Sivandha Mann

Sivandha Mann (Tamil: சிவந்த மண்; English: Red Soil) is a 1969 Indian Tamil language film directed by C.V. Sridhar that stars Sivaji Ganesan, Kanchana and M.N. Nambiar. It was released on 9 November 1969.

Sypnosis

Diwan (M.N. Nambiar) is a corrupt Indian who wants the Portugese army to attack his country. He however agrees to be loyal to any Indian who goes with him, but no-one agrees and hence he starts killing Indians in large numbers. One of the civilians Anand (R. Muthuraman), who lost his father in the shoot out, swears that he will have revenge for the outrage when his close friend Bharath (Sivaji Ganesan), son of a General returns from foreign. Meanwhile Vasanthi (Kanchana), the princess of India is living in Zurich, and is completely unaware that her country is in danger. She sees Bharath's photo in a local daily, and wishes to meet him in person. When arriving in Paris, she coincidentally meets him at a night club and they both fall for each other. They both enjoy as they start touring all over Europe, but when Vasanthi returns, her life takes a drastic turn: She hears about the danger in her country, and hence she has to return. Bharath also agrees to come, as he is also determined to save India. During the flight, one of the air hosts (Thengai Srinivasan) announces that Diwan wants to marry the princess and will hence receive her at the airport. Vasanthi is not happy and commands that the flight take a different turn, but the air host stops her from trying to escape. Bharath however supports Vasanthi and fights the air host, causing the flight to continuously spin and in the process, the flight drowns in the sea. Bharath and Vasanthi are presumed dead, and this results in the dismay of their parents. The two are however washed ashore onto an island and are unconscious. They are cured by two local doctors who befriend them, and arrange a special raft for their return. They both arrive at Anand's house, but he is shocked when he sees Bharath alive. However, Vasanthi takes the guise of a normal girl because she does not want anyone to know that the princess is still alive, and to aide Bharath. Anand agrees, and vows to keep her true identity a secret. The next day, people again protest at Diwan who starts killing them all, but Anand dies in the shoot out, claiming that his death will be honored as a sacrifice and that the country would be avenged by Bharath. Meanwhile, Anand's mother also dies in the shock of her son's death, making Bharath and his friends more determined to save their country. They kill a few of Diwan's men, and seek shelter in a bar owned by Nagesh, who also becomes their ally. How Bharath, Vasanthi and the rest of the gang secretly deal with Diwan and his army forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan - Bharath, an NRI living in Zurich
• Kanchana - Vasanthi, daughter of a rich king in India
• M.N. Nambiar - Diwan, a traitor who approaches a huge army to attack the country
• R. Muthuraman - Anand, Bharath's friend who gets killed by Diwan
• Nagesh - one of Bharath's allies