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'''''Kalyana Parisu''''' ({{lang-en|Wedding Gift}}) is a 1959 [[Tamil film|Tamil]] [[romantic drama]] film directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]] in his debut. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[B. Saroja Devi]] and [[Vijaykumari]] (in her debut) in the lead roles, while [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[M. Saroja]], [[Akkineni Nageshwara Rao]] and [[M. N. Nambiar]] play supporting roles. The film was a huge success, leading to a [[Telugu cinema| Telugu]] remake titled ''Pelli Kanuka'' (1960) which starred Nageshwara Rao in the lead, along with Saroja Devi and Vijaykumari reprising their roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/pellikanuka1960.php |title=Articles : Movie Retrospect : Pelli Kanuka (1960 ) |publisher=Telugucinema.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-22}}</ref> It was also remade in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] as ''[[Nazrana (1961 film)|Nazrana]]'' (1961) which starred [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Vyjayanthimala]] in the lead, along with Gemini Ganesan in a [[guest role]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/bollywood/Nazrana_-_1961/748 |title=Find Hindi Movie Nazrana - 1961, Nazrana - 1961 Reviews, Expert Review and Casts |publisher=Jointscene.com |date=1961-01-01 |accessdate=2012-04-07}}</ref> |
'''''Kalyana Parisu''''' ({{lang-en|Wedding Gift}}) is a 1959 [[Tamil film|Tamil]] [[romantic drama]] film directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]] in his debut. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[B. Saroja Devi]] and [[Vijaykumari]] (in her debut) in the lead roles, while [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[M. Saroja]], [[Akkineni Nageshwara Rao]] and [[M. N. Nambiar]] play supporting roles. The film is about a young man who rents a house near his girlfriend, but the girl's elder sister is not aware of their romance. She subsequently falls for the man and wishes to marry him, so her younger sister decides to sacrifice her love, unknown to the former. |
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The film was a huge critical and commercial success, leading to a [[Telugu cinema| Telugu]] remake titled ''Pelli Kanuka'' (1960) which starred Nageshwara Rao in the lead, along with Saroja Devi and Vijaykumari reprising their roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/pellikanuka1960.php |title=Articles : Movie Retrospect : Pelli Kanuka (1960 ) |publisher=Telugucinema.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-22}}</ref> It was also remade in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] as ''[[Nazrana (1961 film)|Nazrana]]'' (1961) which starred [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Vyjayanthimala]] in the lead, along with Gemini Ganesan in a [[guest role]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/bollywood/Nazrana_-_1961/748 |title=Find Hindi Movie Nazrana - 1961, Nazrana - 1961 Reviews, Expert Review and Casts |publisher=Jointscene.com |date=1961-01-01 |accessdate=2012-04-07}}</ref> |
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The film marked the debut for [[C. V. Sridhar]], whose later films were "etched in the memories of many".<ref>{{cite web|title=Veteran filmmaker Sridhar passes away|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-20/chennai/27892019_1_sridhar-tamil-film-aiadmk-chief-jayalalithaa|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=24 June 2012|date=Oct 20, 2008}}</ref> It was also the Tamil debut film for [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] singer [[A. M. Rajah]] as music director.<ref name=KOLLY>http://www.kollywoodsingers.com/amrajah.htm</ref> |
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The film's soundtrack was composed by [[A. M. Rajah]] in his debut in Tamil cinema,<ref name=KOLLY/> while the lyrics were penned by [[Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0000714.html |title=Kalyana Parisu Songs - Kalyana Parisu Tamil Movie Songs - Tamil Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews |publisher=Raaga.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-07}}</ref> All the songs were acclaimed, and contributed to the film's success. A. M. Rajah and Gemini Ganesan's voice matching was labelled as "impeccable", and was compared to "what [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] was for [[Raj Kapoor]]".<ref name=KOLLY/> The success of ''Kalyana Parisu'''s songs made [[P. Susheela]] a leading female playback singer of Tamil cinema.<ref name=UPPER/> |
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The songs received positive response. Tamil film historian [[S. Theodore Baskaran]] said, "Its songs were stupendous hits. |
The songs received positive response. Tamil film historian [[S. Theodore Baskaran]] said, "Its songs were stupendous hits. It owed its phenomenal success in large part to its music composed by A.M. Raja, who was at his peak as a playback singer. the filmic convention of singing the same song twice, once in joy and once in sorrow, is followed. in fact, there are two such happy-sad songs."<ref name=BOOK>[[S. Theodore Baskaran]] (1996). ''The Eye of The Serpent: An Introduction to Tamil Cinema'', p. 126-127. East West Books, Chennai</ref> V. Balasubramanian of ''[[The Hindu]]'' said, "A. M. Rajah's tryst with composing includes super duper hit songs from the films ''Kalyana Parisu,'' ''Aadi Perukku'' and ''[[Then Nilavu]].''"<ref>http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/06/16/stories/2006061600620200.htm</ref> |
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===Box office=== |
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''Kalyana Parisu'' turned out very profitable at the box office and "brought in a great deal of money", largely due to its music.<ref name=BOOK/> Having run for over 100 days in theatres,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-12-01/m-saroja-k-a-thangavelu-02-04-12.html |title=Veteran Actress Passes Away - M Saroja |
''Kalyana Parisu'' turned out very profitable at the box office and "brought in a great deal of money", largely due to its music.<ref name=BOOK/> Having run for over 100 days in theatres,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-12-01/m-saroja-k-a-thangavelu-02-04-12.html |title=Veteran Actress Passes Away - M Saroja |publisher=''Behindwoods'' |date=2012-04-02 |accessdate=2012-05-22}}</ref> it became one of Sridhar's biggest box-office successes,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/c-v-sridhar-veteran-director-passes-away-news-tamil-kkfsJNdjcaa.html |title=C.V Sridhar, veteran director passes away! |publisher=Sify.com |date=2008-10-20 |accessdate=2012-05-22}}</ref> and was labelled a "runaway hit".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/Tamil-film-director-Sridhar-passes-away/375649/|title=Tamil film director Sridhar passes away|publisher=ScreenIndia|date=October 20, 2008|accessdate=April 5, 2012}}</ref> |
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* The film won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] - Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film in 1960.<ref name="7thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm7thNFAAward.aspx|title=7th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|accessdate=September 04, 2011}}</ref><ref name="7thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/7th_nff.pdf|title=7th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=September 04, 2011}}</ref> |
* The film won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] - Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film in 1960.<ref name="7thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm7thNFAAward.aspx|title=7th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|accessdate=September 04, 2011}}</ref><ref name="7thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/7th_nff.pdf|title=7th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=September 04, 2011}}</ref> |
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==Other info== |
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''Kalyana Parisu'', which created a major impact on the [[Tamil film industry]], was the breakthrough for [[B. Saroja Devi]] and music director [[A. M. |
''Kalyana Parisu'', which created a major impact on the [[Tamil film industry]], was the breakthrough for [[B. Saroja Devi]] and music director [[A. M. Rajah]].<ref name=UPPER/> It is also considered the "most important" film for actress [[M. Saroja]], who played [[K. A. Thangavelu]]'s wife in the film. On the film's 100th day celebrations, both were married at a temple in [[Madurai]]. The duo went on to act in over 200 films together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamilomovie.com/tamil-actress-news/6557-actress-m-saroja-passes-away |title=Actress M Saroja passes away |publisher=Tamilomovie.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofap.com/cinema/veteran-actress-m-saroja-passes-away/|title=Veteran actress M Saroja passes away|publisher=Times of AP|date=April 2, 2012|accessdate=April 6, 2012}}</ref> With ''Kalyana Parisu'''s success, [[C. V. Sridhar]] launched his own production company, ''Chitralaya Pictures''.<ref name=UPPER>{{cite web|author=Upperstall profile by: Karan Bali aka TheThirdMan |url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/cv-sridhar |title=CV Sridhar |publisher=Upperstall.Com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-07}}</ref> |
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| Directed by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Produced by | C. V. Sridhar Sarvashri S. Krishnamurthy T. Govindarajan |
| Starring | Gemini Ganesan B. Saroja Devi Vijaykumari K. A. Thangavelu A. Nageshwara Rao M. N. Nambiar |
| Music by | A. M. Rajah |
| Distributed by | Chitralaya Films |
Release date | 9 April 1959[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kalyana Parisu (English: Wedding Gift) is a 1959 Tamil romantic drama film directed by C. V. Sridhar in his debut. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and Vijaykumari (in her debut) in the lead roles, while K. A. Thangavelu, M. Saroja, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao and M. N. Nambiar play supporting roles. The film is about a young man who rents a house near his girlfriend, but the girl's elder sister is not aware of their romance. She subsequently falls for the man and wishes to marry him, so her younger sister decides to sacrifice her love, unknown to the former.
The film was a huge critical and commercial success, leading to a Telugu remake titled Pelli Kanuka (1960) which starred Nageshwara Rao in the lead, along with Saroja Devi and Vijaykumari reprising their roles.[2] It was also remade in Hindi as Nazrana (1961) which starred Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala in the lead, along with Gemini Ganesan in a guest role.[3]
Plot
Baskar (Gemini Ganesan) and Vasanthi (Saroja Devi) are college mates. Both are very successful athletes in their college sports day, and Baskar falls for Vasanthi, even though she doesn't know it. One day during class, Baskar writes a love letter to Vasanthi, but the latter gets enraged and complains to the college dean, who immediately dismisses Baskar. Vasanthi later feels sorry for ruining his future. However, Baskar meets his old friend Sampath (Thangavelu) in a park, who helps the former get a new job that satisfies him. Vasanthi approaches Baskar and apologizes for her cruel act. Baskar forgives her, and they both fall for each other.
Vasanthi lives with her mother and her elder sister Geetha (Vijaykumari) who is unmarried. Geetha, supports the family by stitching clothes. Baskar rents the top floor of their house. The fact that he and Vasanthi are in love is not known to anyone except Sampath and his wife (M. Saroja). One day when Baskar falls ill, Geetha nurses him and in the process, falls in love with him. She confides her love to Vasanthi who is heartbroken, but decides to sacrifice her love for the sake of her sister. Since Geetha gave up almost everything to support the family, she is granted her wish, and Vasanthi convinces Baskar to marry Geetha, this sacrifice is unknown to Geetha. After Baskar and Geetha get married, they shift to Coimbatore where Baskar has been transferred. Meanwhile, Vasanthi drops out of college, and gets a job as a typist. Her office boss Raghu (Nageshwara Rao) falls for her, but she is still confused whether to marry or not, ever since she couldn't marry Baskar. Raghu gives her time to think, before resigning from his job.
Vasanthi writes to Baskar that their sacrifice, made for Geetha's happiness, would mean nothing unless he is a good husband to Geetha. Baskar relents to this. Vasanthi arrives in Coimbatore several months later, to take back home a pregnant Geetha. Some time after the baby is born and named Raja, Geetha and Vasanthi's mother dies of serious illness. Thus, everyone shifts to Coimbatore. Baskar is joyed to see Vasanthi and spends more time with her, soon Geetha suspects him of betrayal. Geetha reveals her anger that Basker is ignoring her, but Vasanthi arrives and explains the truth, leaving her elder sister heartbroken. The next day, Vasanthi leaves the house secretly because of her sister's anger.
Geetha, having realized that Baskar and Vasanthi loved each other, dies in guilt, leaving Baskar alone to bring up their child, making him promise that he will make Vasanthi the child's mother. He searches for Vasanthi all over the city, but with no success. Meanwhile, Vasanthi meets with an accident, but is cured by an elderly doctor (Nambiar) who allows her to stay in his house since he is alone. After receiving a letter that his son is returning home after a long time, he is overjoyed. When the doctor's son arrives, Vasanthi is surprised to see that it is her former boss Raghu. She finally accepts to marry him, but decides to keep her marriage a secret from Baskar.
She also invites Sampath and his wife to her marriage, and explain that it must remain a secret to Baskar. Sampath, not wanting to let down his close friend, writes a letter to Baskar regarding Vasanthi's marriage to Raghu. When Baskar reads about where the marriage is happening, he and Raja rush to the marriage hall, apparently to stop the marriage. However by the time they arrive, Vasanthi is already married. Baskar hands over his child to her as a wedding gift, and walks away. Vasanthi, having realized that her elder sister Geetha is dead, accepts Raja as her son.
Cast
- Gemini Ganesan as Baskar
- B. Saroja Devi as Vasanthi
- Vijaykumari as Geetha
- K. A. Thangavelu as Sampath
- M. Saroja as Sampath's wife
- Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Raghu
- M. N. Nambiar as the Doctor
Production
The film marked the debut for C. V. Sridhar, whose later films were "etched in the memories of many".[4] It was also the Tamil debut film for Telugu singer A. M. Rajah as music director.[5]
Soundtrack
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The film's soundtrack was composed by A. M. Rajah in his debut in Tamil cinema,[5] while the lyrics were penned by Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram.[6] All the songs were acclaimed, and contributed to the film's success. A. M. Rajah and Gemini Ganesan's voice matching was labelled as "impeccable", and was compared to "what Mukesh was for Raj Kapoor".[5] The success of Kalyana Parisu's songs made P. Susheela a leading female playback singer of Tamil cinema.[7]
| Song | Singers | Duration |
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| Aasayinale Manam | A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela | 03:28 |
| Kathalile Tholviyutral (Sad) | P. Susheela | 01:46 |
| Kathalile Tholviyutral | A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela | 03:27 |
| Mangayar Mugathil | P. Susheela, K. Jamuna Rani | 05:07 |
| Thullatha Manamum | Jikki | 03:57 |
| Unnaikandu Nanada (Sad) | A. M. Rajah | 04:13 |
| Unnaikandu Nanada | P. Susheela | 03:20 |
| Vadikkai Maranthathum | A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela | 04:24 |
| Akkalukku Valaikaappu | P. Susheela, K. Jamuna Rani | 04:45 |
Critical response
The songs received positive response. Tamil film historian S. Theodore Baskaran said, "Its songs were stupendous hits. It owed its phenomenal success in large part to its music composed by A.M. Raja, who was at his peak as a playback singer. the filmic convention of singing the same song twice, once in joy and once in sorrow, is followed. in fact, there are two such happy-sad songs."[8] V. Balasubramanian of The Hindu said, "A. M. Rajah's tryst with composing includes super duper hit songs from the films Kalyana Parisu, Aadi Perukku and Then Nilavu."[9]
Release
Reception
Theodore Baskaran said in his book The Eye of the Serpent, "The film is very much within the framework of traditional conduct, though the filmmaker has tried to accommodate romantic love into this scheme of things." He further mentioned, "The filmmaker treats romantic love in a relentlessly maudlin manner, with much weeping and wailing", while pointing out that "The separate sub-plot for comic relief neither fits into the story nor is it cinematic. However, these episodes were a major point of attraction and audio cassettes of this kind of humour are still sold."[8]
Box office
Kalyana Parisu turned out very profitable at the box office and "brought in a great deal of money", largely due to its music.[8] Having run for over 100 days in theatres,[10] it became one of Sridhar's biggest box-office successes,[11] and was labelled a "runaway hit".[12]
Accolades
- The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil - Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film in 1960.[13][14]
Other info
Kalyana Parisu, which created a major impact on the Tamil film industry, was the breakthrough for B. Saroja Devi and music director A. M. Rajah.[7] It is also considered the "most important" film for actress M. Saroja, who played K. A. Thangavelu's wife in the film. On the film's 100th day celebrations, both were married at a temple in Madurai. The duo went on to act in over 200 films together.[15][16] With Kalyana Parisu's success, C. V. Sridhar launched his own production company, Chitralaya Pictures.[7]
Remakes
Kalyana Parisu was remade several times:
| Kalyana Parisu (Tamil) (1959) |
Pelli Kanuka (Telugu) (1960) |
Nazrana (Hindi) (1961) |
Devatha (Telugu) (1982) |
Tohfa (Hindi) (1984) |
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| Baskar (Gemini Ganesan) | Baskar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) | Rajesh (Raj Kapoor) | (Sobhan Babu) | Ramu (Jeetendra) |
| Vasanthi (B. Saroja Devi) | Vasanthi (B. Saroja Devi) | Vasanthi (Vyjayanthimala) | (Sridevi) | Lalita (Sridevi) |
| Geetha (Vijayakumari) | Geetha (Krishna Kumari) | Geetha (Usha Kiran) | (Jaya Prada) | Janki (Jaya Prada) |
| Raghu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) | Raghu (Kongara Jaggayya) | Shyam (Gemini Ganesan) | Ramudu (Mohan Babu) |
References
- ^ "Kalyana Parisu - Movie Reviews, Videos, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast & Crew, Story & Synopsis on". Popcorn.oneindia.in. 1959-04-09. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- ^ "Articles : Movie Retrospect : Pelli Kanuka (1960 )". Telugucinema.com. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ "Find Hindi Movie Nazrana - 1961, Nazrana - 1961 Reviews, Expert Review and Casts". Jointscene.com. 1961-01-01. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- ^ "Veteran filmmaker Sridhar passes away". The Times of India. Oct 20, 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ a b c http://www.kollywoodsingers.com/amrajah.htm
- ^ "Kalyana Parisu Songs - Kalyana Parisu Tamil Movie Songs - Tamil Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews". Raaga.com. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- ^ a b c Upperstall profile by: Karan Bali aka TheThirdMan. "CV Sridhar". Upperstall.Com. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- ^ a b c S. Theodore Baskaran (1996). The Eye of The Serpent: An Introduction to Tamil Cinema, p. 126-127. East West Books, Chennai
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/06/16/stories/2006061600620200.htm
- ^ "Veteran Actress Passes Away - M Saroja". Behindwoods. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "C.V Sridhar, veteran director passes away!". Sify.com. 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ "Tamil film director Sridhar passes away". ScreenIndia. October 20, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ "7th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Retrieved September 04, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "7th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved September 04, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Actress M Saroja passes away". Tamilomovie.com. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ "Veteran actress M Saroja passes away". Times of AP. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
