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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|1965 film by Krishnan–Panju}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox film&lt;br /&gt;
| image          = Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| caption        = Theatrical release poster&lt;br /&gt;
| director       = [[Krishnan–Panju]]&lt;br /&gt;
| screenplay     = [[Javar Seetharaman]]&lt;br /&gt;
| based_on       = {{based on|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Parent Trap (1961 film)|The Parent Trap]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;|[[David Swift (director)|David Swift]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
| producer       = [[A. V. Meiyappan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| starring       = [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]]&lt;br /&gt;
| cinematography = [[S. Maruti Rao]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;G. Vittal Rao&lt;br /&gt;
| editing        = Panjabi&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Vittal&lt;br /&gt;
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| studio         = [[AVM Productions]]&lt;br /&gt;
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|1965|11|19}}&lt;br /&gt;
| runtime        = 167 minutes{{sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|p=188}}&lt;br /&gt;
| country        = India&lt;br /&gt;
| language       = Tamil&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{translation|Child and God}}) is a 1965 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[children&amp;#039;s film|children&amp;#039;s]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Krishnan–Panju]] and written by [[Javar Seetharaman]]. It is based on the American film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Parent Trap (1961 film)|The Parent Trap]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1961) which in turn was based on [[Erich Kästner]]&amp;#039;s 1949 German novel &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Lisa and Lottie]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{langx|de|Das doppelte Lottchen}}). The film stars [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] and [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]], with [[Nagesh]], [[Major Sundarrajan|Sundarrajan]], [[G. Varalakshmi]], Santha, [[Kutty Padmini]], M. S. S. Bhagayam and V. R. Thilagam in supporting roles. It revolves around a couple who separate, and the efforts of their twin daughters to reunite them.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was produced by A. V. Meiyappan via [[AVM Productions]], photographed by [[S. Maruti Rao]] and G. Vittal Rao, edited by Panju and features music by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. The film was released on 19 November 1965, became a commercial success, and won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]]. Krishnan–Panju remade the film twice; in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Leta Manasulu (1966 film)|Leta Manasulu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1966) and in [[Hindi]] as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Do Kaliyan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1967). It was also remade in [[Malayalam]] as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sethubandhanam (film)|Sethubandhanam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1974) and in [[Kannada]] as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Makkala Bhagya]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1976).&lt;br /&gt;
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== Plot ==&lt;br /&gt;
Chandrasekar &amp;quot;Sekar&amp;quot;, Sundaram and Sathyabama &amp;quot;Bama&amp;quot; are college-mates in [[Madurai]]. Bama&amp;#039;s parents – the henpecked Ramalingam and [[Shrew (stock character)|domineering]] Alamelu – own a bus company. Due to Alamelu&amp;#039;s influence, Bama takes after her mother&amp;#039;s ways. Sekar survives on scholarship provided by Ramalingam because the former&amp;#039;s grandfather helped Ramalingam, but is unaware as money is always sent to him through a lawyer. Sekar and Bama fall in love. Alamelu objects, and Sekar leaves Bama, but at her insistence, Alamelu agrees for their wedding after finding Sekar intelligent and smart. Post-wedding, Sekar moves into Bama&amp;#039;s house. He is appointed as the manager of the bus company, but is frustrated over lacking the clout to decide or to handle financial matters.&lt;br /&gt;
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A year later, Bama gives birth to twin girls Lalitha &amp;quot;Lalli&amp;quot; and Padmini &amp;quot;Pappi&amp;quot;. Sekar continues to struggle working under Alamelu. When she insults Sekar&amp;#039;s friends who came as guests for an official event, an infuriated Sekar decides to leave the house. He asks Bama to come with him, but as Bama shows hesitation and tries to pacify Sekar, Alamelu pushes her into a room. Bama falls unconscious due to the push. An unaware Sekar continues knocking on her door asking her to come with him. He mistakenly believes she is reluctant to accompany him, and leaves with Pappi for Singapore, where he becomes an estate manager. Bama publishes advertisements unsuccessfully seeking them.&lt;br /&gt;
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A few years later, Sekar returns to Madurai and Pappi joins the school where Lalli studies. Nirmala, Pappi&amp;#039;s newly appointed dance teacher, plots to exploit Sekar with the help of her mother Sogusu. Sundaram, who is unemployed after losing multiple jobs, joins Sekar and tries to unite him and Bama. Nirmala and Sogusu move into Sekar&amp;#039;s house. Pappi and Lalli fight during their school picnic, and are forced to share a room for the night as punishment, during which they start bonding and also realise that they are twins.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sekar becomes ill and Nirmala serves him alcohol. He becomes drunk, and Nirmala tricks him into sexually pursuing her. When he falls unconscious in bed, Nirmala and Sogusu stage it to appear like he had sex with Nirmala. The next morning, Sekar, who cannot remember what happened, thinks he impregnated Nirmala. He promises to marry her to save her from shame.&lt;br /&gt;
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Pappi and Lalli agree to swap identities for a while; after the picnic ends, Pappi goes to Bama as Lalli, and Lalli to Sekar as Pappi. Lalli is against her father marrying Nirmala. She later learns about Nirmala and Sogusu&amp;#039;s true colours and informs Pappi over phone. Sundaram overhears this and realises the twins swapped identities but promises to support them. Sundaram&amp;#039;s attempt to expose Nirmala causes Sekar to repeatedly slap him. Lalli demands that Nirmala leave the house. Enraged, Nirmala, pushes Lalli and she faints.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sundaram informs Pappi over phone about Lalli&amp;#039;s injury and when she cries on learning this, Ramalingam and Bama learn about the identity swap. Bama and Pappi rush to meet Lalli. On regaining consciousness, Lalli reveals her true identity to her father. Bama meets Sekar and unsuccessfully begs him for forgiveness. Sekar decides to keep both girls and throws Bama out of his house, but she chooses to wait outside the house. The girls, locked in a room, pray to [[Murugan]] to unite their parents, and Lalli remembers an earlier suggestion by Sundaram that praying at the [[Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple|Murugan Temple]], [[Palani]] would be effective. When attempting to escape, they meet Sogusu and share their plans. Sogusu, seeing an opportunity to rid them, helps them out.&lt;br /&gt;
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The next day, Sogusu sends a killer with the girls, lying that he is their bodyguard. Sekar finds Bama still waiting outside his house, and refuses Sundaram&amp;#039;s pleas to accept her. Sekar later overhears Nirmala and Sogusu conversing and realises they manipulated his relationship with Nirmala and their current plan to kill the girls to usurp his wealth. Enraged, he disowns Nirmala and rushes with Bama to Palani to save the girls. Lalli realises her bodyguard is a killer and informs Pappi. They escape to the temple through [[Palani Hills|the hills]], but the killer catches up. He attempts to kill them but a snake kills him instead. The family reunites.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Cast ==&lt;br /&gt;
;Male cast&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Chandrasekar &amp;quot;Sekar&amp;quot;{{sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|p=188}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Nagesh]] as Sundaram{{sfn|Glaser|2022|p=109}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Major Sundarrajan|Sundarrajan]] as Ramalingam{{sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|p=188}}&lt;br /&gt;
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;Female cast&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]] as Sathyabama &amp;quot;Bama&amp;quot;{{sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|p=188}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[G. Varalakshmi]] as Alamelu{{sfn|Glaser|2022|p=108}}&lt;br /&gt;
* Santha as Nirmala{{sfn|Glaser|2022|p=109}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Kutty Padmini]] Lalitha &amp;quot;Lalli&amp;quot; and Padmini &amp;quot;Pappi&amp;quot;{{sfn|Glaser|2022|p=108}}&lt;br /&gt;
* M. S. S. Bhagayam as Sogusu&lt;br /&gt;
* V. R. Thilagam as Pankajam&lt;br /&gt;
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== Production ==&lt;br /&gt;
M. Kumaran of [[AVM Productions]] saw the American film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Parent Trap (1961 film)|The Parent Trap]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1961), based on [[Erich Kästner]]&amp;#039;s German novel &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Lisa and Lottie]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and saw potential for a Tamil version of it; he persuaded his brother [[M. Saravanan (producer)|Saravanan]] to watch the film. Saravanan complied, but was sceptical over the story&amp;#039;s commercial viability if filmed in Tamil and also felt audience would not be receptive towards the concept of divorce, although Kumaran remained adamant. They later asked [[Javar Seetharaman]] to watch &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Parent Trap&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and if he could [[Indianisation|Indianise]] it in his screenplay; AVM was impressed with his screenplay. Saravanan said Seesumpatti Rajagopal wrote the climax portions.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kalki&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite magazine |last=சரவணன் |first=ஏவி.எம். |author-link=M. Saravanan (producer) |date=13 March 2005 |title=ஜெயலலிதாவின் ஆர்வம்! |trans-title=Jayalalithaa&amp;#039;s interest! |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki2005-03-13/kalki2005-03-13.pdf |access-date=25 April 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=44–47 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Krishnan–Panju]] were selected to direct the film, titled &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.{{Sfn|Saravanan|2013|pp=157–158}} Cinematography was handled by [[S. Maruti Rao]] and G. Vittal Rao, art direction by A. K. Sekar,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;poster&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=19 November 1965 |title=Kuzhandhaiyum Deivamum |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&amp;amp;dat=19651119&amp;amp;printsec=frontpage&amp;amp;hl=en |access-date=4 February 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Panju edited the film under the pseudonym &amp;quot;Panjabi&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BFTP&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=30 July 2011 |title=Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum 1965 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kuzhandaiyum-deivamum-1965/article2308458.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301030247/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kuzhandaiyum-deivamum-1965/article2308458.ece |archive-date=1 March 2014 |access-date=3 March 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] was selected to play the male lead and was paid {{INRConvert|10000|year=1965}}.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=சரவணன் |first=ஏவி.எம். |author-link=M. Saravanan (producer) |date=18 March 2017 |title=36. குறைந்த சம்பளத்தில் நடித்த ஜெமினிகணேசன் |trans-title=36. Gemini Ganesan, who acted for a lower salary |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2017/03/17175005/At-low-wage-starring-jeminikanecan.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109215638/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2017/03/17175005/At-low-wage-starring-jeminikanecan.vpf |archive-date=9 November 2022 |access-date=9 November 2022 |website=[[Dina Thanthi]] |language=ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Kutty Padmini]] portrayed twin sisters; in the scenes where both characters appear, [[Split screen (video production)|split screen]] and [[body double]] techniques were used.{{sfn|Glaser|2022|p=110}} The climax was shot at [[Palani]].{{sfn|Saravanan|2013|p=158}}&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kalki&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; A real snake was brought for filming at the time, but Padmini, unlike other South Indian child actors, was unafraid of the snake.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;snake&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=23 July 2016 |title=குட்டி பத்மினிக்கு நழுவ இருந்த விருதை இந்திரா காந்தி கொடுத்தார்: கன்னத்தில் முத்தம் கொடுத்து பாராட்டு |trans-title=Indira Gandhi gave Kutty Padmini the award that was about to slip away: She congratulated her with a kiss on the cheek |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/07/23221741/1027772/Cine-History-Kutty-Padmini.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250412154937/https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/07/23221741/1027772/Cine-History-Kutty-Padmini.vpf |archive-date=12 April 2025 |access-date=12 April 2025 |website=[[Maalai Malar]] |language=ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Soundtrack ==&lt;br /&gt;
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=19 November 1965 |title=Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kuzhandaiyum-deivamum/SuRLJ1ZesbQ_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204174608/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kuzhandaiyum-deivamum/SuRLJ1ZesbQ_ |archive-date=4 February 2019 |access-date=4 February 2019 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kuzhandaiyum-deivamum-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822085322/https://mossymart.com/product/kuzhandaiyum-deivamum-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=22 August 2022 |access-date=22 August 2022 |website=Mossymart}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The song &amp;quot;Pazhamuthir Solaiyile&amp;quot; is set in the [[Abheri]] raga,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=5 August 2011 |title=A Raga&amp;#039;s Journey&amp;amp;nbsp;– Aspects of Abheri |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-aspects-of-abheri/article2325286.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009045743/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-aspects-of-abheri/article2325286.ece |archive-date=9 October 2015 |access-date=12 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{Sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=153}} and &amp;quot;Enna Vegam Nillu Bhama&amp;quot; is set in [[Shivaranjani]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=28 September 2012 |title=Sivaranjani for pathos |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sivaranjani-for-pathos/article3945587.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009133841/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sivaranjani-for-pathos/article3945587.ece |archive-date=9 October 2014 |access-date=21 February 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{Sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=130}} The song &amp;quot;Anbulla Maanvizhiye&amp;quot; was remixed by Rafi in the film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jaggubhai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2010),&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=26 January 2010 |title=Gung-ho about Jaggubhai |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&amp;amp;Type=text/html&amp;amp;Locale=english-skin-custom&amp;amp;Path=TOICH/2010/01/26&amp;amp;ChunkNum=0&amp;amp;ID=Ar02101 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221094708/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&amp;amp;Type=text%2Fhtml&amp;amp;Locale=english-skin-custom&amp;amp;Path=TOICH%2F2010%2F01%2F26&amp;amp;ChunkNum=0&amp;amp;ID=Ar02101 |archive-date=21 February 2018 |access-date=21 February 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]] |pages=21}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and &amp;quot;Enna Vegam&amp;quot; was remixed by Mursak in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kadhal Meipada]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2011).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=கிருஷ்ணா |first=மனோஜ் |date=2 May 2009 |title=திரைக்கதிர்: என்ன கோபம் சொல்லு பாமா... |trans-title=Thiraikathir: Tell me what&amp;#039;s wrong, Bama... |url=https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/dinamani-kathir/2009/may/02/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE-6987.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231218123718/https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/dinamani-kathir/2009/may/02/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE-6987.html |archive-date=18 December 2023 |access-date=19 December 2020 |work=[[Dinamani]] |language=Tamil}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Randor Guy]] of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Hindu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; wrote, &amp;quot;One of the major factors contributing to the success of the movie was its melodious music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Many of the songs became hits and are still remembered today&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BFTP&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Track listing&lt;br /&gt;
| headline = Track listing&lt;br /&gt;
| extra_column = Singer(s)&lt;br /&gt;
| title1 = Enna Vegam Nillu&lt;br /&gt;
| note1 = &lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics1 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]&lt;br /&gt;
| music1 = &lt;br /&gt;
| extra1 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[A. L. Raghavan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| length1 = 4:42&lt;br /&gt;
| title2 = Anbulla Maan Vizhiyae&lt;br /&gt;
| note2 = &lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics2 = Vaali&lt;br /&gt;
| music2 = &lt;br /&gt;
| extra2 = T. M. Soundararajan, [[P. Susheela]]&lt;br /&gt;
| length2 = 4:47&lt;br /&gt;
| title3 = Naan Nandri Solven&lt;br /&gt;
| note3 = &lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics3 = Vaali&lt;br /&gt;
| music3 = &lt;br /&gt;
| extra3 = [[M. S. Viswanathan]], P. Susheela&lt;br /&gt;
| length3 = 3:48&lt;br /&gt;
| title4 = Anbulla Mannavane&lt;br /&gt;
| note4 = sad&lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics4 = Vaali&lt;br /&gt;
| music4 = &lt;br /&gt;
| extra4 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela&lt;br /&gt;
| length4 = 3:32&lt;br /&gt;
| title5 = Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum&lt;br /&gt;
| note5 = &lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics5 = [[Kannadasan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| music5 = &lt;br /&gt;
| extra5 = P. Susheela&lt;br /&gt;
| length5 = 3:57&lt;br /&gt;
| title6 = Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum&lt;br /&gt;
| note6 = campfire song&lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics6 = Kannadasan&lt;br /&gt;
| music6 = &lt;br /&gt;
| extra6 = P. Susheela&lt;br /&gt;
| length6 = 1:30&lt;br /&gt;
| title7 = Pazhamuthir Solaiyilae&lt;br /&gt;
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| lyrics7 = Vaali&lt;br /&gt;
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| extra7 = P. Susheela&lt;br /&gt;
| length7 = 4:12&lt;br /&gt;
| title8 = Ahah Idhu Nalliravu&lt;br /&gt;
| note8 = &lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics8 = Kannadasan&lt;br /&gt;
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| extra8 = [[L. R. Eswari]]&lt;br /&gt;
| length8 = 4:04&lt;br /&gt;
| title9 = Kozhi Oru Koottile&lt;br /&gt;
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| lyrics9 = Kannadasan&lt;br /&gt;
| music9 = &lt;br /&gt;
| extra9 = [[M. S. Rajeswari]]&lt;br /&gt;
| length9 = 2:54&lt;br /&gt;
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== Release and reception ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was released on 19 November 1965.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;poster&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; The Tamil magazine &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ananda Vikatan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, in a review dated 19 December 1965, applauded Padmini&amp;#039;s performance and stated that she was the sole reason to watch the film, which the reviewer called childish.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=190}} Writing for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sport and Pastime]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, T. M. Ramachandran criticised the film&amp;#039;s lack of originality, but called it a &amp;quot;clever adaptation&amp;quot; of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Parent Trap&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and described Padmini&amp;#039;s dual role performance as the film&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;[[wikt:pièce de résistance|pièce de résistance]]&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=18 December 1965 |title=Another Box-Office from A.V.M. |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12064/page/n671/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230309125726/https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12064/page/n671/mode/2up |archive-date=9 March 2023 |access-date=9 March 2023 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |page=51 |via=[[Internet Archive]] |volume=19}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; appreciated the cast performances, but criticised the film for lacking AVM&amp;#039;s signature touch.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite magazine |date=12 December 1965 |title=குழந்தையும் தெய்வமும் |trans-title=Child and God |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1965/dec/12-12-1965/p47.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220822085509/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1965/dec/12-12-1965/p47.jpg |archive-date=22 August 2022 |access-date=6 November 2021 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=47 |language=ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[K. Kamaraj]], then the [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], appreciated the film mainly for the twins&amp;#039; performance, and was initially unaware they were played by the same actress.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;snake&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; The film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BFTP&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; At the [[13th National Film Awards]], it won in the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Tamil Film]] category.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Recipients of State Awards for Films 1965 |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/13th_NFA.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008121223/http://dff.nic.in/2011/13th_NFA.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2015 |access-date=4 February 2019 |website=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |page=31}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Remakes ==&lt;br /&gt;
Krishnan–Panju remade the film twice; in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Leta Manasulu (1966 film)|Leta Manasulu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1966) and in [[Hindi]] as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Do Kaliyan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1967).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BFTP&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; It was also remade in [[Malayalam]] as [[Sethubandhanam (film)|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sethubandhanam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] (1974) and in [[Kannada]] as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Makkala Bhagya]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1976).{{Sfn|Glaser|2022|p=111}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Bibliography ==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |author-link=G. Dhananjayan |title=Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931–2013 |title-link=Pride of Tamil Cinema |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers |year=2014 |oclc=898765509}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Cite book |last=Glaser |first=Ed |title=How the World Remade Hollywood: Global Interpretations of 65 Iconic Films |publisher=[[McFarland &amp;amp; Company]] |year=2022 |isbn=978-1-4766-4467-7}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Cite book |last=Saravanan |first=M. |author-link=M. Saravanan (producer) |title=AVM 60 Cinema |publisher=Rajarajan Pathippagam |year=2013 |edition=3rd |language=ta |oclc=1158347612 |orig-date=2005}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{IMDb title}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}&lt;br /&gt;
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