Kanavu (film)

Kanavu (transl. Dream) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. V. Krishnan.[3] The film stars G. Muthukrishnan and Lalitha.[4]

Kanavu
Directed byP. V. Krishnan
Screenplay byK. Devanarayanan
A. S. Rajagopal
Story byM. B. Chellappan Nair
Produced byP. V. Krishnan
StarringG. Muthukrishnan
Lalitha
V. K. Ramasamy
'Pollachi' Kamala
CinematographyN. C. Balakrishnan
Edited byV. S. Rajan
Music byG. Ramanathan
V. Dakshinamoorthy
Production
company
K. R. K. Productions
Distributed byK. R. K. Productions
Release date
  • 5 August 1954 (1954-08-05) (India)
[1]
Running time
162 mins.[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.[1]

Production

The film was produced and directed by P. V. Krishnan under the banner K. R. K. Productions. M. B. Chellappan Nair wrote the story while K. Devanarayanan and A. S. Rajagopal wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was handled by N. C. Balakrishnan and editing was done by V. S. Rajan. Ammaiyappan was in charge of art direction. Hiralal, Kumar and Balaraman handled the choreography. Still photography was done by Venkatachary. The film was processed at Vikram laboratory.[1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by G. Ramanathan and V. Dakshinamoorthy while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi and A. S. Rajagopal. Playback singers are M. L. Vasanthakumari, Jikki, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, Sundari, Seetha, Padma, Rajamani, Sarojini, Rajalakshmi, Kanthamani and V. P. Balaraman.[5]

No.SongSinger/sLyricistDuration (m:ss)
1"Kannaana Thaai Naadae"M. L. VasanthakumariA. Maruthakasi
2"Eliyorku Suga Vaazhvu Yedhu"
3"Annaale Nannaal"Jikki
4"Karuvande Katti Karkande"
5"Paedhai Naan Anaadhaiyaayi"
6"Engume Thai Pongal"M. L. Vasanthakumari & groupA. S. Rajagopal
7"Thandhaka Thaganaka"Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi
8"Pala Pala Pakkaa Thirudan Naan"V. P. Balaraman
9"Thri Logamum Pugazhum Sundara"

References
  1. Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017.
  2. Kanavu
  3. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 605.
  4. Kanavu (1954 - Tamil)
  5. G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 68.


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