KVM’s outstanding score for ‘Kandhan Karunai’ also fetched him the National Award for Best Music Director.It is a tribute to the trio of APN, KVM and Kannadasan that the lyrics and the music still linger in the memory of cineastes who patronized the films when they were released and also the present generation who watched the films in their re-runs. Kartikeyan gets offended and decides to leave, followed closely by his parents and brother. S V Venkataraman provided the musical score for the film with lyrics by Kannadasan but the popularity of a few numbers could not compensate for the lackluster treatment of the subject and the rather pedestrian performance of the lead stars. One of the directors who caught the eye in the early sixties and seventies when Tamil cinema was still finding its feet was A P Nagarajan.
This, despite help from a stranger (Lord Siva in disguise ) whom he meets in a temple and with whom he engages in a lengthy conversation.Baliah’s portrayal of the egotist classical singer Emanatha Bhagavathar who is brought down to earth with a thud by the woodcutter (Lord Siva) and has his ego deflated, too, was engrossing. The film also featured Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Ashokan, Nagesh and Manorama in pivotal roles. With Shivaji Ganesan, Savitri, Nagesh, Balaiya.
Devarishi Narada visits Bhagawan Shri Shiva, Devi Maa Parvati, and their sons, Bhagwan Shri Ganesan, and Bhagwan Shri Kartikeyan,and presents Shiva with a fruit. The King of the Pandya land, Shenbaga Pandyan (Muthuraman), announces a flattering amount of gold to anyone who can solve his puzzle relating to the scent emanating from a woman’s hair (in this case, his wife, played by Devika). Another multi-star film with the who’s who of Tamil cinema featuring in it, Kandhan Karunai a tribute to Lord Muruga, had the up and coming actor of … But his son Jagan is rebellious by nature and has all sorts of vices. He decides to give it to his wife, who, in turn, decides to give it to her sons. Parvati catches up to him and narrates a series of stories involving herself and Shiva, including how Shiva battled a giant shark; assisted a singer in overcoming a formidable opponent; as well as Shiva's anger towards his father-in-law, Dakshan. The film features Sivaji Ganesan, Savitri, and K. B. Sundarambal in the lead roles, with T. S. Balaiah, R. Muthuraman, Nagesh, T. R. Mahalingam, K. Sarangkapani, Devika, Manorama, and Nagarajan in supporting roles. But Shiva wants her to give it to only one. The interest in devotional films which was at its peak in the late '60s too had waned quite a bit.The piece de resistance in A P Nagarajan’s films was undoubtedly the music and the lyrics and the credit for this should go to the duo of K V Mahadevan and Kannadasan, the poet who wrote most of the numbers. The interludes between these characters form the crux of the film, which after several twists and turns ends with the holy trinity of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma pacifying the goddesses and making them bury the hatchet.The film had a moralistic touch in that it sought to drive home the point that knowledge, wealth and strength are complementary to each other and need to co-exist amicably. An aspiring young wannabe actor Raja (Rajinikanth) from a village get into a fast city which is full of crooks and drug dealers. From the name, Initially most of the people thought it is the Thiruvilayadal of Lord Siva as there is a film acted by the Legendary Sivaji Ganesan with the same name. As he searching for a place in the dream factory, he falls ...
This film drew its plot from a set of 64 stories penned by a sage Paranjothi Munivar and APN who produced, wrote and directed the move encapsulated four episodes all related to the human avatars taken by Lord Siva.
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Nagarajan. Nagarajan’s directorial debut however was with a nondescript film Five of his most well known films that belonged to the mythological genre were APN also ensured that the films did not merely meander along but enlivened the proceedings with gripping dialogues, comedy, riveting music and standout performances. He decides to give it to his wife, who, in turn, decides to give it to her sons.
Like the earlier films of the director, The film highlighted the spontaneous grace of Lord Vishnu towards his devotees and how he appears at the right moment to save them from ruin. Nagesh as Tharumi.
Devarishi Narada visits Bhagawan Shri Shiva, Devi Maa Parvati, and their sons, Bhagwan Shri Ganesan, and Bhagwan Shri Kartikeyan,and presents Shiva with a fruit. The Divine Game) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film written, directed and co-produced by A. P. Nagarajan.