Kalvanin Kadhali (1955 film)

Kalvanin Kadhali Tamil is a Tamil film that starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi in the lead roles. This is the first film that both of them acted together. The film was released in 1956 along with movie Kotteeswaran by Sivaji ganesan. This was the first movie released in five theatres in chennai and ran more than 80 days in five theatresequal to 100 days in four theatres and at the same time kotteeswaran was also running. This sort of success could be done and enjoyed many times by only one actor who was having confidence in acting. Thats why he was aptly called Nadigar Thilagam The movie was directed by V. S. Raghavan, who also directed Sarangadhara.

The story was also published as a book later in 1954 by Chinna Annamalai Padhippagam. In the meantime, T. K. Shanmugam adapted the story for the stage, and his dramatization was so effective that the play was a crowdpuller wherever it was staged. Some other drama troupes did this as well. At a function got up in Chennai to release a collection of Kalki R. Krishnamurthys works, Poornam Vishwanathan recalled how his stage adaptation of Kalvanin Kadhali in 1946 won praise from Rajaji.Kalvanin Kadhali is the story of a dacoit and his beloved, Muththaiyan and Kalyani. At the PoonkuLam village, Kalyani falls for goodhearted Muththaiyan. Circumstances brand Muththaiyan a dacoit, but Kalyani remains steadfast in her love. Evading the police, Muthaiyan leads the life of an exile in the forest. When things come to a head, Muththaiyan and Kalyani decide to run away to some faroff place and settle down to marital bliss. ........

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