishankar and Rajesh.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|p=277}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
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*{{cite book|last=Dhananjayan|first=G|authorlink=G. Dhananjayan|title=Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931 to 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e07vBwAAQBAJ|year=2014|publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers|isbn=978-93-84301-05-7}}
{{refend}}

{{National Film Award Best First Film of a Director}}

[[Category:1983 films]]
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[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Best Debut Feature Film of a Director National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:1983 directorial debut films]]

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