Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam
| Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | T. R. Raghunath |
| Produced by | Pattanna |
| Written by |
Sadasivabrahmam, Umachandran, K. V. Srinivasan |
| Starring |
Gemini Ganesan Anjali Devi |
| Music by |
Hemant Kumar Addepalli Ramarao |
| Cinematography | B. S. Ranga |
| Edited by |
S. R. Chandra Sekaran M. Mani M. Siva Prakasam |
Production company |
Vahin, Revathi Narasu Studios |
| Distributed by | Narayanan Company |
Release date | 6 May 1955 |
Running time | 167 Mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam (English: Husband is a Palpable God) is a 1955 Tamil language fantasy film directed by T. R. Raghunath and produced by Pattanna.
The film script was written by K. V. Srinivasan, Umachandran, and V. Sadha Sivabramnam, and the soundtrack was composed by Hemanth Kumar and A. Rama Rao. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Anjali Devi, Lalitha, with M. N. Nambiar, T. P. Muthulakshmi, Friends Ramaswamy, Chittoor V. Nagaiah.
The film was remade in Hindi as Devta (1956) The movie ran for 100 days at many cinemas across South India.[1] This film had dance sequences in Gevacolor.
Plot
The King, Soora Simmahar (Chittoor V. Nagaiah), loses his sight and seeks a "Naga Jothi" (serpent light) found in Sarpalokam (Serpent World). A young servant from the King's palace named Vijayan (Gemini Ganesan) who is in love with Princess Nalini (Anjali Devi), undertakes the hazardous journey of retrieving the serpent light.
Vijayan travels to the netherworld and discovers that the Serpent Queen, Naga Rani (Lalitha), jealously guards the light. Vijayan realizes that the Serpent Queen has become attracted to him, and so he pretends to return her love so as to get the light. After Vijayan successfully takes the light, the Serpent Queen becomes aware of his trickery and curses him, turning him into an ugly man.
When Vijayan returns home, Princess Nalini marries him despite his ugliness, however, they are banished from the palace and are forced to live in a hut. Soon after, they have a baby boy, and happily live together in the hut. Vijayan's devoted wife and their son withstand many trials and tribulations. Eventually Vijayan regains his original physical being.[1]
Production
Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, who gained fame from her work with Swarga Seema (1945), was cast at one point. She sang the song "Unnai Kann Theduthey," which was used in the film even though she left in the middle of production.[1] Lalitha was cast as a vamp after production commenced, as a substitute for Bhanumathi. Others in the cast included M. N. Nambiar, V. Nagaiah, M. N. Rajam, T. P. Muthulakshmi and 'Friend' Ramasami. Gemini Ganesan disguised himself as a beggar and approached producer Narayana Iyengar, who was so impressed that he gave him the role in the film.[2] The climax of is film is widely considered a classic scene of fifties Bollywood. This film had its dance sequences by Anjali Devi in gorgeous Gevacolor which was something rare in that decade.[3]
Character map of Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam and its remakes
| Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam (Tamil) | Devta (Hindi) | Nagamadathu Thampuratti (Malayalam) |
|---|---|---|
| Vijayan (Gemini Ganesan) | (Gemini Ganesan) | (Prem Nazir) |
| Naag Rani (Lalitha) | Naag Rani (Vyjayanthimala) | Naag Rani (Unni Mary) |
| Princess Nalini (Anjali Devi) | (Anjali Devi) | (Jayabharathi) |
| General Veerasenan (M. N. Nambiar) | (M. N. Nambiar) | |
| King Soora Simmahr (Chittoor V. Nagaiah) | ||
| Singan (Friends Ramaswamy) | ||
| Nagi (T. P. Muthulakshmi) | ||
| Mallika (M. N. Rajam) | ||
| Raja (Baby Uma) | ||
| Naga Kanni (Bala) | ||
| Soldier (V. P. Balaraman) | ||
Crew
- Director: T. R. Raghunath
- Producer: Pattanna
- Art: A. K. Sekar
- Processing: S. Ranganathan by Vijaya Laboratory
- Audiography: A. Krishnan, D. Moha Sundaram, K. R. Ramaswamy and N. Sheshatri
- Recorded: Westrex Sound System
- Choreography: Rai Soundry, V. P. Balaraman and P. Krishna Moorthy
Soundtrack
| Kanavaney Kankand Deivam | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by A. Rama Rao and Hemant Kumar | |
| Released | 1955 |
| Recorded | 1955 |
| Genre | Sareegama[4] |
| Language | Tamil |
| Producer | A. Rama Rao and Hemant Kumar |
Music composed by A. Rama Rao and Hemant Kumar. Lyrics written by Papanasam Sivan, V. Seetha Raman, K. V. Srinivasan, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam and Hemanth Rao. Playback singers are Ghantasala, P. Susheela & P. Leela.
Some songs from the film became hits, the most popular being "Unnai Kann Theduthey". This song was filmed later with Lalitha and was first rendered by P. Bhanumathi. The sequence was shot before the actress chose to walk out of the film. This song (lyrics penned by Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam), is still fondly remembered by Tamil movie fans. Bhanumathi told Randor Guy years later that in the song recorded with P. Suseela, the hiccups were hers. This was one of Suseela's early hits as playback singer.[1][5] "Unnai Kann Theduthey" was later remixed by G. V. Prakash Kumar in Va Quarter Cutting (2010).[6]
| No | Song | Singer | Lyricist | Length(m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaga Jothiyae | P. Leela | 06:15 | |
| 2 | Kaashaayam Kattikittu | ??? | 04:53 | |
| 3 | Enthan Ullam Thulli | P. Suseela | Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam | 03:02 |
| 4 | Unnai Kann Theduthe | P. Suseela | 03:45 | |
| 5 | Amba Pethaikku Irangi | P. Leela | 02:49 | |
| 6 | Kanavane Kann Kanda Deivam (Amma Nee Kalankathe) | Ghantasala | 04:58 | |
| 7 | Anbalae Malarnthanal | P. Suseela | 03:25 | |
| 8 | Oh Madha Vantharul | P. Suseela | 03:42 | |
| 9 | Vazhvinil Valam | 02:02 | ||
| 10 | Intha Veenkobam | P. Suseela & P. Leela | 03:22 |
Remake
Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam was remade in Hindi as Devta (1956),[1] where Gemini Ganesan and Anjali Devi returned.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Randor Guy. "Blast from the past: Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ↑ Sudhish Kamath. "Rewind to the first reel". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "Colour films in Tamil".
- ↑ http://saregama.com/album/kanavane-kankanda-deivam_14883
- ↑ "Kanavane Kankanda Deivam songs". gaana. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ "வ - குவாட்டர் கட்டிங்". Webdunia (in Tamil). Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ↑ "Devta". Upperstall.com.
External links
- Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam on IMDb
- "Kanavane Kankanda Deivam songs". itunes. Retrieved 2 April 2016.