''Kalyani'' is a 1952 Indian

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-language

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film directed by Acharya ( T. G. Raghavachari) and M. Masthan, and produced by

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. The film portrays the life of a mentally-deranged man and is heavily inspired by 1948 American film ''

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''. It was later remade in

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as ''Atthainti Kaapuram'' in 1952. ''Kalyani'' stars M. N. Nambiar.

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, M. G. Chakrapani and

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had supporting roles.

Plot

Moorthi struggles with mental problems. He marries Kalyani, a young woman. The plot revolves around their relationship and the many problems faced by Kalyani, who eventually succeeds in curing her husband's mental illness.

Cast

;Male cast * M. N. Nambiar as Moorthi *

as Subbaiah Pillai * M. G. Chakrapani as Doctor * K. V. Srinivasan as Himself * A. Karunanidhi as Accountant Pillai * G. Muthukrishnan as Sekhar * M. E. Madhavan as Broker Rengasami * V. M. Ezhumalai as Kuppusami * S. M. Thirupathisami as Inspector * K. K. Soundar as Psychology Doctor ;Female cast *

as Kalyani * P. S. Sivabhagyam as Nagamma *

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as Saroja * M. S. Subhadra as Neela *

as Kamala * P. S. Gnanam as Kamala's mother * G. Sakunthala as Komalam * K. T. Dhanalakshmi as Akilantam ;Dance * Kerala Sisters * A. Chitra

Production

''Kalyani'' was originally directed by Acharya ( T. G. Raghavachari). Midway through production, he contracted

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, so cinematographer M. Masthan (Mohammed Masthan) took over directing and completed it to the satisfaction of producer

and Acharya. Choreography was handled by A. K. Chopra, K. R. Kumar, K. K. Sinha, and Dhandapani.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. Dakshinamoorthi and G. Ramanathan with lyrics written by

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Reception

The film did not fare well at the box office.

References

External links

* {{Modern Theatres 1950s psychological drama films 1950s Tamil-language films 1952 films Films about psychiatry Films about schizophrenia Films based on American novels Films scored by G. Ramanathan Films scored by Susarla Dakshinamurthi Films set in psychiatric hospitals Indian black-and-white films Indian psychological drama films Tamil films remade in other languages