Kan Sivanthal Mann Sivakkum(1983)
'Kan Sivanthal Mann Sivakkum' is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Sreedhar Rajan. The film stars Vijaymohan and Poornima Jayaram in lead roles, with Jaishankar, Rajesh, N. Viswanathan, and Raveendran in supporting roles. The story follows a photojournalist and a dancer who travel to a village to research a folk ballet and witness caste-based oppression by a landlord. The film is based on Indira Parthasarathy's Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novel 'Kuruthipunal', which was inspired by the 1968 Kilvenmani massacre. It won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 30th National Film Awards. The cinematography was handled by Soumendu Roy, who won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer. The film was released on 4 March 1983.
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- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1983
- Director
- Sridhar Rajan
- Language
- Tamil 0
Storyline
A photojournalist with revolutionary ideas quits his job and teams up with a classical dancer to stage a folk ballet about a Dalit saint. They travel to a village ruled by a cruel landlord. As they research the art form, they get caught in the violent conflict between the landlord and the poor workers.
“When eyes turn red, the soil will too.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Kan Sivanthal Mann Sivakkum
Cast reunions in this film: Ilayaraja & Poornima Bhagyaraj (5 films together), and Ilayaraja & Calcutta Viswanathan (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director Sreedhar Rajan was a former assistant to the legendary director K. Balachander.
- It was the first Tamil film to win the National Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.
- The film's producer R. Venkatraman was a prominent film distributor, not a regular producer.
- The story is a rural drama focusing on social issues, a contrast to many commercial films of that era.
- Despite the national award, the film had a very limited theatrical release and is not widely available today.
- The title translates to 'If the eye sheds a tear, the soil will become fertile', hinting at its emotional core.