Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum

Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum When eyes turn red, the soil too will is a 1983 Tamil film directed by debutant Sreedhar Rajan. Produced by R. Venkatraman, the film won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director at the 30th National Film Awards in 1983. The film was based on Indira Parthasarathys novel Kuruthipunal which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1977. It stars newcomer Vijaymohan and Poornima Jayaram in the lead roles, with Jaishankar, Rajesh, Calcutta Viswanathan and Raveendran in pivotal roles. The films score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja while cinematography was handled by Soumendu Roy.

Gautam and Arundhati travel to Kilvenmani, a village in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, to meet Thambiran, an aged exponent of Theru Koothu, a common folkart form in Tamil Nadu. Gautam and Arudnhati both stay at the landlords Rajarathinam house. In the village they happen to meet various characters Vairam, a tea shop owner, his pregnant wife Valli, their daughter Amudha, Kaalai, a blacksmith, Pakkiri, a mad minstrel, and Papathy, a village belle who works as a maid in Rajarathinams house. Gautam and Arundhati become more attached with these characters. Vairam and Kaalai stand up against Raja demanding higher wages for workers employed by Raja. Gautam and Arundhati happen to meet Thambiran who agrees to help them stage the ballet. An angered Raja tells the police that Vairams teashop has encroached the temples land, and orders his henchmen to destroy the shop. Kaalai provides shelter to Vairam and his family. Gautam, on seeing the injustice being done to Vairam, talks to Raja for which the latter advises him not to interfere in this issue. Papathy wishes to be photographed and approaches Gautam for which Rajas henchmen attack him. After this incident, Gautam and Arundhati leave Rajas house and take shelter at Thambirans house. While researching Nandanars biography, Gautam gets a new perspective for the story based on the events that take place in the village and develops a story based on Rajas cruel acts. In the meanwhile, Rajas goons abduct Vairam. A group of villagers led by Kaalai gather outside Rajas house. Gautam approaches Papathy to join the protest against Raja and asks her to reveal the whereabouts of Vairam. Kaalai and the villagers rescue Vairam after Papathy lets them know that Vairam is kept at Rajas rice mill.As the villagers protest demanding higher wages, Raja employs workers from nearby villages. When Vairam and Kaalai try to stop the workers, Raja arrives with a group of policemen. Kaalai beats Raja and gets immediately arrested for the act. A law

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