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Kalyaniyin Kanavan
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Theatrical release poster

Directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu


Produced by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Starring Sivaji Ganesan
B. Saroja Devi
Cinematography Sailen Bose
Edited by G. Veluswamy
Music by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu





Country India
Language Tamil



Kalyaniyin Kanavan (Template:Translation) is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi, with M. R. Radha, S. V. Ranga Rao, T. R. Ramachandran and T. P. Muthulakshmi in supporting roles. It was released on 20 September 1963.[1]

Plot

Template:More plot Kalyani goes swimming with friends in a river when she is carried away by a strong current. As she struggles, Kathiresan saves her, and they fall in love. Kalyani's father Viswanath is impressed by the young man's bravery and wishes to get them married on an auspicious day. Two days before the wedding, Kathiresan receives an anonymous letter inviting him to an abandoned bungalow. He goes and, in the cover of darkness, fights an anonymous foe. At the end of it, he finds at his feet a body with a knife sticking out of its back! He leaves the place hurriedly. The next morning, Kathiresan, shocking everyone, screams at the bride saying she is not of good conduct and refuses to go ahead with the wedding rituals. Meanwhile, police enter the scene, looking for the bridegroom who escapes. With the marriage stopped in a dramatic fashion, problems arise in the unhappy Viswanath's family. How they are solved and the marriage is performed forms the rest of the story.

Cast

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Male cast[2]

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Female cast[2]

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[2]

Song Singers Length
"Enakku Vaikkum Maappillai" P. Susheela 04:06
"Kai Irukku Kaal Irukku" T. M. Soundararajan 03:40
"Aasai Konda Manam" P. Susheela 02:22
"Enathu Raja Sabaiyile" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 03:14
"Kalyana Pudava Katti" P. Susheela 03:35
"Naal Ondrum Pozhudhu" P. Susheela 03:22
"Solli Theriyadhu" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 03:12
"Unakka Theriyadhu" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 03:22
"Ethaiyum Nandra Edaipodamal Ithuvum Vendumada" T. M. Soundararajan 02:55
"Ennadi Ponnu" A. L. Raghavan,Kausalya 03:15
"Kallirukkum Malar" P. Leela, T. Kamala & T. Thangappan

Release and reception

Kalyaniyin Kanavan was released on 20 September 1963,[3] and did not do well at the box office as it ran for 10 weeks in most theatres.[4] T. M. Ramachandran wrote in Sport and Pastime, "The film keeps up a breezy pace but it is obvious that when the director found that he had used up a good deal of footage early on, he has put an abrupt end to the story by untying all the knots in the plot all of a sudden and providing a happy solution".[5]

References

  1. 91-100. nadigarthilagam.com. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 கல்யாணியின் கணவன்{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Pakshiraja Studios(1963)
  3. கல்யாணியின் கணவன். Swadesamitran(20 September 1963). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. Kalyaniyin Kanavan 1963. The Hindu(31 March 2012). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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