Kavikkuyil

Kavikkuyil
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Directed by	Devaraj–Mohan
Screenplay by	Panchu Arunachalam
Story by	R. Selvaraj
Produced by	S. P. Tamizharasi
Starring	Sivakumar Sridevi Fatafat Jayalaxmi
Cinematography	R. N. K. Prasad
Edited by	B. Kandhasamy
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	S. P. T. Films
Release date	29 July 1977 (1977-07-29)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kavikkuyil is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Devaraj–Mohan. The film stars Sivakumar, Sridevi and Fatafat Jayalaxmi, with S. V. Subbaiah, Rajinikanth and Senthamarai in supporting roles. It was released on 29 July 1977,[1] and failed at the box office.

Plot

Gopal and Radha are lovers. Murugan is the brother of Radha. He is loved by Lakshmi, but he does not reciprocate. The lovers, Gopal and Radha get intimate and later Gopal gets involved in an accident on a stormy night and loses his memory. The pregnant Radha waits for him. Will Murugan approve of his sister's relationship? Will Gopal regain his memory? Whether Lakshmi wins over Murugan forms the climax.

Cast

• Sivakumar as Gopal[1]
• Sridevi as Radha[1]
• Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Lakshmi[1]
• S. V. Subbaiah as Ramaiah Pillai[2]
• Rajinikanth as Murugan[1]
• Senthamarai as Chinnaiah Pillai[3]

Production

Kavikuyil was directed by Devaraj–Mohan. The film's story was written by R. Selvaraj while screenplay and dialogues were written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film was produced by Arunachalam's brother Subbu under the production company S. P. T. Films.[4] The film was shot at Chikmagalur in 15 days while climax was shot at Kollimalai.[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja,[5] who got established as a leading composer in Tamil cinema with this film.[6] The lyrics of the songs are written by Panchu Arunachalam.[7] The song "Chinna Kannan Azhaikkiraan", set in Reetigowla raga, became popular.[8][9] The flute portions in this song were performed by Sudhakar.[10] Legendary playback singer Sujatha Mohan made her Tamil debut with the song "Kaadhal Oviyam Kandaen", set to Hamir Kalyani raga.[11][12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singers	Length
1.	"Chinna Kannan Azhaikkiraan" (male)	M. Balamuralikrishna	03:48
2.	"Chinna Kannan Azhaikkiraan" (female)	S. Janaki	04:27
3.	"Kadhal Oviyam"	Sujatha Mohan	04:08
4.	"Kuyile Kavikuyile"	S. Janaki	05:32
5.	"Udhayam Varugindradhe"	G. K. Venkatesh, S. Janaki	04:21
6.	"Maanodum Paathayile"	P. Susheela	03:34
7.	"Aayiram Kodi"	M. Balamuralikrishna	04:12
Total length:			30:02

Reception

Ananda Vikatan rated the film 36 out of 100.[13] The film failed at the box-office, and Sivakumar felt mixing divine elements in the story of a musician did not work well among audience.[4][14]

References

1. Ramachandran 2014, p. 60.
2. ராம்ஜி, வி. (20 October 2020). "'பாரதி என்றால் எஸ்.வி.சுப்பையா; அபிராமிபட்டர் என்றால் எஸ்.வி.சுப்பையா'; – உணர்ச்சிமிக்க கலைஞன் எஸ்.வி.சுப்பையாவின் 100வது பிறந்தநாள் இன்று!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
3. "மக்கள் மனங்களை வென்ற குணச்சித்திரங்கள் : செந்தாமரை". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
4. "திரைப்படச்சோலை 27: கவிக்குயில் படப்பிடிப்பும்; கண்ணதாசன் விழாவும்..." Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
5. "Kavikkuyil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Ilaiyaraaja". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
6. Baskaran, S. Theodore (6 January 2002). "Music for the people". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 June 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
7. "Kavikkuyil Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
8. Parthasarathy, Dhanya (18 December 2004). "The walking Google of Tamil film songs". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
9. Sundararaman 2007, p. 126.
10. Kolappan, B. (28 March 2023). "Flautist Sudhakar, who collaborated with Ilaiyaraaja on many memorable songs, no more". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
11. Paitandy, Priyadarshini (13 August 2010). "On the same wavelength". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
12. Sundararaman 2007, p. 134.
13. "சினிமா விமர்சனம்: கவிக்குயில்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 21 August 1977. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
14. "சிவகுமார் 101 | 71–80" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). 2 September 1979. pp. 16–18. Retrieved 17 January 2024 – via Internet Archive.

Bibliography

• Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
• Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. OCLC 295034757.

External links

• Kavikkuyil at IMDb