Kalangarai Vilakkam

Kalangarai Vilakkam கலங்கரை விளக்கம்

Directed by	K. Shankar
Produced by	G. N. Velumani
Written by	G. Balasubramaniam
Story by	Ma. Lakshmanan
Starring	M. G. Ramachandran B. Saroja Devi M. N. Nambiar Nagesh
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography	Thambu
Edited by	K. Narayanan
Production company	Saravana Films
Distributed by	Saravana Films
Release dates	28 August 1965
Running time	148 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kalangarai Vilakkam (Tamil: கலங்கரை விளக்கம் English: Light House) is a Tamil language psychological thriller film starring M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi in the lead role. It is an adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 movie "VERTIGO". The film was released in summer 1965.

Plot

A mysterious machination around the Mahabalipuram lighthouse 's city...

Ravi (MGR) a leading lawyer from Madras with his friend Gopal (V. Gopalakrishnan), a doctor, meet Neela (Saroja Devi), a beautiful girl in Mahabalipuram.

Ravi (MGR) falls in love with her.

But Ravi sees Neela jumping off a cliff and Gopal pronounces her dead.

Heart broken, Ravi travels with Gopal to get over Neela, but one day, sees a theatre performance of the famous song "Sange Muzhangu" starring with the same young woman !

Ravi follows her backstage and confronts her where she calmly tells him that she is "Maliga".

Still unconvinced Ravi peeks into her dressing room and confirms that she is indeed Neela, because of a scar in her back.

Meanwhile Maliga asks Gauwry (G. Sakunthala), her elder sister about the incidences in Mahabalipuram and is told that it is better that she does not know about it.

Ravi convinces Maliga to marry him.

Nagaradjan (M. N. Nambiar), her brother-in-law, is against this and tries to thwart their plans, but they marry in spite of this.

In order to trick Nagaradjan to come out with truth of what transpired in Mahabalipuram, Maliga pretends to get hysterical and runs up the Lighthouse and jumps down.

Gauwry distraught, tells Ravi that her husband, (Nagaradjan) had killed a girl who looked exactly like Maliga and taking advantage of the similarity in their looks (!!!) her husband made every one believe it was a suicide.

Saying this she swallows poison and takes her life.

Nagaradjan who is watching all this tells Ravi that both the witnesses to his murder are dead.

The police who were hiding waiting for his confession swoop down and arrest him.

It is revealed that it is actually a marionette dressed like Maliga that was thrown from the Lighthouse.

Maliga is safe. She comes down crying for her elder sister, Gauwry.

And then Ravi and Maliga live happily ever after.

Cast

Actor	Role
M. G. Ramachandran	as Advocat Chinnadurai Ravi
B. Saroja Devi	as Neela / Neela alias Maliga
M. N. Nambiar	as Nagaradjan
Nagesh	as Vâssu, a tourist guide
V. Gopalakrishnan^[1]	as Doctor Gôpal
K. D. Santhanam^[2]	as Neela 's father
A. Veerappan^[3]	as Deva, a tourist guide, Vâssu 's partner
S. M. Thirupadhiswamy^[4]	as Thirumalai, Moghini 's father
G. Sakunthala^[5]	as Gauwry
Manorama	as Moghini

Around the movie

The first composition of a soundtrack for M.S.V. since his separation with its partner, the other musician T.K.Ramamoorthy.

Soundtrack

The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.^[6] All Songs were super hit.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	Ennai Maranththen	P. Susheela	Panju Arunachalam	03:16
2	Ponnezhil Pootadu	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela	Panju Arunachalam	06:14
3	Sange Muzhangu	Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela & chorus	Bharathidasan	04:57
4	Kattru Vaanga	T. M. Soundararajan	Vaali	04:19
5	Enna Uravo	T. M. Soundararajan		04:57
6	Pallavan Pallavi	T. M. Soundararajan		03:48

References

External links

Kalangarai Vilakkam at the Internet Movie Database

K. Shankar filmography

1950s	Naga Devathai (1956) Bhookailas (1958) Bhookailasa (1958) Sivagangai Seemai (1959)

1960s	Kavalai Illaadha Manithan (1960) Kairasi (1960) Arappavan (1961) Jhoola (1962) Paadha Kannikkai (1962) Aalayamani (1962) Aadi Perukku (1962) Ezhai Pangalan (1963) Panathottam (1963) Bharosa (1963) Idhu Sathiyam (1963) Rajkumar (1964) Andavan Kattalai (1964) Veerakkanal (1964) Panchavarna Kili (1965) Kalangarai Vilakkam (1965) Anbu Karangal (1965) Chandhrodhayam (1966) Gowri Kalyanam (1966) Kudiyirundha Koyil (1968) Kallum Kaniyagum (1968) Adimaippenn (1969) Sachaai (1969)

1970s	Koi Ghulam Nahi (1970) Parde Ke Peechey (1971) Bandagi (1972) Shehzada (1972) Rickshawala (1973) Chhote Sarkar (1974) Pallandu Vazhga (1975) Raja (1975) Uzhaikkum Karangal (1976) Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga (1977) Sthree Janmam (1977) Varuvan Vadivelan (1978) Vayasu Ponnu (1978) Sundarimaarude Swapnangal (1978) Prathyaksha Deivam (1978) Kungumam Kathai Sollugiradhu (1978) Shringara Ramudu (1979) Suprabatham (1979) Neelakadalin Orathile (1979) Mangala Vaathiyam (1979)

1980s	Bala Nagamma (1981) Eratti Manithan (1981) Devi Dharisanam (1981) Thaai Mookaambikai (1982) Miruthanga Chakravarthi (1983) Yamirukka Bayamen (1983) Ezhuthatha Sattangal (1984) Chiranjeevi (1984) Raja Rishi (1985) Navagraha Nayagi (1985) Aayiram Kannudayaal (1986) Nambinar Keduvathillai (1986) Jadu Nagari (1986) Mupperum Deviyar (1987) Velundu Vinaiyillai (1987) Thambi Thanga Kambi (1988) Meenakshi Thiruvilayadal (1989)

1990s	Sabarimalayil Thanka Sooryodayam (1992) Saranam Saranam Manikanta (1993) Manikantana Mahime (1993) Swamy Ayyappa Sabarimalai (1993) Nalladhey Nadakkum (1993) Vetri Vinayakar (1996) Vasantham (1996) Nakshatratharattu (1998)

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