''Kai Kodutha Deivam'' () is a 1964 Indian

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-language

romantic drama film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...

directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

, Savitri,

S. S. Rajendran Sedapatti Suryanarayana Rajendran, also known by his initials SSR (January 1928 – 24 October 2014), was an Indian actor, director, producer and politician who worked in Tamil theatre and cinema. Film career Rajendran made his acting de ...

and

K. R. Vijaya Deivanayaki better known by her stage name K. R. Vijaya is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She started her career in 1963 and has been acting for more than five decades in South Indian cinema. ...

. It was released on 18 July 1964 and became a success, winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil – President's silver medal. The film was remade

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as ''

Marapurani Katha ''Marapurani Katha'' () is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by V. Ramachandra Rao in his debut. A remake of the Tamil film ''Kai Kodutha Deivam'' (1964), it stars Krishna and Vanisri. The film was released on 27 July 19 ...

'' (1967), in

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as '' Palunku Pathram'' (1970) and in

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as ''

Pyar Ki Kahani ''Pyar Ki Kahani'' () is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Ravikant Nagaich. It is a remake of the 1964 Tamil film ''Kai Kodutha Deivam''. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Tanuja. The movie bombed and is one of t ...

'' (1971).

Plot

The film relates the true meaning of friendship between two youths, Raghu and Ravi. Ravi leaves his home town in Tamil Nadu and comes to Amritsar. Here, Raghu finds him in an unconscious state and takes him home. Raghu sacrifices his managerial post and gives it to Ravi. Ravi, however, does not reveal his true identity and the real reason for leaving home. As per his parents wish, Ragu sees a girl to marry. However, when Ravi sees the photograph of the girl, he asks Raghu not to marry her. A shocking truth about the girl is then revealed to Raghu.

Cast

as Raghu * Savithri as Kokila *

as Ravi *

as Latha *

M. R. Radha Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan (14 April 1907 – 17 September 1979) was an Indian actor and politician active in Tamil plays and films. He was given the title "Nadigavel" (spearhead of acting) by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. He mostly play ...

as Keady Varathan *

S. V. Ranga Rao Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao (3 July 1918 – 18 July 1974), popularly known as SVR, was an Indian actor, producer, and director known for his works majorly in Telugu and Tamil films. He is regarded as one of the finest actors in the history of ...

as Mahadevan *

V. Nagayya V. Nagayya (born Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma; 28 March 1904 – 30 December 1978) also known as Chittoor Nagayya was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. I ...

as Latha's father *

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as Sakunthala * S. V. Sahasranamam as Mahadevan's lawyer * R. Balasubramaniyam as Raghu's father *

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as Raghu's mother *

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(guest role) *Radha Bai (guest role) * C.I.D.Sakunthala as a dancer

Production

''Kai Kodutha Deivam'' was Vijaya's second film as an actress. Ganesan helped her with dialogue delivery, at a time when dialogues were not dubbed but recorded on set.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy were an Indian music composing duo composed of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy. They worked together on over 100 films, from 1952's '' Panam'' to 1965's '' Aayirathil Oruvan''. After their split, Ramamoorthy wo ...

, while the lyrics were written by Bharathiyar and

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. The songs "Aayirathil Oruthi" and "Sindhu Nadhiyin" were well received. The Telugu portions of the song "Sindhunadhi" were performed by Telugu composer

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Release and reception

''Kai Kodutha Deivam'' was released on 18 July 1964. ''

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'' wrote, " th fine visual conception of story-weaving, opalakrishnanhas made the film slick and enjoyable." T. M. Ramachandran wrote in '' Sport and Pastime'', "The story has been told on the screen in a logical manner and with a fast tempo. The director has shown great imagination and understanding in preparing a well-knit screenplay". Kanthan of '' Kalki'' said the story was a "difficult subject", but appreciated the fact that all actors were given a chance to shine. The film ran successfully for 100 days in theatres in Tamil Nadu, and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil – President's silver medal in 1965.

References

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External links

* {{NationalFilmAwardBestFeatureFilmTamil 1964 romantic drama films 1960s Tamil-language films 1964 films Best Tamil Feature Film National Film Award winners Films directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Films with screenplays by K. S. Gopalakrishnan Indian romantic drama films Tamil films remade in other languages