Jeevanadi Explained

Jeevanadi
Director:	A. K. Subramanian
Producer:	T. S. Mahadevan
Cinematography:	Krishnan Kutti
Editing:	R. Devarajan
Music:	V. Dakshinamoorthy
Studio:	Vinayaka Films
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Jeevanadi is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language musical film directed by A. K. Subramanian and written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan.^{[1] [2]} The film stars Ravichandran and Lakshmi. It was released on 14 January 1970.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy.^[4] The song "Aruvi Magal" is set in the Carnatic raga known as Saranga.^[5] S. Shivpprasadh of The Hindu wrote that Jeevanadi was one of Dakshinamoorthy's films that "had melody as their strength."^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jeevanadi . live . https://archive.today/20240404105238/https://indiancine.ma/NWX/info . 4 April 2024 . 4 April 2024 . Indiancine.ma.
2. 18 January 1970 . ஜீவநாடி . dead . https://archive.today/20220726081523/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1970/jan/18-01-1970/p68.jpg . 26 July 2022 . 4 January 2022 . . 68 . ta.
3. Web site: Jeevanadhi (1970) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231117181307/https://screen4screen.com/movies/jeevanadhi . 17 November 2023 . 17 November 2023 . Screen 4 Screen.
4. Web site: 14 January 1970 . Jeevanadi . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210921055643/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/jeevanadi/3vU1jUvt9Wc_ . 21 September 2021 . 21 September 2021 . JioSaavn.
5. Book: Sundararaman . Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music . Pichhamal Chintamani . 2007 . 2nd . 125 . 295034757 . 2005.
6. News: Shivpprasadh . S. . 1 August 2013 . Musical Colossus . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214140919/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/musical-colossus/article4977494.ece . 14 December 2013 . 8 April 2018 . The Hindu.