Kaviya Thalaivi (1970)

காவியத் தலைவி

Devi is in love with Suresh, a lawyer, but is forced to marry Paranthaman, an alcoholic gambler. Devi escapes from him, and obtains work as a dancer in Hyderabad where she gives birth to a daughter named Krishna. When Vasu tries to kidnap the child, she has Suresh adopt her.

Date of release
1970-10-29
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
2h 44m
Genres
Romance, Drama, Family
Director
K. Balachander

Casting

Interesting facts

Kaviya Thalaivi is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film, written and directed by K. Balachander and produced by Sowcar Janaki. It is a remake of the 1963 Bengali film Uttar Falguni. Janaki also stars alongside Gemini Ganesan, Ravichandran and M. R. R. Vasu. The film was released on 29 October 1970, Diwali day, and became a success. For his performance, Ganesan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.

Production

Kaviya Thalaivi is a remake of the 1963 Bengali film Uttar Falguni, and was produced by Sowcar Janaki under the banner Selvi Films; she also starred in dual roles. The screenplay for the remake was written by K. Balachander, who also directed. Cinematography was handled by N. Balakrishnan, and the editing by N. R. Kittu.

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