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[[Ilaiyaraaja]] composed the music for the film.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Bhuvana-Oru-Kelvikuri-T0000033 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401232734/http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Bhuvana-Oru-Kelvikuri-T0000033 | archivedate=1 April 2014 | title=Bhuvana Oru Kelvikuri (1977) | publisher=[[Raaga.com]] | accessdate=26 September 2016}}</ref> |
[[Ilaiyaraaja]] composed the music for the film.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Bhuvana-Oru-Kelvikuri-T0000033 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401232734/http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Bhuvana-Oru-Kelvikuri-T0000033 | archivedate=1 April 2014 | title=Bhuvana Oru Kelvikuri (1977) | publisher=[[Raaga.com]] | accessdate=26 September 2016}}</ref> In June 2013, A. Muthusamy of Honey Bee Music released a [[5.1 surround sound]] version of the soundtrack.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/music-to-his-ears/article4816337.ece|title=Music to his ears|last=Jeshi|first=K.|date=15 June 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=27 September 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927154838/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/music-to-his-ears/article4816337.ece|archivedate=27 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:10, 19 March 2018
| Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Screenplay by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Produced by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Starring | Sivakumar Rajinikanth Sumithra |
| Cinematography | Babu |
| Edited by | R. Vittal |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | MAM Films |
Release date | 9 September 1977 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri (lit. 'Bhuvana is a question mark') is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by Panchu Arunachalam who also wrote the screenplay. It is based on the novel of the same name by Maharishi. The film stars Sivakumar, Rajinikanth, Sumithra and Jaya. It won two Filmfare Awards: Best Tamil Film and Best Tamil Director for Muthuraman, and led to Rajinikanth playing more positive roles in films as he was previously known mainly for playing negative roles.
Plot
Friends Nagaraj and Sampath are road-side garment salesmen living in Tirunelveli in the same house. While Sampath is a straightforward person who believes in honesty. Nagaraj is a womaniser who loves many women at the same time, in contrast to Sampath who believes in true love. Sampath's lover Raji, while fleeing from a rogue bull, dies due to an accident. A depressed Sampath attempts suicide, but Nagaraj stops him, and Sampath decides to stop selling garments, instead confining himself to remaining Nagaraj's assistant.
After Nagaraj and Sampath board a train bound for Madras as part of a business trip, they encounter Muthu, a temple trust clerk who has kept a lot of cash in a suitcase. But Muthu dies en route to Madras due to a heart attack, and Nagaraj takes the suitcase of cash, despite Sampath's protests. Muthu's sister Bhuvana visits them in their Nagercoil house to enquire about the lost cash (which is all black money). Nagaraj denies knowing anything, but Bhuvana remains suspicious. He pretends to love her; Bhuvana falls for his lust and has sex with him.
Nagaraj uses some of the black money to open his own garment store. To make the rest of the black money legitimate, Nagaraj decides to marry Manohari, the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Bhuvana, having been impregnated by Nagaraj, refuses to abort the baby and wants Nagaraj to marry her, but he refuses to do so. To save Bhuvana's honour and to help his friend, Sampath marries Bhuvana but they only share a platonic relationship, while Nagaraj marries Manohari and his business flourishes.
Sampath wants to have a physical relationship with Bhuvana but she rejects him, saying he is like a god to her. Sampath raises Bhuvana's son as his own. Meanwhile, Nagarajan and Manohari yearn for a child as the former has now become impotent due to his excessive libido. Nagaraj demands that his son be given to him for adoption but Bhuvana refuses.
When the child becomes ill and needs an injection, Nagaraj enters into a bargain that he would give the medicine from his pharmacy, provided it is agreed that the child is given to him in adoption. But Sampath arrives on time to deliver the injection and the child is saved. However, following years of excessive smoking and drinking, Sampath succumbs to cardiac arrest. Bhuvana prefers to live as his widow.
Cast
- Sivakumar as Nagaraj[1]
- Rajinikanth as Sampath[1]
- Sumithra as Bhuvana[1]
- Jaya as Raji[1]
- Meera as Manohari[2]
- Y. G. Mahendra as Muthu[1]
Production
Panchu Arunachalam and S. P. Muthuraman initially wanted Rajinikanth to play a small role in a low-budget film.[a] But after meeting him, the duo found him to have "brightness" and decided to cast him in "something bigger, better". The film was Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri,[3] an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Maharishi.[5] Produced by Arunachalam who also wrote the screenplay,[4] it was the first collaboration of Rajinikanth and Muthuraman.[6] This film had a role swap as Sivakumar, then known for playing clean and positive characters, played a character with negative shades while Rajinikanth, then an established villain, played a positive-minded person.[4] Muthuraman said he deliberately cast Rajinikanth against type since he wanted to "experiment with his acting skills".[7] He also explained that his decision to shoot the film in black-and-white, rather than colour, was budget-related since "colour film had to be imported and was very expensive".[8] Since Rajinikanth was not fluent in Tamil at that time, he was trained by S. L. Narayanan, who was popularly known by the prefix "Vaadhyar" by artistes he trained.[9]
Soundtrack
Ilaiyaraaja composed the music for the film.[10] In June 2013, A. Muthusamy of Honey Bee Music released a 5.1 surround sound version of the soundtrack.[11]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vizhiyile" | Panchu Arunachalam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2. | "Raja Enbar" | Panchu Arunachalam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 3. | "Poo Thendrale" | Panchu Arunachalam | P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam | |
| 4. | "Theme" (Instrumental) | — |
Release and reception
Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri was released on 9 September 1977.[12] It won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film and Muthuraman won the Best Tamil Director award at the same ceremony.[13] Rajinikanth's performance won him the Thirai Kathir Award for Best Supporting Actor.[14]
Legacy
The success of Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri paved way for Rajinikanth the opportunity to do more hero oriented films.[7] Film producer and writer G. Dhananjayan wrote that it is one of five films the actor considers "close to his heart"; the other four are Mullum Malarum (1978), Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979) and Enkeyo Ketta Kural (1982) and Sri Raghavendrar (1985).[15]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e Ramachandran 2014, p. 64.
- ^ Ramachandran 2014, p. 65.
- ^ a b Muthuraman, S. P. (22 December 1999). "'Rajini acts in front of the camera, never behind it'". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Ramachandran 2012, p. 16.
- ^ Ramachandran 2014, p. 63.
- ^ Shoba, V. (19 December 2014). "The Enduring Legend of Rajini". OPEN. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Shrikumar, A. (5 November 2015). "Flitting into flashbacks". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Ramachandran 2014, p. 66.
- ^ Ramachandran 2012, p. 17.
- ^ "Bhuvana Oru Kelvikuri (1977)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ Jeshi, K. (15 June 2013). "Music to his ears". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Sreekanth, Gayathri (2008). The Name is Rajinikanth. Om Books International. p. 370. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. 1984. p. 234.
- ^ Ramachandran 2014, p. 268.
- ^ Suganth, M. (26 July 2015). "Panchu Arunachalam is the man who invented Rajinikanth as an actor". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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Bibliography
- Ramachandran, Naman (2012). Rajinikanth 12.12.12: A Birthday Special. Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books.
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