Deiva Kuzhandhaigal

Deiva Kuzhandhaigal
Poster
Directed byS. P. Muthuraman
Written byV. C. Guhanathan
StarringJaishankar
R. Muthuraman
Jaya
CinematographyBabu
Edited byR. Vittal
Music byV. Kumar
Production
company
Victory Movies
Release date
  • 14 September 1973 (1973-09-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Deiva Kuzhandhaigal (pronounced [ðeiʋakkːuɻan̪ðaɪɡaɭ] transl. Children of God) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by V. C. Guhanathan.[1] The film stars Jaishankar, R. Muthuraman and Jaya, with Sridevi, Master Ramu and Jayaseelan in supporting roles. It was released on 14 September 1973, and failed at the box office.[2]

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Kumar, with lyrics by Kannadasan and Panchu Arunachalam.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Manamulla Menmalar"Shoba Chandrasekhar, K. Swarna, L. R. Anjali 
2."Naan Ennathil"P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari 
3."Ponnulagam Vanthaalum"P. Susheela 
4."Yenintha Kobam"T. M. Soundararajan 

Release and reception

Deiva Kuzhandhaigal was released on 14 September 1973.[4] Kanthan of Kalki lauded the performances of Jaishankar, Jaya, Sridevi and Ramu, along with S. P. Muthuraman's direction, but criticised the performance of R. Muthuraman, and the screenplay.[5] In Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess (2019), Satyarth Nayak applauded Sridevi's performance in the scene where her character eulogises Indian history during a school play, and her "climactic death scene".[6]

References

  1. ^ "குகநாதன் 'சுடரும் சூறாவளியும்' கதாநாயகி ஜெயாவை காதலித்து மணந்தார்பீ". Thinakaran (in Tamil). 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ^ Ranimaindhan (23 August 2021). Kalaimamani V.C. Guhanathan (in Tamil). Pustaka Digital Media. chapter 29.
  3. ^ "Deiva Kuzhanthaikal". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ "தெய்வக் குழந்தை / Deiva Kuzhandhai (1973)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ^ காந்தன் (30 September 1973). "தெய்வக் குழந்தைகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 59. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. ^ Nayak, Satyarth (2019). Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess. India: Penguin Random House. p. 15. ISBN 9789353056780.