Kan Kanda Deivam

Not to be confused with Kanavane Kankanda Deivam.

Kan Kanda Deivam
Poster
Directed byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Written byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
StarringS. V. Ranga Rao
Padmini
S. V. Subbaiah
Nagesh
CinematographyR. Sampath
Edited byR. Devan
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Kamal Brothers
Distributed byJai Maruthi Combines
Release date
  • 15 September 1967 (1967-09-15)
Running time
174 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kan Kanda Deivam (transl. Palpable God) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, and produced by Kamal Brothers. It stars S. V. Ranga Rao, Padmini, S. V. Subbaiah and Nagesh. The film was released on 15 September 1967 and emerged a commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as Bandhavyalu (1968).

Plot

Ranga Rao plays a widowed, well-respected, just and fair landlord with a blind son while Subbaiah plays his brother. Innocent Subbaiah, along with his wife Padmini, their daughter and their three good-for-nothing sons depend on Ranga Rao for everything as he is the one who is aware of worldly ways. Living opposite them is Thevar and his brother Sivakumar with Thevar being a criminal and a smuggler while his brother played by Sivakumar hates him and leaves the house only to be employed by Ranga Rao as his servant. He is in love with the daughter.

Thevar manipulates the sons and through them, Subbaiah causing a wedge in the family while using the father and sons to collateral the huge bank loan that he owes in the guise of selling a car. Sensing the danger, Ranga Rao immediately calls for a partition separating all useless properties into one portion in the name of his younger brother while retaining all the good ones over to him to save them from being taken over by the bank. However, except for the sons, the village as well as Subbaiah still trusts Ranga Rao. Thevar them blemishes Ranga Rao through a girl who turns out to be a girl jilted by of the brothers through whom she has a child. Finally, Ranga Rao, using his worldly cleverness exposes Thevar's activity, retains all the property by getting Thevar to remove the collateral and then sends him to jail for his illegal activities reuniting the family.

Cast

Production

Kan Kanda Deivam was directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan and produced by Kamal Brothers.[2] R. Sampath was the cinematographer and R. Devan was the editor.[1] Some song sequences from the film were shot on an agricultural background.[2] The final length of the film was 4845 metres.[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Udumalai Narayana Kavi and Vaali.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kannukutti Kannukutti"P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan 
2."Vazhkai Embathu Jolly"A. L. Raghavan, S. C. Krishnan, Ponnusamy 
3."Thenna Marathile"T. M. Soundararajan 
4."Aandavane Sami"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, Party 

Release and reception

Kan Kanda Deivam was released on 15 September 1967,[3] and was distributed by Jai Maruthi Combines.[1] The film was critically and commercially successful, with Kalki appreciating Gopalakrishnan's direction and writing.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cowie, Peter; Elley, Derek (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 267.
  2. ^ a b c Guy, Randor (1 June 2017). "Kan Kanda Deivam (1967)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "1967_ கண்கண்ட தெய்வம்- கமால் பிரதர்ஸ்" [1967_ Kan Kanda Deivam- Kamal Brothers]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Kankanda Deivam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by K V Mahadevan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ^ "கண் கண்ட தெய்வம்". Kalki (in Tamil). 1 October 1967. p. 43. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2021.