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Kavari Maan
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Wikipedia article
'Kavari Maan' is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by B. H. Rajanna. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, with Vijayakumar, Ravichandran, Sekhar and Sridevi in supporting roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja. It was released on 6 April 1979.
Plot
Thyagarajan is an IAS officer. After seeing his wife Kalpana in bed with her extramarital lover Anand, he murders them.
Cast
;Male cast
*Sivaji Ganesan as Thyagarajan
*Vijayakumar as Sundarrajan
*Ravichandran as Anand
*Sekhar as Rajesh
*Major Sundarrajan as Rangarajan
*Thengai Srinivasan as Vasu
*Calcutta Viswanathan as Sivaramakrishnan
;Female cast
*Sridevi as Uma
*Prameela as Kalpana
*S. Varalakshmi as Rajalakshmi
*Manimala as Leela
*Baby Babitha as young Uma
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Panchu Arunachalam. The song "Brova Bharama" is set in the Carnatic raga Bahudari.
Release and reception
'Kavari Maan' was released on 6 April 1979. Though fans were unwilling to accept Ganesan portraying a wife killer, the film emerged a commercial success. Kaushikan of 'Kalki' criticised the story but praised Muthuraman's direction, adding that the deer in the film's title was not leaping, but roaring.
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