| Kanavan | |
| Director: | P. Neelakantan |
| Producer: | Sadayappan |
| Screenplay: | Sornam |
| Story: | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Starring: | M. G. Ramachandran Jayalalithaa |
| Music: | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography: | V. Ramamoorthy |
| Editing: | G. D. Joshi |
| Studio: | Valli Films |
| Runtime: | 152 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Kanavan is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, with C. R. Vijayakumari, S. A. Ashokan, Cho among others. It was released on 15 August 1968.
Vellaiya is falsely accused for murdering a cashier named Ganapathy. Meanwhile, Rani a wealthy daughter of Chidambara Pillai, who hates marriages and wants to be freed from the humiliated Manogar, comes to see Rani after Chidambara Pillai's invitation. Manogar gets angry and insults Chidambara Pillai about Rani's behaviour. Chidambara Pillai has a heart-attack and writes a will based on Manager Mani's advise and dies. To get inheritance, Rani has to urgently marry someone. She chooses a person who is sentenced to death - the good Vellaiya. Vellaiya, though reluctant initially, marries Rani. However, due to a twist of incident, Vellaiya is acquitted at the last minute, and Vellaiya comes to settle down with his beautiful Rani. He has decide well to give her a lesson in the hardness of life.
The film was inspired by two narratives – the Russian novel Woodcutter and the English play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.[1]
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[2]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Ennaporuthamadi Mama" | L. R. Eswari & chorus | 04:13 | ||
| "Unmayein Siripai Rasikiraen" | T. M. Soundararajan with dialogues | 03:01 | ||
| "Nan Uyir Pizhaithen" | T. M. Soundararajan | Vaali | 03:43 | |
| "Adi Aathi Nee Yaruku Pethi" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:02 | ||
| "Neenga Nenacha Nadakatha" | Vaali | 04:06 | ||
| "Mayangum Vayathu" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | Vaali | 03:12 |
Kanavan was released on 15 August 1968.[3] When the film was released at Madurai's Thangam Theatre, gatecrashes and stampedes occurred, leading to three casualties.[4] The film was dubbed into Hindi as Aakhri Nishan.[5]