Kalyaniyin Kanavan

Kalyaniyin Kanavan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Screenplay byS. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Story byVelavan
Produced byS. M. Sriramulu Naidu
StarringSivaji Ganesan
B. Saroja Devi
CinematographySailen Bose
Edited byG. Veluswamy
Music byS. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Production
company
Release date
  • 20 September 1963 (1963-09-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kalyaniyin Kanavan (transl. Kalyani's Husband) 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

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 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

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. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c கல்யாணியின் கணவன் (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). Pakshiraja Studios. 1963. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "கல்யாணியின் கணவன்". Swadesamitran (in Tamil). 20 September 1963. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ Guy, Randor (31 March 2012). "Kalyaniyin Kanavan 1963". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. ^ Ramachandran, T. M. (5 October 1963). "Kalyaniyin Kanavan". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 17. p. 50. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via Internet Archive.