Kanni Thai

Kanni Thai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	M. A. Thirumugam
Produced by	Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Starring	M. G. Ramachandran K. R. Vijaya Jayalalithaa
Cinematography	N. S. Varma
Edited by	M. A. Thirumugam M. G. Balu Rao
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Thevar Films
Release date	10 September 1965 (1965-09-10)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kanni Thai (transl. Virgin mother) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film directed by M. A. Thirumugam, starring M. G. Ramachandran, K. R. Vijaya and Jayalalithaa. The film was produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar and released on 10 September 1965.

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Plot

In a military camp, captain Saravanan promises to his brother-in-arms, captain Moorthy, dying person (seriously wounded following an exchange enlivened against poachers on the Indian border) to take care of his 6-year-old daughter Rani. Saravanan and Rani begin a big trip through the country, full of pitfalls. Because of his swiftness, Saravanan realises that who his daughter protects is the leader of an evil group. But they do not fall only upon ill-intentioned people, quite the opposite, Saravanan and Rani meet on their way, Sarasu, a young woman without ties, devoid of any bad feelings, which will spare no effort, such as being mother for Rani and will devote herself as an affectionate partner for Saravanan. Together, for the girl Rani, they are going to surmount all the numerous obstacles which wait for them on the road.

Cast

M. G. Ramachandran as Captain Saravanan
M. N. Nambiar as Rakka
S. A. Ashokan as D. Vasu
Nagesh as Estate manager's son
V. K. Ramasamy as Estate manager
Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar as Kali
K. R. Vijaya as Suguna
Jayalalithaa as Sarasu
Manorama as Rukku alias Rukkumani
P. K. Saraswathi as Saravanan's mother
Baby Shakila as Rani
Chandhrakantha as Nirmala (guest appearance)

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and all the lyrics were written by Panchu Arunachalam.^[1]^[2]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Vaayaara Mutham"	P. Susheela	3:23
2.	"Kelamma Chinnaponnu"	T. M. Soundararajan	3:48
3.	"Ammadi Thookamma"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	3:56
4.	"Maana Porantha"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	4:29
5.	"Endrum Pathinaru"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	3:34
6.	"Vazhai Vidhu Ilai"	Dharapuram Sundararajan, Manorama	3:02
Total length:			22:12

Release and reception

Kanni Thai was released on 10 September 1965.^[3] The Indian Express called the story "lacklustre", its narration "mawkish" and the dialogue "gibberish".^[4] T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime wrote, "The picture has its flaws and improbable and illogical sequences but director M A Thirumugam has made the film somewhat interesting with a racy treatment and with both eyes on the box-office."^[5]

References

^ Neelamegam, G. (November 2016). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 2 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 193–194.
^ "Kanni Thai (1965)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
^ "Table: Chronological List of MGR's Movies released between 1960 and 1967" (PDF). Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ "'Kannithai' is depressing". The Indian Express. 2 October 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 31 May 2018 – via Google News Archive.
^ Ramachandran, T. M. (9 October 1965). "Kannithai". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 19. p. 52. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.