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Kalyana Parisu

April 22, 2023

For the TV series, see Kalyana Parisu (TV series).

Kalyana Parisu (transl. Wedding Gift) is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi while K. A. Thangavelu, Vijayakumari, M. Saroja, S. D. Subbulakshmi, A. Nageswara Rao and M. N. Nambiar play supporting roles. A triangular love story, it is about two close sisters whose lives turn upside down when they both fall in love with the same man. Out of respect, the younger sister decides to sacrifice her love, unknown to the elder sister.

Kalyana Parisu
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySridhar
Written bySridhar
Produced byS. Krishnamoorthy
T. Govindarajan
Sridhar
StarringGemini Ganesan
B. Saroja Devi
CinematographyA. Vincent
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Music byA. M. Rajah
Production
company
Venus Pictures
Release date
  • 9 April 1959 (1959-04-09)
Running time
194 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹1 lakh

Kalyana Parisu was the directorial debut of Sridhar, who co-produced it with his partners S. Krishnamoorthy and T. Govindarajan under Venus Pictures. It also marked the cinematic debut of T. A. Sadagoppan (later known as Chitralaya Gopu) who worked as associate writer, and the debut of A. M. Rajah as a music composer in Tamil. Cinematography was handled by A. Vincent, and editing by N. M. Shankar.

Kalyana Parisu was released on 9 April 1959. It was critically acclaimed, particularly for eschewing formulaic Tamil cinema conventions like long dialogues and fixed-point cinematography in favour of short verses with simple words and camera mobility. The film was commercially successful, running for over 25 weeks in theatres and thereby becoming a silver jubilee film. At the 7th National Film Awards, it won the Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Tamil.

Kalyana Parisu emerged a milestone in Tamil cinema, and the breakthrough for Saroja Devi and Rajah. Its success led to Sridhar launching his own production company Chitralaya, and set the pattern for his later works in which he repeated the motif of the eternal triangle and unrequited love. The comedy subplot written by Gopu involving Thangavelu and M. Saroja gained popularity, and was sold separately on audio cassettes and vinyl records. The film was later remade by Sridhar in Telugu as Pelli Kanuka (1960) and Hindi as Nazrana (1961), and in Malayalam by J. Sasikumar as Sammanam (1975).

Plot

Baskar and Vasanthi are college mates. When Baskar sends a love letter to Vasanthi, she complains to the dean, who dismisses Baskar from college. Baskar later manages to obtain employment at a tea company with the help of his friend Sampath, who also shelters him since Baskar is homeless. Vasanthi approaches Baskar and apologises for her earlier actions. Baskar forgives her, and they both fall in love. Vasanthi lives with her mother and unmarried elder sister Geetha. Baskar rents the vacant portion of their house.

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 out of respect for her sister. Since Geetha was responsible for raising Vasanthi, she is granted her wish, and Vasanthi convinces Baskar to marry Geetha.

After Baskar and Geetha marry, they shift to Coimbatore where Baskar has been transferred. Meanwhile, Vasanthi has obtained employment as a typist. Her manager Raghu falls in love with her and expresses his desire to marry her, but she is unable to respond to his feelings.

Baskar is unable to lead a happy life as he often thinks about his disappointment in love. Vasanthi writes to Baskar advising him to forget about the past and lead a happy life with Geetha; he relents. Shortly thereafter, Geetha becomes pregnant and returns to her original home where she delivers a son named Babu. Raghu again meets Vasanthi and proposes to her, but she tells him about her past and expresses her inability to respond to his love. Heartbroken, Raghu leaves her and resigns from his job.

Vasanthi joins Geetha at their Coimbatore house following her mother's death. When Geetha falls ill, Vasanthi attends to all the household work. Baskar spends more time with Vasanthi than his wife, who suspects them of being in a relationship, and berates them both. Due to this, Vasanthi leaves them.

Geetha, having realised that Baskar and Vasanthi loved each other, dies in guilt, leaving Baskar alone to bring up Babu, making him promise that he will find Vasanthi and make her the child's mother. He searches for Vasanthi all over the city, to no avail. Meanwhile, Vasanthi meets with an accident but is saved by a wealthy old man who allows her to stay in his house. The man's son arrives and is revealed to be Raghu, who Vasanthi agrees to marry. Through Sampath, Baskar learns about Vasanthi's impending marriage and rushes to the marriage hall with Babu. However, by the time they arrive, Vasanthi is already married. Baskar then leaves Babu to her as a wedding gift and walks away.

Cast

Production

Development

After the success of the Venus Pictures production Uthama Puthiran (1958), its screenwriter Sridhar was keen on creating the story for his next film. He thought of various stories, eventually finalising on a triangular love story where two sisters fall in love the same man, with one sister sacrificing her love for the other's sake; he believed this sacrifice would be a strength.[3] This story would eventually evolve into the film Kalyana Parisu,[4] Sridhar's directorial debut.[5][6] It was produced by Sridhar and his Venus partners S. Krishnamurthi and T. Govindarajan.[7][8] Govindarajan initially did not like the plot as he found it similar to Amara Deepam (1956) for which Sridhar also wrote the script but later agreed to produce the film.[3]

Film historian Film News Anandan said the other producers did not have much faith in Sridhar's directing skills. He also claimed to have been the only person who Sridhar narrated the climax to.[9] T. A. Sadagoppan (later known as Chitralaya Gopu) a childhood friend of Sridhar, joined as an associate writer for the film, thereby making his cinematic debut.[10] Gopu recalled that Sridhar turned up at his office and said, "Quit this job now and come with me. I will be directing a film soon," and Gopu readily agreed.[11] He was chosen to write the film's comedy subplot.[12] A. Vincent handled the cinematography and N. M. Shankar was the editor,[7] while Ganga was in charge of the art direction.[13]

Casting and filming

Vijayakumari and B. Saroja Devi played the sisters Geetha and Vasanthi respectively, while Gemini Ganesan played the male lead Baskar.[14] Rajasulochana was Sridhar's initial choice for Vijayakumari's character.[15] Although Ganesan had contracted typhoid fever, Sridhar felt only he could do "justice to the role" and decided to wait for him to get better before casting him.[16] K. A. Thangavelu and M. Saroja were signed for the comedy sequences.[7] Thangavelu portrayed Baskar's friend Sampath, who masquerades as a faux writer named Bhairavan,[17][18] and Saroja portrayed Sampath's wife Malini. The character was inspired by Gopu's wife Kamala.[19][20] According to historian M. L. Narasimhan, Sridhar cast Telugu actor A. Nageswara Rao as Vasanthi's boss Raghu because of Rao's popularity among Tamil audiences, coupled with the fact that Sridhar wrote the dialogues for the Tamil dubbed versions of many of Rao's films.[21] M. N. Nambiar portrayed Raghu's father, deviating from the negative roles he was generally known for.[22] Child actor Babu portrayed Baskar's son by the same name in his debut.[17][23]

The scene where Sampath lies to Malini about his profession was filmed in a single take.[20] Sridhar, despite providing the required dialogues, asked Thangavelu to improvise on them so as to make the humour more spontaneous.[24] Gopu has stated that Sampath was inspired by his school friend Venkatesh, "a compulsive liar."[25] He described himself as the inspiration behind Mannar and Co, a faux company invented by Sampath. Gopu said that since he came from an orthodox family, he could not tell his in-laws that he was working in films; he would lie to them that he was working at a shipping firm named "Mannar and Co".[12] For the song "Vaadikkai Maranthathum", Saroja Devi learned how to ride a cycle.[26] The final length of the film was 17,493 feet (5,332 m),[8] and its budget was ₹1 lakh (equivalent to ₹78 lakh or US$97,000 in 2020).[a][28] While watching the preview of the film, Govindarajan was dissatisfied with the climax but opted against changing it.[29]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by A. M. Rajah, his first Tamil film as music composer,[30] while the lyrics were written by Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram.[31][32] When Sridhar told Kalyanasundaram told the complete storyline of Kalyana Parisu in detail, Kalyanasundaram felt it was too "longwinded" and summed it up in two lines: "Kaathalile tholviyutraal kanni oruthi, kalangukiral avanai nenjil niruthi" (A virgin had lost her love, she is heartbroken about him). Sridhar was surprised at this since he had struggled to develop the storyline for months. Though initially depressed, he felt the lines were true and asked Kalyanasundaram to develop them into a song; the result was "Kaathalile Tholviyutraal". According to Sridhar, the song was originally "meant as a criticism! So, one shouldn't be scared of criticism. We should use it to catalyze our imagination."[33] The Diwali-themed song "Unnaikkandu Naanada" is set in Bilahari, a Carnatic raga.[34][35] The song "Tea Tea Tea", sung by Sirkazhi Govindarajan, is picturised on Sampath, a tea seller, and deviated from the divine, philosophical songs Govindarajan was generally known for.[36] The film follows a then convention of Tamil cinema to feature the same song sung twice: once in joy and once in sorrow.[37]

A version of the soundtrack released by Odeon Records in 1983 includes only four songs: "Thullatha Manamum", P. Susheela's version of "Unnaikkandu Naanada" (listed as "Unnaikandu"), "Vaadikkai Maranthathum" and "Mangayar Mugathil" (listed as "Akkalukku Valaikappu").[38] A version released by EMI in 1995 includes all songs except "Tea Tea Tea", and "Mangayar Mugathil" is listed as "Mangayar Mugathil (Akkalukku)". The songs "Kaathalile Tholviyutraal" and "Kaathalile Tholviyutraan" are listed as two separate tracks in this version;[31] however, in the tracklist released by Saregama in 2015, they are listed as a single merged track.[39]

Saregama tracklist[39]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aasaiyinaale Manam"Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramA. M. Rajah, P. Susheela3:28
2."Unnaikkandu Naanada"Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramP. Susheela3:20
3."Kaathalile Tholviyutraal[b]"Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramP. Susheela, A. M. Rajah3:20
4."Tea Tea Tea"Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramSirkazhi Govindarajan3:11
5."Vaadikkai Maranthathum"Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramA. M. Rajah, P. Susheela4:24
6."Unnaikkandu Naan vaada" (Pathos)Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramA. M. Rajah4:13
7."Thullatha Manamum"Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramJikki3:57
8."Mangayar Mugathil"Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramP. Susheela, K. Jamuna Rani, Chorus5:05

Release

Kalyana Parisu was released on 9 April 1959.[30][13] When it was released in the Casino theatre in Madras (now Chennai), it was publicised with 100 ft by 30 ft banners of the film's important scenes.[40] Despite facing competition from another Gemini Ganesan film Nalla Theerpu, released on the same day,[41] Kalyana Parisu became a major box office success,[37] running for over 25 weeks in theatres,[8] thereby becoming a silver jubilee film.[42][c] Historian S. Theodore Baskaran attributed the film's success "in large part to its music composed by [A. M. Raja], who was at his peak as a playback singer."[37] Ganesan visited the theatre Thirumalai Talkies for the film's 75-day celebrations.[44] On the film's 100th day celebrations, Thangavelu and M. Saroja were married at the Murugan Temple in Madurai.[20][45]

Critical reception

Kalyana Parisu received critical acclaim.[46] It was praised for eschewing long dialogues in favour of short verses with simple words to touch the heart, and Vincent's camera mobility instead of being fixed to one point like many Tamil films then.[47] On 10 April 1959, The Indian Express said, "The picture has powerful story value and many tender moments. Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, C. R. Vijayakumari and A. Nageswara Rao have all given sensitive performances" and commented positively on Thangavelu's comedy.[48] Sekar of the Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan, in its 26 April 1959 issue, appreciated the fact that the film had no villain, and everyone had a good heart. He praised the performances of Ganesan and Saroja Devi, writing that the latter showed the three emotions – love, sacrifice and duty – excellently. Sekar concluded that in totality, the film deserved a prize for its story, a prize for its acting and a prize for its dialogues.[22] Kanthan of Kalki wrote[clarification needed].[49]

Later reviews have been less positive. S. Krishnaswamy of the magazine Film Word, in 1970, called it "an otherwise imperfect and aesthetically crude film".[50] In his 1996 book The Eye of The Serpent, Theodore Baskaran said the comedy subplot did not fit into the main storyline and was not cinematic.[51]

Accolades

At the 7th National Film Awards, Kalyana Parisu won the Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Tamil.[17]

Legacy

Kalyana Parisu emerged a milestone in Tamil cinema,[47] and the breakthrough for Saroja Devi and A. M. Rajah.[52][53] The success of its songs made Susheela a leading female playback singer of Tamil cinema.[52] With the film's success, Sridhar launched his own production company, Chitralaya.[54] Kalyana Parisu also set the pattern for Sridhar's later works in which he repeated the motif of the eternal triangle and unrequited love.[55] It also set a precedent for Tamil films where "a friend, brother or sister sacrifices their love for another".[56] According to French film historian Yves Thoraval, it established Sridhar's reputation as a director of melodramatic films focusing on "star-crossed love affairs involving three persons".[57] The comedy subplot gained popularity, and was sold separately on audio cassettes and vinyl records.[58][51] The term "Mannar and Company" (or "Mannar and Co") later entered Tamil vernacular, with it meaning a hoax job,[59] while also referring to an unemployed husband.[60]

In popular culture

In a scene from Avvai Shanmughi (1996), when Viswanatha Iyer (Gemini Ganesan) is shocked to hear that Shanmugi (Kamal Haasan) is married, "Kaathalile Tholviyutraan" is played in the background.[61] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu, in her review of Parthiban Kanavu (2003) mentioned that comedy track performed by Vivek in the film "has touches of the Thangavelu-M. Saroja track in Sridhar's Kalyana Parisu".[62]

Other versions

Sridhar remade Kalyana Parisu in Telugu as Pelli Kanuka (1960). Saroja Devi returned as Vasanthi, while Nageswara Rao replaced Ganesan as Baskar.[21][63] Sridhar also directed the Hindi remake Nazrana (1961), which had Ganesan in the role originally played by Nageswara Rao in Tamil.[64] The film was remade in Malayalam by J. Sasikumar as Sammanam (1975).[65] Kalyana Parisu also inspired the Telugu film Devata (1982) and its Hindi remake Tohfa (1984), both directed by K. Raghavendra Rao.[66][67]

Notes

  1. ^ The exchange rate in 1959 was 4.79 Indian rupees (₹) to one dollar (US$).[27]
  2. ^ Exists as two separate tracks in the 1995 EMI edition; the first, titled "Kaathalile Tholviyutraal", contains only Susheela's vocals and the second, titled "Kaathalile Tholviyutraan", contains only Rajah's vocals.[31]
  3. ^ A silver jubilee film is one that completes a theatrical run of 25 weeks.[43]

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External links

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For the TV series see Kalyana Parisu TV series Kalyana Parisu transl Wedding Gift is a 1959 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film written and directed by Sridhar The film stars Gemini Ganesan and B Saroja Devi while K A Thangavelu Vijayakumari M Saroja S D Subbulakshmi A Nageswara Rao and M N Nambiar play supporting roles A triangular love story it is about two close sisters whose lives turn upside down when they both fall in love with the same man Out of respect the younger sister decides to sacrifice her love unknown to the elder sister Kalyana ParisuTheatrical release posterDirected bySridharWritten bySridharProduced byS KrishnamoorthyT GovindarajanSridharStarringGemini GanesanB Saroja DeviCinematographyA VincentEdited byN M ShankarMusic byA M RajahProductioncompanyVenus PicturesRelease date9 April 1959 1959 04 09 Running time194 minutes 1 CountryIndiaLanguageTamilBudget 1 lakhKalyana Parisu was the directorial debut of Sridhar who co produced it with his partners S Krishnamoorthy and T Govindarajan under Venus Pictures It also marked the cinematic debut of T A Sadagoppan later known as Chitralaya Gopu who worked as associate writer and the debut of A M Rajah as a music composer in Tamil Cinematography was handled by A Vincent and editing by N M Shankar Kalyana Parisu was released on 9 April 1959 It was critically acclaimed particularly for eschewing formulaic Tamil cinema conventions like long dialogues and fixed point cinematography in favour of short verses with simple words and camera mobility The film was commercially successful running for over 25 weeks in theatres and thereby becoming a silver jubilee film At the 7th National Film Awards it won the Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Tamil Kalyana Parisu emerged a milestone in Tamil cinema and the breakthrough for Saroja Devi and Rajah Its success led to Sridhar launching his own production company Chitralaya and set the pattern for his later works in which he repeated the motif of the eternal triangle and unrequited love The comedy subplot written by Gopu involving Thangavelu and M Saroja gained popularity and was sold separately on audio cassettes and vinyl records The film was later remade by Sridhar in Telugu as Pelli Kanuka 1960 and Hindi as Nazrana 1961 and in Malayalam by J Sasikumar as Sammanam 1975 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Development 3 2 Casting and filming 4 Soundtrack 5 Release 5 1 Critical reception 5 2 Accolades 6 Legacy 7 In popular culture 8 Other versions 9 Notes 10 References 11 Bibliography 12 External linksPlot EditBaskar and Vasanthi are college mates When Baskar sends a love letter to Vasanthi she complains to the dean who dismisses Baskar from college Baskar later manages to obtain employment at a tea company with the help of his friend Sampath who also shelters him since Baskar is homeless Vasanthi approaches Baskar and apologises for her earlier actions Baskar forgives her and they both fall in love Vasanthi lives with her mother and unmarried elder sister Geetha Baskar rents the vacant portion of their house 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 out of respect for her sister Since Geetha was responsible for raising Vasanthi she is granted her wish and Vasanthi convinces Baskar to marry Geetha After Baskar and Geetha marry they shift to Coimbatore where Baskar has been transferred Meanwhile Vasanthi has obtained employment as a typist Her manager Raghu falls in love with her and expresses his desire to marry her but she is unable to respond to his feelings Baskar is unable to lead a happy life as he often thinks about his disappointment in love Vasanthi writes to Baskar advising him to forget about the past and lead a happy life with Geetha he relents Shortly thereafter Geetha becomes pregnant and returns to her original home where she delivers a son named Babu Raghu again meets Vasanthi and proposes to her but she tells him about her past and expresses her inability to respond to his love Heartbroken Raghu leaves her and resigns from his job Vasanthi joins Geetha at their Coimbatore house following her mother s death When Geetha falls ill Vasanthi attends to all the household work Baskar spends more time with Vasanthi than his wife who suspects them of being in a relationship and berates them both Due to this Vasanthi leaves them Geetha having realised that Baskar and Vasanthi loved each other dies in guilt leaving Baskar alone to bring up Babu making him promise that he will find Vasanthi and make her the child s mother He searches for Vasanthi all over the city to no avail Meanwhile Vasanthi meets with an accident but is saved by a wealthy old man who allows her to stay in his house The man s son arrives and is revealed to be Raghu who Vasanthi agrees to marry Through Sampath Baskar learns about Vasanthi s impending marriage and rushes to the marriage hall with Babu However by the time they arrive Vasanthi is already married Baskar then leaves Babu to her as a wedding gift and walks away Cast EditGemini Ganesan as Baskar B Saroja Devi as Vasanthi K A Thangavelu as Sampath Vijayakumari as Geetha M Saroja as Malini S D Subbulakshmi as Vasanthi and Geetha s mother 2 A Nageswara Rao as Raghu 1 M N Nambiar as Raghu s father Babu as BabuProduction EditDevelopment Edit After the success of the Venus Pictures production Uthama Puthiran 1958 its screenwriter Sridhar was keen on creating the story for his next film He thought of various stories eventually finalising on a triangular love story where two sisters fall in love the same man with one sister sacrificing her love for the other s sake he believed this sacrifice would be a strength 3 This story would eventually evolve into the film Kalyana Parisu 4 Sridhar s directorial debut 5 6 It was produced by Sridhar and his Venus partners S Krishnamurthi and T Govindarajan 7 8 Govindarajan initially did not like the plot as he found it similar to Amara Deepam 1956 for which Sridhar also wrote the script but later agreed to produce the film 3 Film historian Film News Anandan said the other producers did not have much faith in Sridhar s directing skills He also claimed to have been the only person who Sridhar narrated the climax to 9 T A Sadagoppan later known as Chitralaya Gopu a childhood friend of Sridhar joined as an associate writer for the film thereby making his cinematic debut 10 Gopu recalled that Sridhar turned up at his office and said Quit this job now and come with me I will be directing a film soon and Gopu readily agreed 11 He was chosen to write the film s comedy subplot 12 A Vincent handled the cinematography and N M Shankar was the editor 7 while Ganga was in charge of the art direction 13 Casting and filming Edit Vijayakumari and B Saroja Devi played the sisters Geetha and Vasanthi respectively while Gemini Ganesan played the male lead Baskar 14 Rajasulochana was Sridhar s initial choice for Vijayakumari s character 15 Although Ganesan had contracted typhoid fever Sridhar felt only he could do justice to the role and decided to wait for him to get better before casting him 16 K A Thangavelu and M Saroja were signed for the comedy sequences 7 Thangavelu portrayed Baskar s friend Sampath who masquerades as a faux writer named Bhairavan 17 18 and Saroja portrayed Sampath s wife Malini The character was inspired by Gopu s wife Kamala 19 20 According to historian M L Narasimhan Sridhar cast Telugu actor A Nageswara Rao as Vasanthi s boss Raghu because of Rao s popularity among Tamil audiences coupled with the fact that Sridhar wrote the dialogues for the Tamil dubbed versions of many of Rao s films 21 M N Nambiar portrayed Raghu s father deviating from the negative roles he was generally known for 22 Child actor Babu portrayed Baskar s son by the same name in his debut 17 23 The scene where Sampath lies to Malini about his profession was filmed in a single take 20 Sridhar despite providing the required dialogues asked Thangavelu to improvise on them so as to make the humour more spontaneous 24 Gopu has stated that Sampath was inspired by his school friend Venkatesh a compulsive liar 25 He described himself as the inspiration behind Mannar and Co a faux company invented by Sampath Gopu said that since he came from an orthodox family he could not tell his in laws that he was working in films he would lie to them that he was working at a shipping firm named Mannar and Co 12 For the song Vaadikkai Maranthathum Saroja Devi learned how to ride a cycle 26 The final length of the film was 17 493 feet 5 332 m 8 and its budget was 1 lakh equivalent to 78 lakh or US 97 000 in 2020 a 28 While watching the preview of the film Govindarajan was dissatisfied with the climax but opted against changing it 29 Soundtrack EditThe soundtrack was composed by A M Rajah his first Tamil film as music composer 30 while the lyrics were written by Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram 31 32 When Sridhar told Kalyanasundaram told the complete storyline of Kalyana Parisu in detail Kalyanasundaram felt it was too longwinded and summed it up in two lines Kaathalile tholviyutraal kanni oruthi kalangukiral avanai nenjil niruthi A virgin had lost her love she is heartbroken about him Sridhar was surprised at this since he had struggled to develop the storyline for months Though initially depressed he felt the lines were true and asked Kalyanasundaram to develop them into a song the result was Kaathalile Tholviyutraal According to Sridhar the song was originally meant as a criticism So one shouldn t be scared of criticism We should use it to catalyze our imagination 33 The Diwali themed song Unnaikkandu Naanada is set in Bilahari a Carnatic raga 34 35 The song Tea Tea Tea sung by Sirkazhi Govindarajan is picturised on Sampath a tea seller and deviated from the divine philosophical songs Govindarajan was generally known for 36 The film follows a then convention of Tamil cinema to feature the same song sung twice once in joy and once in sorrow 37 A version of the soundtrack released by Odeon Records in 1983 includes only four songs Thullatha Manamum P Susheela s version of Unnaikkandu Naanada listed as Unnaikandu Vaadikkai Maranthathum and Mangayar Mugathil listed as Akkalukku Valaikappu 38 A version released by EMI in 1995 includes all songs except Tea Tea Tea and Mangayar Mugathil is listed as Mangayar Mugathil Akkalukku The songs Kaathalile Tholviyutraal and Kaathalile Tholviyutraan are listed as two separate tracks in this version 31 however in the tracklist released by Saregama in 2015 they are listed as a single merged track 39 Saregama tracklist 39 No TitleLyricsSinger s Length1 Aasaiyinaale Manam Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramA M Rajah P Susheela3 282 Unnaikkandu Naanada Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramP Susheela3 203 Kaathalile Tholviyutraal b Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramP Susheela A M Rajah3 204 Tea Tea Tea Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramSirkazhi Govindarajan3 115 Vaadikkai Maranthathum Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramA M Rajah P Susheela4 246 Unnaikkandu Naan vaada Pathos Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramA M Rajah4 137 Thullatha Manamum Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramJikki3 578 Mangayar Mugathil Pattukkottai KalyanasundaramP Susheela K Jamuna Rani Chorus5 05Release EditKalyana Parisu was released on 9 April 1959 30 13 When it was released in the Casino theatre in Madras now Chennai it was publicised with 100 ft by 30 ft banners of the film s important scenes 40 Despite facing competition from another Gemini Ganesan film Nalla Theerpu released on the same day 41 Kalyana Parisu became a major box office success 37 running for over 25 weeks in theatres 8 thereby becoming a silver jubilee film 42 c Historian S Theodore Baskaran attributed the film s success in large part to its music composed by A M Raja who was at his peak as a playback singer 37 Ganesan visited the theatre Thirumalai Talkies for the film s 75 day celebrations 44 On the film s 100th day celebrations Thangavelu and M Saroja were married at the Murugan Temple in Madurai 20 45 Critical reception Edit Kalyana Parisu received critical acclaim 46 It was praised for eschewing long dialogues in favour of short verses with simple words to touch the heart and Vincent s camera mobility instead of being fixed to one point like many Tamil films then 47 On 10 April 1959 The Indian Express said The picture has powerful story value and many tender moments Gemini Ganesan B Saroja Devi C R Vijayakumari and A Nageswara Rao have all given sensitive performances and commented positively on Thangavelu s comedy 48 Sekar of the Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan in its 26 April 1959 issue appreciated the fact that the film had no villain and everyone had a good heart He praised the performances of Ganesan and Saroja Devi writing that the latter showed the three emotions love sacrifice and duty excellently Sekar concluded that in totality the film deserved a prize for its story a prize for its acting and a prize for its dialogues 22 Kanthan of Kalki wrote clarification needed 49 Later reviews have been less positive S Krishnaswamy of the magazine Film Word in 1970 called it an otherwise imperfect and aesthetically crude film 50 In his 1996 book The Eye of The Serpent Theodore Baskaran said the comedy subplot did not fit into the main storyline and was not cinematic 51 Accolades Edit At the 7th National Film Awards Kalyana Parisu won the Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Tamil 17 Legacy EditKalyana Parisu emerged a milestone in Tamil cinema 47 and the breakthrough for Saroja Devi and A M Rajah 52 53 The success of its songs made Susheela a leading female playback singer of Tamil cinema 52 With the film s success Sridhar launched his own production company Chitralaya 54 Kalyana Parisu also set the pattern for Sridhar s later works in which he repeated the motif of the eternal triangle and unrequited love 55 It also set a precedent for Tamil films where a friend brother or sister sacrifices their love for another 56 According to French film historian Yves Thoraval it established Sridhar s reputation as a director of melodramatic films focusing on star crossed love affairs involving three persons 57 The comedy subplot gained popularity and was sold separately on audio cassettes and vinyl records 58 51 The term Mannar and Company or Mannar and Co later entered Tamil vernacular with it meaning a hoax job 59 while also referring to an unemployed husband 60 In popular culture EditIn a scene from Avvai Shanmughi 1996 when Viswanatha Iyer Gemini Ganesan is shocked to hear that Shanmugi Kamal Haasan is married Kaathalile Tholviyutraan is played in the background 61 Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu in her review of Parthiban Kanavu 2003 mentioned that comedy track performed by Vivek in the film has touches of the Thangavelu M Saroja track in Sridhar s Kalyana Parisu 62 Other versions EditSridhar remade Kalyana Parisu in Telugu as Pelli Kanuka 1960 Saroja Devi returned as Vasanthi while Nageswara Rao replaced Ganesan as Baskar 21 63 Sridhar also directed the Hindi remake Nazrana 1961 which had Ganesan in the role originally played by Nageswara Rao in Tamil 64 The film was remade in Malayalam by J Sasikumar as Sammanam 1975 65 Kalyana Parisu also inspired the Telugu film Devata 1982 and its Hindi remake Tohfa 1984 both directed by K Raghavendra Rao 66 67 Notes Edit The exchange rate in 1959 was 4 79 Indian rupees to one dollar US 27 Exists as two separate tracks in the 1995 EMI edition the first titled Kaathalile Tholviyutraal contains only Susheela s vocals and the second titled Kaathalile Tholviyutraan contains only Rajah s vocals 31 A silver jubilee film is one that completes a theatrical run of 25 weeks 43 References Edit a b Rajadhyaksha amp Willemen 1998 p 360 எஸ ட ச ப ப லட ச ம கல ய வ ழ க க Hindu Tamil Thisai 5 October 2013 Archived from the original on 21 November 2019 Retrieved 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