Kavikkuyil
| Kavikkuyil | |
|---|---|
 LP Vinyl Records Cover | |
| Directed by | Devaraj Mohan |
| Produced by | S. P. Tamizharasi |
| Written by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Story by | R. Selvaraj |
| Starring |
Sivakumar Sridevi Rajinikanth |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | R. N. K. Prasad |
| Edited by | B. Kandhasamy |
Production company |
S. P. T. Films |
Release date | 29 July 1977 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | 7.9 lakhs |
Kavikkuyil, Kavikuyil or Kavi Kuyil is a 1977 Tamil film directed by Devaraj Mohan and starring Sivakumar, Sridevi and Rajinikanth.[1][2] Fatafat Jayalakshmi plays Rajinikanth's love interest. Sridevi plays the younger sister of Rajinikanth. The film was shot under the S. P. T. Films banner and produced by S. P. Tamizharasi. The film premiered on 29 July 1977.[3]
Synopsis
Kavikkuyil is the story of Sivakumar and Sridevi who love each other. Rajinikanth is the brother of Sridevi. He is loved by Jayalakshmi, but he does not reciprocate. The lovers, Sivakumar and Sridevi get intimate and later Sivakumar meets with an accident on a stormy night and loses his memory. The pregnant Sridevi waits for Sivakumar. Will Rajinkanth approve of his sister's relationship? Will Sivakumar regain his memory? Will Jayalakshmi win over Rajinikanth forms the climax.
Cast
- Sivakumar
- Rajinikanth as Sridevi Brother
- Sridevi
- S.V. Subbaiah
- Fatafat Jayalaxmi
- T.K.S. Natarajan
- Senthamarai
Music
The film has music scored by Ilaiyaraaja, who got established as a leading composer in Tamil cinema with this film.[4] The lyrics of the songs are written by Panchu Arunachalam. The song "Chinna Kannan Azhaikkiraan", set in Reethigowla raga and sung by Shri Balamurali krishna became popular.[5] Playback singer Sujatha Mohan made her Tamil debut with the song "Kaadhal Oviyam Kandaen", set to Hameer Kalyani raga.[6]
| Kavikkuyil | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Released | 1977 |
| Language | Tamil |
All music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
| No. | Title | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chinna Kannan Azhaikkiraan" | Balamurali Krishna | 03:48 |
| 2. | "Chinna Kannan Azhaikkiraan" | S. Janaki | 04:27 |
| 3. | "Kadhal Oviyam" | Sujatha Mohan | 04:08 |
| 4. | "Kuyile Kavikuyile" | S. Janaki | 05:32 |
| 5. | "Udhayam Varugindradhe" | G. K. Venkatesh, S. Janaki | 04:21 |
References
- ↑ Variety Cinema Directory: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi Information on Cinema & Video Industry. Best Media Associates (India). 2004. p. 349.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 107. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (2014). Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books Limited. p. 83. ISBN 978-81-8475-796-5.
- ↑ "Music for the people"
- ↑ "The walking Google of Tamil film songs". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ "On the same wavelength"
External links
- Kavikkuyil on IMDb