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{{Infobox film
| name = Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
| image = Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Muktha Srinivasan]]
| producer = [[S. Ravi (producer)|S. Ravi]]
| screenplay = [[Visu]]
| story = Kuriakose Ranga
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]] [[Saritha]] [[Jaishankar]] [[Sarath Babu]] [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = [[M. Karnan]]
| editing = V. P. Krishnan R. Shanmugam
| studio = Vidhya Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1981|10|26|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum''''' ({{Translation|Red horizon}})<ref>{{Cite book |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |title=Sivaji Ganesan: Profile of an Icon |publisher=Wisdom Tree |year=2015 |isbn=9788183281096 |pages=97 |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran |orig-year=2008}}</ref> is a 1981 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[Muktha Srinivasan]] and produced by S. Ravi. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Saritha]], [[Jaishankar]], [[Sarath Babu]] and [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]. The film had its music scored by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=211-220 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp22.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113238/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp22.htm |archive-date=26 August 2014 |access-date=24 August 2014 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Gopala Krishnudu]]''.

== Plot ==
Dr. Dwarakanath is a renowned ophthalmologist in Coimbatore, devoted to God and with a high moral standing. He shares his happy home with his son Srivathsan, daughter-in-law Manju, a couple of relatives and a faithful servant. Dwarakanath's peaceful life is shattered by a double whammy, first when he discovers that Manju is afflicted with a dreadful disease and has only a few months to live and then a blind man Kumaran who is seeking revenge against an unknown perpetrator responsible for his sister's suicide, shows up at his doors and Dwarakanath realises the culprit is none other than his son Srivathsan. Dwarakanath tries to keep his son's culpability under wraps for Manju's sake considering her impending demise but Manju who is ignorant of her own ailment, misconstrues Dwarakanath's intentions and tries to unmask the culprit's identity and it soon turns out to be an intricate cat and mouse game between them both.

== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Dr. Dwarakanath
*[[Saritha]] as Manju
*[[Jaishankar]] as Senthil / Kumaran the main antogonist
*[[Sarath Babu]] as Srivathsan, son of doctor
*[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]]
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]]
*[[Kathadi Ramamurthy]]
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as the maid
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Dr. Sankara
*[[A. Sakunthala|C. I. D Sakunthala]]

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Keezh Vanam Sivakkum |url=http://www.tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/3178 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710201420/http://www.tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/3178 |archive-date=10 July 2019 |access-date=10 June 2021 |website=Songs4all}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Enakkoru Vedivelli" || [[M. S. Viswanathan]] ||rowspan=4| [[Kannadasan]] || 06:05
|-
| 2 || "Kan Kanda Deivame" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || 04:48
|-
| 3 || "Ponnana Ulagam" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. P. Sailaja]] || 04:28
|-
| 4 || "Kadavul Ninaithan" || T. M. Soundararajan || 04:31
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum'' was released on 26 October 1981, [[Diwali]] day.<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=10 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><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 October 2019 |title=தீபாவளி ரிலீஸ்! |language=ta |work=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |url=http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=9746&id1=40&issue=20191025 |url-status=live |access-date=10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026142021/http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=9746&id1=40&issue=20191025 |archive-date=26 October 2019}}</ref> S. Shivakumar of ''[[Mid-Day]]'' appreciated the acting performances of Sivaji and Saritha.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shivakumar |first=S. |date=20 December 1981 |title=Superb performance |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1288422576864129026 |url-status=live |access-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729103443/https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1288422576864129026 |archive-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1441310}}

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[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Muktha Srinivasan]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Visu]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]

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