Kanavan (1968)
கணவன்
Vellaiya is falsely accused of murder. On the other hand, Rani, a rich girl, struggles after the sudden demise of her father.
- Date of release
- 1968-08-15
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- P. Neelakantan
Casting
- M. G. Ramachandran — Vellaiya
- J. Jayalalithaa — Rani
- S. A. Asokan — Manager Mani
- R. S. Manohar — Manogar
- Cho Ramaswamy — Advocate Vardhan
- C. R. Vijayakumari — Ponni
- Manorama — Thenmozhi
- M. S. Sundari Bai — Paruvadham
- Usilai Mani
- Ennatha Kannaiya
- T. K. S. Natarajan
- Shanmugasundari — Kalyani
Interesting facts
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.
Production
The film was inspired by two narratives – the Russian novel Woodcutter and the English play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. A scene where Vijayakumari's character's suicide attempt is stopped by a child was shot at Sathya Studios.
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