Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum

Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum (1981)

கீழ்வானம் சிவக்கும்

Kumaran, who is blind, gets attached with his eye doctor's daughter-in-law. However, he is shocked to learn that the man responsible for his sister's death is none other than the doctor's son.

Date of release
1981-10-26
Runtime
2h 18m
Director
Muktha Srinivasan

Casting

Interesting facts

Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum 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. It is based on a play of the same name by Kuriakose Ranga. The film was released on 26 October 1981 and became a box-office hit, running for over 100 days in theaters. It won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Second Best Film. The film was remade in Telugu as Gopala Krishnudu and in Malayalam as Chakravalam Chuvannappol.

Production

Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum was an adaptation of the stage play of the same name by Kuriakose Ranga. Visu wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation. Both Visu and Ranga expressed interest to Muktha Srinivasan to adapt the play into a film and wanted Sivaji Ganesan to play the protagonist, he was eventually chosen.

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