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Wikipedia article
'Kanavan' ( ) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, with C. R. Vijayakumari, S. A. Ashokan, Cho among others. It was released on 15 August 1968.
Plot
Vellaiya is falsely accused for murdering cashier Ganapathy. Meanwhile. Rani a wealthy daughter of Chidambara Pillai, who hates marriages wand wants to be freed from humiliated Manogar, who comes to see Rani after Chidambara Pillai invitation. Manogar gets angry and insults Chidambara Pillai on Rani's behaviour. Chidambara Pillai, gets heart-attack and writes a will based on Manager Mani's advise and dies. To inherit, Rani has to marry in urgency. She chooses a person sentenced to death, the good Velaiya. Vellaiya though reluctant initially, he marries Rani. However, due to twist of incident, Vellaiya acquitted at the last minute, Velaiya comes to settle down with his beautiful Rani. He has decided well to give her a lesson in the hardness of life.
Cast
*M. G. Ramachandran as Velaiya
*Jayalalithaa as Rani
*S. A. Ashokan as Manager Mani
*R. S. Manohar as Manogar
*Cho Ramaswamy as Advocate Vardhan
*C. R. Vijayakumari as Ponni, Velaiya's sister
*Manorama as Thenmozhi, Vardhan's wife
*Sundari Bai as Paruvadham, S. Paramasivam's wife.
*Usilai Mani as Servant
*Ennatha Kannaiya as the doctor
*T. K. S. Natarajan as Prisoner
*Shanmughasundari as Kaliyani
*S. N. Parvathy as Neighbor
*C. Vasantha as Azhagasan's wife
*Justin as Nadjappa
*S. Ramarao as Advocate S. Paramasivan B.A.B.L. Paruvadham's husband and Thenmozhi's father.
*Trichy Soundarrajan as Chidhambaram Pillai, Rani's father.
*"Sattaampillai" K. N. Venkatraman as the accountant of Chidhambaram Pilai
*K. Kannan as Azhagesan
*Thirupadhiswamy as Ponni's father-in-law
*Vijayan as a lawyer
*T. K. S. Chandran as Ponni's husband
Production
The film was inspired by two narratives the Russian novel 'Woodcutter' and the English play 'The Taming of the Shrew' by William Shakespeare.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
Release
'Kanavan' was released on 15 August 1968. When the film was released at Madurai's Thangam Theatre, gatecrashes and stampedes occurred, leading to three casualties. The film was dubbed into Hindi as 'Aakhri Nishan'.
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