Kaavalkaaran Explained

Kaavalkaaran
Director:P. Neelakantan
Producer:R. M. Veerappan
Starring:
Cinematography:V. Ramamoorthy
Editing:C. P. Jambulingam
Music:M. S. Viswanathan
Studio:Sathya Movies
Runtime:150 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Kaavalkaaran is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language spy action film, directed by P. Neelakantan and produced and co-written by R. M. Veerappan. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, with M. N. Nambiar, S. A. Ashokan, Sivakumar and Nagesh in supporting roles. It was released on 7 September 1967 and became a major success. The film was remade in Hindi as Rakhwala (1971).[1]

Plot

Mani, stemming from a modest background, enters in the service of the billionaire Maruthachalam, as the driver. The charming daughter of this fantastically wealthy notable, Susila desperately falls in love with Mani and it is mutual. However, Mani seems to be very worried. He does not confine himself only to his driver's job. Indeed, upset by the terrible secret (that her mother reveals him at the bedside of her agony) on his young brother Chandra and intrigued by the strange behaviour and the actions of his boss, Maruthachalam, Manikkam looks actively for the answers! In spite of the categorical opposition of his father and contrary to all expectations, Susheela marries the man of her life, Manikkam. But does she believe and do they think all to know or to seize Manikkam, really? But who is thus, in reality, this Mani? What does he plot?

Production

Before Kaavalkaaran began production, Ramachandran's voice had been damaged due to a gunshot to his throat caused by M. R. Radha. Despite this, Ramachandran refused others' suggestion to use a dubbing artiste, and dubbed in his own voice.[2] The song "Ninaithen Vanthai" has him and Jayalalithaa dressed as Mark Antony and Cleopatra respectively, re-enacting the William Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra, and later Layla and Majnun.[3] [4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[5] [6]

Release and reception

Kaavalkaran was released on 7 September 1967.[7] The Indian Express wrote that Veerappan and Neelakantan "made the story gripping with well-punctuated romantic, dramatic and fighting scenes."[8] Kalki called the film a flawless, entertaining film.[9] The film became a major success, and Ramachandran considered it his ninth turning point.[10] It won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rao . Gayatri . 1 October 2016 . Mere dil ne jo manga mil gaya – Lata – Kalyanji-Anandji – Leena/Dharmendra Rakhwala (1971) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117000312/https://lemonwire.com/2016/10/01/mere-dil-ne-jo-manga-mil-gaya-lata-kalyanji-anandji-leenadharmendra-rakhwala-1971/ . 17 January 2021 . 15 December 2021 . LemonWire.
  2. Web site: Sri Kantha . Sachi . Sachi Sri Kantha . 19 December 2017 . MGR Remembered – Part 41 Near Death Experience and its Aftermath . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171224003449/http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-41/ . 24 December 2017 . 15 December 2021 . Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
  3. Web site: Nathan . Archana . 18 July 2017 . Picture the song: In 'Ninaithen Vandaai', MGR and Jayalalithaa are Antony and Cleopatra . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211122143504/https://scroll.in/reel/842991/picture-the-song-in-ninaithen-vandaai-mgr-and-jayalalithaa-are-antony-and-cleopatra . 22 November 2021 . 15 December 2021 . Scroll.in.
  4. Web site: Narayanan . Sujatha . 6 December 2016 . How Jayalalithaa's onscreen image helped establish her political one: From 'glam doll' to Amma . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212418/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/how-jayalalithaas-onscreen-image-helped-establish-her-political-one-from-glam-doll-to-amma-3142094.html . 2 June 2021 . 15 December 2021 . Firstpost.
  5. Web site: Kaavalkaaran (1967) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120104015326/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001337 . 4 January 2012 . 27 March 2012 . Raaga.com.
  6. Web site: Kavalkaran (EP, 45 RPM) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303140431/https://avdigital.in/products/kavalkaran-ep-45-rpm . 3 March 2022 . 25 May 2022 . AVDigital.
  7. Web site: Table: Chronological List of MGR's Movies released between 1960 and 1967 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160616112435/http://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Table-Chronological-List-of-MGR-Movies-released-1960-1967.pdf . 16 June 2016 . 15 December 2021 . Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
  8. News: 23 September 1967 . Kavalkaran is enjoyable . 13 February 2021 . . 3 . Google News Archive.
  9. 1 October 1967 . காவல்காரன் . dead . https://archive.today/20220725041744/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/oct/01-10-1967/p43.jpg . 25 July 2022 . 24 December 2021 . . 43 . ta.
  10. Web site: Sri Kantha . Sachi . Sachi Sri Kantha . 6 June 2015 . MGR Remembered – Part 28 Heroines and Muses . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210818072711/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-28/ . 18 August 2021 . 15 December 2021 . Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
  11. 1978 . Tamil Nadu State Awards . 8 January 2024 . Film World . 64 . 14.

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