Kaakum Karangal

Kakkum Karangal

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Directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar
Produced by M. Murugan
M. Kumaran
M. Saravanan
Written by Aarur Dass
Story by A. C. Tirulokchandar
Starring S. S. Rajendran
C. R. Vijayakumari
Nagesh
L. Vijayalakshmi
Sivakumar
Music by K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography T. Muthusamy
Edited by R. G. Gop
Production
company
Distributed by Murugan brothers
Release dates
19 June 1965[1]
Running time
140 minutes
Language Tamil

Kakkum Karangal is a 1965 Tamil-language Indian drama film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film was produced by AVM Productions. The film stars S. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari in lead roles with Nagesh, L. Vijayalakshmi, S. V. Subbaiah, Sivakumar (in his acting debut), Revathi playing supporting role.[2]

Plot

S.S.Rajendran's (SSR) father dies due to lack of medical assistance. His mother, with great difficulty educates him to be a surgeon. One day, his visit to treat Vijayakumari develops love for each other. Subbaiah, a rich man and father of Vijayakumari, objects to this but finally agrees saying that she must leave his house. After sometime, Vijayakumari begets a child but the child dies in a fire accident. This causes a misunderstanding between SSR-Vijayakumari. SSR feels that his hands cannot perform surgery, any more. He opts for a service with tribals at Senjipuram. There he gets affected by viral fever. What happens from there is the rest of the movie.

Cast

Crew

Production

The film marked the acting debut of Sivakumar who went on to become one of the famous actors in Tamil cinema. Tirulokchandar who was searching for the second lead actor to pair with Vijayakumari selected newcomer Palanisamy. Palanisamy was rechristened Sivakumar by AV Meiyappan.[3] S. P. Muthuraman who worked as one of the assistant directors in the film revealed that the crew had tough time to make a small baby to walk.[4]

Soundtrack

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics written by Kannadasan.[5][6]

No Song Singers Lyrics Length(m:ss)
1 Thirunaal Vandhathu P. Suseela Kannadasan 4:01
2 Akka Akka Aasai 4:40
3 Azhagiya Rathiyae A. L. Raghavan L. R. Eswari 5:48
4 Gnayiru Enbathu T. M. Soundararajan P. Suseela 3:57
5 Alli Thandu 4:10

References

  1. Saravanan, M. (2013) [2005]. AVM 60 cinema (in Tamil) (3rd ed.). Rajarajan Pathippagam. p. 152.
  2. "kakkum karangal". spicyonion. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
  3. http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2014/03/07222204/Cinema-history-Sivakumar-first.html
  4. எஸ்பி.முத்துராமன். "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 19- சிவகுமாரின் மேன்மை!". தி இந்து. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. "kaakkum karangal movie songs". tamiltunes. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  6. "kaakkum karangal movie songs". gaana. Retrieved 2015-09-07.


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