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Deivapiravi (1960 film)

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Deivapiravi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKrishnan–Panju
Written byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Produced byKamaal Brothers
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Padmini
S. S. Rajendran
CinematographyS. Maruti Rao
Edited byS. Panjabi
Music byR. Sudarsanam
Production
company
Kamaal Brothers
Release date
  • 13 April 1960 (1960-04-13)
Running time
182 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Deivapiravi (transl. Noble Soul) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Krishnan–Panju. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, S. S. Rajendran, K. A. Thangavelu and M. N. Rajam. The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as Anumanam and released on 24 June 1961.[1] At the 8th National Film Awards, the film won the All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film.[2] It was remade the same year in Hindi as Bindya, and in 1965 in Sinhala as Sekaya.

Plot

Cast

Production

Deivapiravi was written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. A writer accused him of story theft and Gopalakrishnan was taken to court, but was exonerated after his story was found to be original.[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by R. Sudarsanam. The lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Kavi Rajagopal and K. S. Gopalakrishnan.[4][5]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Anbale Thediya En" C. S. Jayaraman & S. Janaki Udumalai Narayana Kavi 03:55
"Thaara Thaara Vandhaaraa" K. Jamuna Rani 02:26
"Thannaitthaane Nambaadhadhu" C. S. Jayaraman 04:10
"Atho Keerathanaa.... Manidhanai Manidhan" Seerkazhi Govindarajan K. S. Gopalakrishnan 10:20
"Kattadatthukku Manai Poruttham" S. C. Krishnan & L. R. Eswari 05:00
"Vayasu Pennai Marandhidalaamaa" T. M. Soundararajan & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass 05:24
"Kaalai Vayasu Kattaana Saisu" K. Jamuna Rani 04:05
"Ivar Kaanaa Avar Paanaa" K. Jamuna Rani Kavi Rajagopal 04:00

Release and reception

Deivapiravi was released on 13 April 1960.[6] The Indian Express praised the performances of the lead actors, and called Thangavelu's comedy a major attraction.[7] The film was a success, running for over 100 days in theatres.[8]

Remakes

Before AVM remade Deivapiravi in Hindi as Bindya in the same year, Ganesan advised them not to remake the film as he felt it would not come well. However AVM ignored him and went on to make the film in Hindi. Bindya was a failure and many years later, Saravanan expressed regret for ignoring Ganesan's advice.[9] The film was later remade in Sinhala as Sekaya in 1965.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Movies from AVM Productions". AVM Productions. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. ^ "State Awards For Films". Directorate of Film Festivals. 1961. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ^ "பிளாஷ்பேக்: கதை திருட்டு புகாருக்கு புதுமையான தீர்ப்பு". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 201.
  5. ^ தெய்வப்பிரவி (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). Kamal Brothers. 1960. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Deiva Piravi". The Indian Express. 13 April 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Sivaji and Padmini co-starred again". The Indian Express. 15 April 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Deiva Piravi: 100th Day Celebration". The Indian Express. 22 July 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  9. ^ Saravanan, M. (2013) [2005]. AVM 60 Cinema (in Tamil) (3rd ed.). Rajarajan Pathippagam. p. 66. OCLC 1158347612.
  10. ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (10 October 2004). "The Monarch of Sinhala Movieland". The Sunday Leader. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.