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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kumara Sambhavam<br />
| image = Kumara sambavam.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster of the Tamil version<br />
| director = [[P. Subramaniam]]<br />
| producer = P. Subramaniam<br />
| writer = [[Kalidasa]]<br />
| screenplay = [[Nagavally R. S. Kurup]]<br />
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br>[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]<br>[[Sridevi]]<br>[[Srividya]]<br>[[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]]<br> [[Rajasree]]<br />
| music = [[G. Devarajan]]<br />
| cinematography = U. Rajagopal<br />
| editing = N. Gopalakrishnan<br />
| studio = Neela<br />
| distributor = Neela<br />
| released = {{Film date|1969|12|26|df=y}}<br>14 March 1970 [Tamil dubbed]<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br>[[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kumara Sambhavam''''' ({{lang-ml|കുമാര സംഭവം}}) is a 1969 Indian [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] bilingual film, directed and produced by [[P. Subramaniam]]. Based on the [[Kumarasambhava|epic poem]] of the poet [[Kalidasa]] of the same name, it stars [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Srividya]] and [[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]] in lead roles. The film had musical score and songs composed by [[G. Devarajan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=279|title=Kumaarasambhavam|accessdate=2014-10-14|publisher=MalayalaChalachithram}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?557|title=Kumaarasambhavam|accessdate=2014-10-14|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/kumarasambhavam-1969/article2763682.ece|title=Kumarasambhavam - 1969|last=Vijayakumar|first=B.|date=2012-01-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-09-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The film won the first ever [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film]].<ref>[http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm "Kerala State Film Awards"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> The film stood apart in technical quality when compared to previous Malayalam films and is hence regarded as a landmark in the history of [[Malayalam cinema]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
*[[Sridevi]] as [[Kartikeya|Subramanian]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sridevi-and-the-malayalam-film-industry-nurturing-young-talent/article22849045.ece|title=Sridevi and the Malayalam film industry: nurturing young talent|first=S. R.|last=Praveen|date=25 February 2018|access-date=11 July 2020|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
*[[Gemini Ganesan]] as [[Shiva|Paramashivan]]<br />
*[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as [[Parvati|Parvathi]]/[[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sathi]]<br />
*[[Srividya]] as [[Menaka]]<br />
*[[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]] as [[Himalayas|Himavan]], Parvathi's Father<br />
*[[Jose Prakash]] as [[Indra|Devendran]]<br />
*[[T. R. Omana]]<br />
*[[Adoor Pankajam]]<br />
*[[Aranmula Ponnamma]] as Parvathi's Mother<br />
*[[Rajasree]] as Urvasi<br />
*[[Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair]] as [[Daksha]]n<br />
*[[Pankajavalli]]<br />
*[[S. P. Pillai]]<br />
*[[T. K. Balachandran]] as [[Narada]]n<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[G. Devarajan]] and the lyrics were written by Mahakavi Kalidasan, [[O. N. V. Kurup]] and [[Vayalar Ramavarma]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) !! ragam<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Asthyutharasyaam (Bit) || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || Mahakavi Kalidasan || || <br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Ellaam Sivamayam || [[Renuka]] || [[O. N. V. Kurup]] || || Chenjurutti<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Indukkalaamouli || [[P. Madhuri]] || [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] || <br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Ksheerasaagara Nandini Pournami || [[P. Leela]] || Vayalar Ramavarma || <br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Maayaanadanavihaarini || P. Leela, [[Radha Jayalakshmi]] || O. N. V. Kurup || <br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Mallaakshee Manimaaril || [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]], B. Vasantha || Vayalar Ramavarma || <br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Nallahaimavathabhoomiyil || [[P. Susheela]], Chorus || [[O. N. V. Kurup]] || <br />
|-<br />
| 8 || "Omkaaram Omkaaram || K. J. Yesudas || Vayalar Ramavarma || <br />
|-<br />
| 9 || "Padmaasanathil || [[P. B. Sreenivas]] || Vayalar Ramavarma || <br />
|-<br />
| 10 || "Polthinkalkkala || K. J. Yesudas || O. N. V. Kurup || <br />
|-<br />
| 11 || "Priyasakhi Gange || [[P. Madhuri]] || O. N. V. Kurup || <br />
|-<br />
| 12 || "Priyasakhi Gange (Movie Version) || P. Madhuri || O. N. V. Kurup || <br />
|-<br />
| 13 || "Shailanandini || K. J. Yesudas, B. Vasantha || O. N. V. Kurup || <br />
|-<br />
| 14 || "Sharavanappoykayil Avathaaram || P. Leela, [[Kamukara]] || Vayalar Ramavarma || <br />
|-<br />
| 15 || "Thapassirunnu Devan || K. J. Yesudas || O. N. V. Kurup || <br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0187218|Kumara Sambhavam}}<br />
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[[Category:Films directed by P. Subramaniam]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on poems]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on works by Kalidasa]]<br />
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