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| Directed by | Krishnan–Panju
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| Produced by | N. Elango |
| Starring | Jaishankar Jayachitra Thengai Srinivasan R. Neelakandan |
| Cinematography | S. Maruti Rao |
| Edited by | Template:Ubl |
| Music by | V. Kumar
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Kaliyuga Kannan (Template:Translation) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju. It is based on the play Sri Krishna Vijayam written by Vaali. The film stars Jaishankar, Jayachitra, Thengai Srinivasan and Sowcar Janaki. It was later remade in Telugu as Devudu Digivaste (1975),[1] in Kannada as Devara Duddu (1977),[2] and in Hindi as Yehi Hai Zindagi (1977).[3]
Plot
Template:More plot Kaliyuga Kannan is a drama of faith and disbelief in God of a middle-aged couple. It tells of how the man is made to realise on becoming rich that God certainly does not neglect his faithful and wealth only brings sorrow and pain with it. He renounces all his wealth to his son and daughter-in-law and goes back to his old way of living.
Cast
- R. Neelakandan as Krishnan
- Jayachitra as Radha
- Thengai Srinivasan as Sambu Iyer[4]
- Sowcar Janaki as Sambu's wife[5]
- Jaishankar as Sambu's son
- V. K. Ramasamy as Radha's father
Production
Kaliyuga Kannan is the inaugural production of Ajantha Enterprises,[6] and is an adaptation of Sri Krishna Vijayam, a play written by Vaali that featured Thengai Srinivasan as the protagonist.[7] The play, which was written for actor V. Gopalakrishnan's Gopi Theatres,[8] intended to convey the message that "money could not buy peace of mind".[9] When adapting the play as a film, the makers wanted Sivaji Ganesan as the male lead. But Ganesan suggested Srinivasan, after being impressed with his performance in the play.[7] Vaali wrote the dialogue for the film adaptation,[10] which was produced by N. Elango.[11] Jaishankar and Jayachitra were cast as the male and female lead respectively.[12] Cinematography was handled by S. Maruti Rao.[6] Besides directing, Panju co-edited the film (alongside Narasimhan) under the pseudonym "Panjabi".[6][13] The final cut of the film measured Template:Convert.[11]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar, while the lyrics were written by Vaali. The playback singers were T. M. Soundararajan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela and Renuka.[6] The songs featured were "Kannaiah", "Kadhal Ponnedu", "Jaichutte" and "Seven O'Clock".[11]
Release and reception
Kaliyuga Kannan was released on 13 November 1974,[14] and emerged a commercial success,[7] while propelling Srinivasan to stardom.[13] CV Aravind of The News Minute praised it for the "riveting script by Vaali".[15] Playwright and comedian Crazy Mohan developed a desire to write a play with "God as the fulcrum" after watching the play Krishnaya Thubhyam Namaha, and Kaliyuga Kannan encouraged him to solidify his plans,[16] resulting in the play Chocolate Krishna.[17]
References
- ↑ Yehi Hai Zindagi (1977). MySwar. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ↑ ஜெயந்தி மேடம் நல்லாயிருக்காங்க; வதந்தியை நம்பாதீங்க..! - ஹேமா செளத்ரி, குணா, எம்.. Ananda Vikatan(29 March 2018). Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine
- ↑ Livewire of the stage. The Hindu(12 June 2009). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1974/dec/22-12-1974/p64.jpg Template:Bare URL image
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- ↑ Lyricist Vaali leaves a void. The Hindu(18 July 2013). Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedDharap - ↑ ஜெயலலிதாவும் கமலும் இணைந்து நடித்த ஒரே படம். Dinakaran(1 February 2012). Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedPanjabi - ↑ கலியுக கண்ணன் / Kaliyuga Kannan (1974). Screen4screen. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ↑ From the sublime to the ridiculous: A journey through decades of Tamil film comedy. The News Minute(1 April 2016). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ How humour meets magic. The Hindu(11 July 2008). Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ↑ Siri on top Template:Sic the cake!. The Times of India(24 July 2011). Retrieved 31 May 2018.
