Sivagamiyin Selvan

Sivakamiyin Selvan (transl. Sivakami's son) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film directed by C. V. Rajendran, starring Sivaji Ganesan, Vanisri and Latha. It is a remake of the Hindi film Aradhana (1969). The film was released on 26 January 1974.

Sivakamiyin Selvan
Poster
Directed byC. V. Rajendran
Written byA. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Story bySachin Bhowmick
Produced byN. Kanagasabai
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Vanisri
Latha
CinematographyMasthan
Edited byB. Kanthasamy
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Jayanthi Films
Release date
  • 26 January 1974 (1974-01-26)
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Indian Air Force pilot Flight Lieutenant Ashok is in love with Sivagami. They have a secret wedding and Sivagami becomes pregnant. Ashok dies in a plane crash. Sivagami tells her father about her pregnancy. But soon he dies too. Sivagami is now alone with her newborn child. Out of fear of people tagging him as an illegitimate child, she puts him in the doors of an orphanage, with the idea of adopting the same child the next day. Before she can adopt him, a rich man whose wife had already lost many children and had lost one again comes to the orphanage to adopt that child. After knowing this Sivagami goes to the rich man's house and tells him about her past. He asks her to work as a servant. He emphasises that this must not be told to his wife, who is fond of the child, Ananth. She promises him that she would not. Meanwhile, the wife's brother sees Sivagami and wants to marry her. When she rejects his proposal, he tries to rape her. Her son kills him with scissors. Sivagami tells the child to leave and holds the scissors alleging that she had killed him. She is arrested.

20 years later, Sivagami is released. Meanwhile, the rich man's wife learns of Sivagami's history from her husband. She is shocked and wants her to be immediately released from prison. Sivagami returns to their home. A girl living there, Kavitha sees Sivagami. They get along well. She takes Sivagami to the airport to meet her fiancé who turns out to be Ananth. However, he does not recognise her as he was much younger when he saw her last time. One day he finds a diary and sees pictures of his father, his mother and himself with his mother. Then he remembers Sivagami and asks her to come to his awards ceremony. During the ceremony, he asks his mother to present him with the award to which she obliges. The film ends with both Sivagami and Ananth on the stage.

Cast

Production

Sivagamiyin Selvan, a remake of the Hindi film Aradhana (1969),[1] is the only film where Sivaji Ganesan and Latha acted together.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3][4][5]

SongSingersLyrics[6]Length
"Ullam Rendum"T. M. SoundararajanKannadasan04:43
"Iniyavale"T. M. Soundararajan, P. SusheelaPulamaipithan04:43
"Mela Thaalam"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela03:30
"Ethanai Azhagu"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamKannadasan04:28
"Yedarkkum Oru Kaalam Varum-(Inbathilum)"M. S. ViswanathanVaali04:13
"En Rajavin Rojamugam"P. Susheela04:23
"Aadikku Pinne Avani matham"T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. EswariKannadasan04:30

Release and reception

Sivagamiyin Selvan was released on 26 January 1974.[7] Kumudam positively reviewed the film, comparing it favourably to the Hindi original.[8]

References
  1. "In a flashback mode". The Hindu. 8 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. "சிவகாமியின் செல்வன் – சிவாஜியுடன் லதா நடித்த ஒரே படம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. "Sivakamiyin Selvan Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. "Sivakamiyin Selvan (1963) [sic]". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  5. "Sivakamiyin Selvan Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  6. நீலமேகம், கோ. (2019). திரைக்களஞ்சியம் தொகுதி – 3. Chennai: மணிவாசகர் பதிப்பகம். pp. 157–158.
  7. "11 திரையரங்குகளில் வெள்ளி விழா கண்ட சிவாஜி படம் எது தெரியுமா?". News18 (in Tamil). 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  8. "சிவகாமியின் செல்வன்". Kumudam (in Tamil). c. 1974. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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