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''Kavikkuyil'' is a 1977 Indian
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-language film directed by
Devaraj–Mohan Devaraj–Mohan was a directing duo of the Indian film industry, mainly of Tamil-language films. They were known for quality films made on a low budget, thus giving a very reasonable profit for almost every film. The duo is also notable for lau ...
. The film stars
Sivakumar Palaniswamy Gounder (born 27 October 1941), better known by his stage name Sivakumar, is an Indian visual artist and former actor who has appeared in Tamil cinema and television. He made his acting debut in '' Kaakum Karangal'' (1965) and has ...
,
Sridevi Sridevi Kapoor (née Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan; 13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), known mononymously as Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. She is regarded as one of ...
and
Fatafat Jayalaxmi Neerajakshi Reddy better known as Fatafat Jayalakshmi (1 November 1958 – 21 November 1980), was an Indian actress active mainly in Tamil and Telugu films. In Malayalam movies she was known as Supriya. She acted about 66 movies in Tamil, Telug ...
, with S. V. Subbaiah,
Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, ...
and
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in supporting roles. It was released on 29 July 1977, and failed at the box office.


Plot

Gopal and Radha are lovers. Murugan is the brother of Radha. He is loved by Lakshmi, but he does not reciprocate. The lovers, Gopal and Radha get intimate and later Gopal gets involved in an accident on a stormy night and loses his memory. The pregnant Radha waits for him. Will Murugan approve of his sister's relationship? Will Gopal regain his memory? Whether Lakshmi wins over Murugan forms the climax.


Cast

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Sivakumar Palaniswamy Gounder (born 27 October 1941), better known by his stage name Sivakumar, is an Indian visual artist and former actor who has appeared in Tamil cinema and television. He made his acting debut in '' Kaakum Karangal'' (1965) and has ...
as Gopal *
Sridevi Sridevi Kapoor (née Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan; 13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), known mononymously as Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. She is regarded as one of ...
as Radha *
Fatafat Jayalaxmi Neerajakshi Reddy better known as Fatafat Jayalakshmi (1 November 1958 – 21 November 1980), was an Indian actress active mainly in Tamil and Telugu films. In Malayalam movies she was known as Supriya. She acted about 66 movies in Tamil, Telug ...
as Lakshmi * S. V. Subbaiah as Ramaiah Pillai *
Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, ...
as Murugan *
Senthamarai Senthamarai may refer to: * Senthamarai (actor), an Indian actor * ''Senthamarai'' (film), a 1962 Indian film * N. K. Senthamarai Kannan, an Indian police commissioner * '' Thamilar Senthamarai'', a weekly newspaper {{DAB ...
as Chinnaiah Pillai


Production

''Kavikuyil'' was directed by Devaraj–Mohan. The film's story was written by R. Selvaraj while screenplay and dialogues were written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film was produced by Arunachalam's brother Subbu under the production company S. P. T. Films. The film was shot at
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in 15 days while climax was shot at Kollimalai.


Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by
Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...
, who got established as a leading composer in Tamil cinema with this film. The lyrics of the songs are written by
Panchu Arunachalam Panchanathan Arunachalam (22 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in the Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tami ...
. The song "Chinna Kannan Azhaikkiraan", set in
Reetigowla Reethigowla, Reethi Gowla or Reethigowlai is a janya raga in carnatic music. It is associated with 22nd melakarta raga Kharaharapriya. It is Vakra Shadava-Sampoorna (Zig-zag raga with six notes in Arohana and seven in Avarohana).Visually unde ...
raga, became popular. The flute portions in this song were performed by Sudhakar. Legendary playback singer
Sujatha Mohan Sujatha Mohan is a renowned Indian playback singer known for her contributions to a wide range of Indian film industries, particularly in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu cinema. Over her decades-long career, she has also recorded songs in other ...
made her Tamil debut with the song "Kaadhal Oviyam Kandaen", set to
Hamir Kalyani Kalyani is a melakarta raga (parent musical scale) in the Carnatic music. It is the prati madhyama equivalent of the raga Sankarabharanam. It was called Kalyan but is now more popularly called Yaman in Hindustani Music. Its Western equivalent i ...
raga.


Reception

''
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'' rated the film 36 out of 100. Naagai Dharuman of ''Anna'' praised the acting, music, cinematography, dialogues and direction. The film failed at the box-office, and Sivakumar felt mixing divine elements in the story of a musician did not work well among the audience.


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* * {{Rotten Tomatoes 1970s Indian films 1970s Tamil-language films 1977 films Films directed by Devaraj–Mohan Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam Indian black-and-white films Tamil-language Indian films