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{{short description|1979 film by S. P. Muthuraman}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kavari Maan
| image = Kavari Maan.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| writer = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| producer = B. H. Rajanna
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]
| cinematography = Babu
| editing = R. Vittal<br />T. K. Rajan
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio = Rajanna Enterprises
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1979|04|06|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kavari Maan''''' ({{translation|[[Musk deer]]}}){{efn|The term figuratively means a human who would die if he lost his honour.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 February 2010 |title=Body from lake identified as that of CPI(M) leader |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Body-from-lake-identified-as-that-of-CPIM-leader/article12059237.ece |url-status=live |access-date=1 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610110206/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Body-from-lake-identified-as-that-of-CPIM-leader/article12059237.ece |archive-date=10 June 2021}}</ref>}} is a 1979 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]] and produced by B. H. Rajanna. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], with [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[Sekhar (actor)|Sekhar]] and [[Sridevi]] in supporting roles. The film had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. It was released on 6 April 1979.

== Plot ==
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Thyagarajan is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer. After seeing his wife Kalpana in bed with her extramarital lover Anand, he murders them.

== Cast ==
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;Male cast
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Thyagarajan<ref name="kalki" />
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Sundarrajan
*[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Anand<ref name="kalki" />
*[[Sekhar (actor)|Sekhar]] as Rajesh<ref name="hindutamil" />
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Rangarajan<ref name="kalki" />
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Vasu
*[[N. Viswanathan|Calcutta Viswanathan]] as Sivaramakrishnan
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;Female cast
*[[Sridevi]] as Uma<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nayak |first=Satyarth |title=Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess |title-link=Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess |publisher=[[Penguin Random House]] |year=2019 |isbn=9789353056780 |location=India |pages=63 |author-link=Satyarth Nayak}}</ref>
*[[Prameela]] as Kalpana<ref name="hindutamil" />
*[[S. Varalakshmi]] as Rajalakshmi

*[[Manimala (actress)|Manimala]] as Leela
*Baby Babitha as young Uma<ref name="kalki" />

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== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics by [[Panchu Arunachalam]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kavari Maan Tamil FIlm LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kavari-maan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612034747/https://mossymart.com/product/kavari-maan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=12 June 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> The song "Brova Bharama" is set in the [[Carnatic raga]] [[Bahudari]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=15 March 2013 |title=Mood enhancers |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/mood-enhancers/article4512233.ece |url-status=live |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917080636/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/mood-enhancers/article4512233.ece |archive-date=17 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |pages=126 |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || Aaduthu Ullam || [[S. Janaki]] || rowspan=2|[[Panchu Arunachalam]]
|-
| 2 || Angel I See Only You || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
| 3 || Brova Bharama || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[Tyagaraja]]
|-
| 4 || Poopole Un Punnagaiyil || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || Panchu Arunachalam
|-
| 5 || Sollavayale || [[S. Varalakshmi]] || [[Bharathiyar]]
|-
| 6 || Ullangal Inbathil || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || Panchu Arunachalam
|-
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Kavari Maan'' was released on 6 April 1979.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 September 2020 |title=நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல் |language=ta |work=Seithi Saral |url=https://www.seithisaral.in/2020/09/30/sivaji-ganesass-moives-list-and-release-date/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529050553/https://www.seithisaral.in/2020/09/30/sivaji-ganesass-moives-list-and-release-date/ |archive-date=29 May 2021}}</ref> Though fans were unwilling to accept Ganesan portraying a wife killer,<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 August 2018 |title=கடினமான பாடலுக்கு பிரமாதமாக வாயசைத்தார்- சிவாஜிகணேசனுக்கு இளையராஜா புகழாரம் |language=Tamil |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/08/05233942/1181936/cinima-history-ilayaraja.vpf |url-status=live |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612034339/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/08/05233942/1181936/cinima-history-ilayaraja.vpf |archive-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> the film emerged a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Piousji |date=10 June 1979 |title=Khaas Baat |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.99456/page/n187 |magazine=Sunday |volume=17 |page=71}}</ref><ref name="hindutamil" /> Kaushikan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' criticised the story but praised Muthuraman's direction, adding that the deer in the film's title was not leaping, but roaring.<ref name="kalki" />

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="hindutamil">{{Cite news |last=முத்துராமன் |first=எஸ்.பி. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=21 October 2015 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 31: ‘கவரிமான்’ |language=ta |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/214174-31.html |url-status=live |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612034746/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/214174-31.html |archive-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="kalki">{{Cite magazine |last=கெளசிகன் |date=29 April 1979 |title=கவரிமான் |url=https://kalkionline.com/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1979/apr/29-04-1979/p64.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001052641/https://kalkionline.com/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1979/apr/29-04-1979/p64.jpg |archive-date=1 October 2021 |access-date=1 October 2021 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=64 |language=ta}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0187203}}

{{S. P. Muthuraman}}

[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1979 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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