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| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
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| Written by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Produced by | B. H. Rajanna |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan |
| Cinematography | Babu |
| Edited by | R. Vittal T. K. Rajan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Kavari Maan (Template:Translation)Template:Efn is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by B. H. Rajanna. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, with Vijayakumar, Ravichandran, Sekhar and Sridevi in supporting roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja. It was released on 6 April 1979.
Plot
Template:More plot Thyagarajan is an IAS officer. After seeing his wife Kalpana in bed with her extramarital lover Anand, he murders them.
Cast
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- Male cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Thyagarajan[1]
- Vijayakumar as Sundarrajan
- Ravichandran as Anand[1]
- Sekhar as Rajesh[2]
- Major Sundarrajan as Rangarajan[1]
- Thengai Srinivasan as Vasu
- Calcutta Viswanathan as Sivaramakrishnan
- Female cast
- Sridevi as Uma[3]
- Prameela as Kalpana[2]
- S. Varalakshmi as Rajalakshmi
- Manimala as Leela
- Baby Babitha as young Uma[1]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Panchu Arunachalam.[4] The song "Brova Bharama" is set in the Carnatic raga Bahudari.[5][6]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaduthu Ullam | S. Janaki | Panchu Arunachalam |
| 2 | Angel I See Only You | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3 | Brova Bharama | K. J. Yesudas | Tyagaraja |
| 4 | Poopole Un Punnagaiyil | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Panchu Arunachalam |
| 5 | Sollavayale | S. Varalakshmi | Bharathiyar |
| 6 | Ullangal Inbathil | Ilaiyaraaja | Panchu Arunachalam |
Release and reception
Kavari Maan was released on 6 April 1979.[7] Though fans were unwilling to accept Ganesan portraying a wife killer,[8] the film emerged a commercial success.[9][2] Kaushikan of Kalki criticised the story but praised Muthuraman's direction, adding that the deer in the film's title was not leaping, but roaring.[1]
Notes
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedhindutamil - ↑ Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess{{#if:Nayak|, Nayak}. Penguin Random House(2019). ISBN 9789353056780
- ↑ Kavari Maan Tamil FIlm LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja. Mossymart. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ Mood enhancers. The Hindu(15 March 2013). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music{{#if:Sundararaman|, Sundararaman}. Pichhamal Chintamani(2007)
- ↑ நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல். Seithi Saral(30 September 2020). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ கடினமான பாடலுக்கு பிரமாதமாக வாயசைத்தார்- சிவாஜிகணேசனுக்கு இளையராஜா புகழாரம். Maalai Malar(5 August 2018). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine