Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum (Tamil: கீழ்வானம் சிவக்கும்) is a 1981 Indian Tamil language film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by S. Ravi. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha, Jaishankar, Sarath Babu and Menaka in the lead roles. The film had its music scored by M. S. Viswanathan.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Muktha Srinivasan |
| Produced by | S. Ravi |
| Screenplay by | Visu |
| Story by | Kuriakose Ranga |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Saritha Jaishankar Sarath Babu Menaka |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | M. Karnan |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan R. Shanmugam |
| Distributed by | Vidhya Movies |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Dr. Dwarakanath (Sivaji Ganesan) is a renowned ophthalmologist in Coimbatore, devoted to God and with a high moral standing. He shares his happy home with his son Srivathsan (Sarath Babu), daughter-in-law Manju (Saritha), a couple of relatives and a faithful servant (played by Manorama). Dwarakanath's peaceful life is shattered by a double whammy, first when he discovers that Manju is afflicted with a dreadful disease and has only a few months to live and then a blind man Kumaran (Jaishankar) who is seeking revenge against an unknown perpetrator responsible for his sister's suicide, shows up at his doors and Dwarakanath realizes the culprit is none other than his son Srivathsan. Dwarakanath tries to keep his son's culpability under wraps for Manju's sake considering her impending demise but Manju who is ignorant of her own ailment, misconstrues Dwarakanath's intentions and tries to unmask the culprit's identity and it soon turns out to be an intricate cat and mouse game between them both.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Dr. Dwarakanath
- Saritha as Manju
- Jaishankar as Senthil / Kumaran the main antogonist
- Sarath Babu as Srivathsan, son of doctor
- Menaka
- Y. G. Mahendran
- Venniradai Moorthy
- Kathadi Ramamurthy
- Manorama as the maid
- Major Sundarrajan as Dr. Sankara
- C. I. D Sakunthala
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Enakkoru Vedivelli" | M. S. Viswanathan | Kannadasan | 06:05 |
| 2 | "Kan Kanda Deivame" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:48 | |
| 3 | "Ponnana Ulagam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | 04:28 | |
| 4 | "Kadavul Ninaithan" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:31 |
Reception
S. Shivakumar of Mid Day appreciated the acting performances of Sivaji and Saritha.[5] The film was a superhit at the time of release. It ran 162 days Continous Houseful in all three theatres in chennai. Probably, this is the only film that ran 288 shows fullhouse in advance booking in its release.
Keezh vaanam Sivakkum ran over 100 days in Chennai, Madurai
References
- "Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- "Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum". gomolo.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- "Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum". nadigarthilagam.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- "Kezvaanam Sivakkum Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- Shivakumar, S. (20 December 1981). "Superb performance". Mid Day. Retrieved 29 July 2020.