Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam
| Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam | |
|---|---|
 poster | |
| Directed by | T. R. Raghunath |
| Written by |
Sadasivabrahmam, Umachandran, K. V. Srinivasan |
| Starring |
Gemini Ganesan, Anjali Devi |
| Music by | Hemant Kumar, Addepalli Ramarao |
Release dates | 1955 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam is a Tamil film starring Gemini Ganesan, Anjali Devi, Lalitha and M. N. Nambiar. The film was remade in Hindi as Devta (1956) and in Malayalam as Nagamadathu Thampuratti (1982). This film was the first South Indian film to be shot in colour (partly in Geva Color) after a Kannada movie Stree Ratna (1954).
Production
Bhanumathi who gained fame with B. N. Reddi's Swargaseema (1945) was cast in this film and a song "Unnai kann theduthey" was first rendered by Bhanumathi and the sequence was shot when she chose to walk out of the film.[1] Lalitha was cast as a vamp and initially she was brought on board after production commenced, as a substitute for P. Bhanumathi. Others in the cast included M. N. Nambiar, V. Nagaiah, M. N. Rajam, T. P. Muthulakshmi and 'Friend' Ramasami. Gemini Ganesan disguised himself as a beggar and approached producer Narayana Iyengar who was so impressed that he gave him the role in the film.[2] This film had a coloured scene in the climax of the films.
Character map of Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam and its remakes
| Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam (Tamil) | Devta (Hindi) | Nagamadathu Thampuratti (Malayalam) |
|---|---|---|
| (Gemini Ganesan) | (Gemini Ganesan) | (Prem Nazir) |
| Naag Rani (Lalitha) | Naag Rani (Vyjayanthimala) | Naag Rani (Unni Mary) |
| (Anjali Devi) | (Anjali Devi) | (Jayabharathi) |
References
- ↑ Randor Guy. "Blast from the past: Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ Sudhish Kamath. "Rewind to the first reel". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 September 2015.