Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum
1965 film by Krishnan–Panju / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum (transl. Child and God) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language children's film directed by Krishnan–Panju. It is based on the American film The Parent Trap (1961) which in turn was based on Erich Kästner's 1949 German novel Lisa and Lottie (German: Das doppelte Lottchen). The film stars Jaishankar and Jamuna, with Nagesh, Sundarrajan, G. Varalakshmi, Santha, Kutty Padmini, M. S. S. Bhagayam and V. R. Thilagam in supporting roles. It tells the story of twin sisters attempting to reunite their separated parents.
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Directed by | Krishnan–Panju |
Screenplay by | Javar Seetharaman |
Based on | The Parent Trap by David Swift |
Produced by | A. V. Meiyappan |
Starring | Jaishankar Jamuna |
Cinematography | S. Maruti Rao G. Vittal Rao |
Edited by | Panjabi Vittal |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
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Running time | 167 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
The film, produced by AVM Productions and featuring music by M. S. Viswanathan, was released on 19 November 1965. It was a commercial success, and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Krishnan–Panju remade the film twice; in Telugu as Leta Manasulu (1966) and in Hindi as Do Kaliyan (1967). It was also remade in Malayalam as Sethubandhanam (1974) and in Kannada as Makkala Bhagya (1976).