Kavalai Illaadha Manithan

Kavalai Illaadha Manithan (transl. The man without worries) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Shankar, written and co-produced by Kannadasan. The film stars Chandrababu and Rajasulochana, with M. R. Radha, T. S. Balaiah, T. R. Mahalingam, M. N. Rajam, and L. Vijayalakshmi in supporting roles. It was released on 19 August 1960 and was not a commercial success.

Kavalai Illaadha Manithan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Shankar
Written byKannadasan
Produced byK. S. Ranganathan
Kannadasan
Starring
CinematographyThambu
Edited byK. Shankar
K. Narayanan
Music byViswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Production
company
Kannadasan Productions
Release date
  • 19 August 1960 (1960-08-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Muthu, a carefree man, is a lawyer who solves the problems of people, in stark contrast to his brother Manickam who believes in creating trouble for those around him, especially women. Their wealthy father Jamabulingam is money-minded and is least bothered about other things in life. Jamabulingam arranges the marriage of Manickam with a woman named Sivakami, but she loves another man named Dhamotharan. Manickam impregnates Kaveri, a poor woman, then disavows her and their child. Muthu manages to correct all the wrongs caused by Manickam, succeeds in bringing Sivakami and Dhamotharan together, and marries a woman named Sevanthi.

Cast

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Male cast
Female cast

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Lyrics were by Kannadasan.[2] The song "Pirakkum Podhum Azhuginraai" became popular.[1]

Song Singers Length
"Kaattil Maram" K. Jamuna Rani 03:34
"Kavalai Illaadha Manidhan" Chandrababu 03:03
"Naan Deivamaa" T. R. Mahalingam 03:06
"Penn Parkka Maappillai" K. Jamuna Rani 03:39
"Pirakkum Podhum Azhugindraai" Chandrababu 03:38
"Kannodu Vin Pesum Jaadai" T. S. Bagavathi, G. K. Venkatesh, K. Jamuna Rani and A. L. Raghavan 05:53
"Sirikka Chonnaar Siritthen" P. Susheela 02:32
"Kann Koduththadhu Polae" T. M. Soundararajan and Jikki 04:07

Release and reception

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Kavalai Illaadha Manithan was released on 19 August 1960.[3][4] The Indian Express wrote, "Raja Sulochana has done justice to her part. But there is no seriousness at all in Radha's acting and Chandrababu's seriousness is rendered ludicrous".[5] Film historian Randor Guy noted that the film was not a commercial success, mainly because of the delay in its production. Kannadasan later remarked that, in contrast to the film's title which meant "the man without worries", he, as the producer, became "a much worried man in the process".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Guy, Randor (5 November 2011). "Blast from the past – Kavalai Illaadha Manithan (1960)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ கவலை இல்லாத மனிதன் (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). Kannadasan Productions. 1960. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "1960 – கவலையில்லாத மனிதன் – கண்ணதாசன் புரொடக்சன்ஸ்" [1960 – Kavalai Illaadha Manithan – Kannadasan Productions]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. ^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (19 August 2022). "கவலை இல்லா மனிதர்களின் கதை!". Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Kavalai Illaatha Manithan". The Indian Express. 26 August 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 9 August 2018 – via Google News Archive.
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