''Do Kaliyaan'' () is a 1968 Indian

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-language film directed by R. Krishnan and S. Panju. The film stars

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and

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. It is a remake of the 1965

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film ''

Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum ''Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language children's film directed by Krishnan–Panju. It is based on the American film '' The Parent Trap'' (1961) which in turn was based on Erich Kästner's 1949 German novel '' Lisa and Lot ...

'' which itself was based on the 1961 American film '' The Parent Trap'', based on

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's 1949 German novel ''

Lisa and Lottie ''Lisa and Lottie'' (original German title: ''Das doppelte Lottchen'', "The Double Lottie") (published since 2014 in the United Kingdom and Australia as ''The Parent Trap'') is a 1949 German novel by Erich Kästner, about twin girls separated in i ...

'' (german: Das doppelte Lottchen).

Plot

Proud, wealthy, and haughty Kiran meets with down-to-earth middle-class fellow collegian, Shekhar, and after several clashes and misunderstandings, both fall in love and decide to get married. Shekhar meets with Kiran's dominating mom and mousy dad, and is told that he must successfully pass a test that will be put to him through Kiran's mom, to which he agrees and subsequently passes, much to Kiran's delight. The marriage is performed with great pomp and ceremony and Shekhar becomes a ghar jamai. He soon realizes that his presence is next to a lowly servant. He rebels and wants Kiran to leave with him. But Kiran asks him to be patient. Thereafter identical twin girls are born (Ganga and Jamuna). Shekhar still feels that they would be better off living away from Kiran's family, differences arise, and Shekhar moves out with Ganga. Years later, the identical twins Ganga and Jamuna meet at a school outing and both decide to switch places to see how it is like on the other side. Both twins then devise a scheme that will bring their proud grandmother to her heels, and bring their parents together.

Cast

as Shekhar *

as Kiran *

as Ganga / Jamuna (Dual Role) ... Credited as Wonder child Baby Sonia *

as Mahesh *

as Kiran's Father * Nigar Sultana as Kiran's Mother, Kamla Devi * Geethanjali as Menaka (Dance Teacher) * Manorama as Madhumati * Hiralal as Contract Killer

Production

''Do Kaliyan'' was produced by

AVM Productions AVM Productions is an Indian film production studio founded by A. V. Meiyappan. It is the final oldest survived studio in India. The filming studios are located in Vadapalani, Chennai. It has produced over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, M ...

. It is a remake of the studio's own

film ''

'' (1965), itself based on the American film '' The Parent Trap'' (1961). ''Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum'''s director duo

Krishnan–Panju R. Krishnan (1909–1997) and S. Panju (1915–1984), collectively referred to as Krishnan–Panju, were Indian film directors. The duo directed more than 50 films in South Indian languages and in Hindi. Early life R. Krishnan was born on 18 ...

returned to direct the Hindi remake.

Kutty Padmini Kutty Padmini is an Indian actress who mainly works in Tamil cinema. She was a child star in her debut movie ''Ambala Anjulam'' (1959). She has also acted in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi movies. She made her debut in Tamil cinema at ...

, who portrayed twin sisters in the original, was initially signed on to reprise her role, but later replaced with

due to conflicts Padmini had with AVM.

Soundtrack

Lyrics were by Sahir Ludhianvi.

Release

''Do Kaliyan'' was a major commercial success and, according to film historian

Randor Guy Madabhushi Rangadorai (born 8 November 1937), better known by his pen name Randor Guy, is an Indian lawyer, columnist and film and legal historian associated with the English language newspaper ''The Hindu''. He is also the official editor of the ...

, "further brightened the radiant image of Meiyappan and AVM Studios".

References

External links

* {{AVM Productions 1960s Hindi-language films 1968 comedy films 1968 films Films based on Lottie and Lisa Films directed by Krishnan–Panju Films scored by Ravi Hindi remakes of Tamil films Indian children's films Twins in Indian films