Kavyamela

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Kavyamela
Directed byM. Krishnan Nair
Written byS. L. Puram Sadanandan
Produced byT. E. Vasudevan
StarringPrem Nazir
Sheela
CinematographyC. J. Mohan
Edited byT. R. Sreenivasalu
Music byDakshinamoorthy
Production
company
Jayamaruthy
Release date
  • 22 October 1965 (1965-10-22)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹ 1.5 lakhs[1]

Kavyamela is a 1965 Indian Malayalam-language film written by S. L. Puram Sadanandan and directed by M. Krishnan Nair, starring Prem Nazir and Sheela in the lead roles. The film is best known for the performance by Prem Nazir and songs by Dakshinamoorthy – Vayalar team.[2]

Kavyamela released on 22 October 1965. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.

The movie was a remake of the 1961 Kannada movie Kantheredu Nodu produced by A K Velan. Velan, who had earlier sold the copyrights of the Kannada movie Kantheredu Nodu to T. E. Vasudevan for Rs.1000, subsequently purchased it back for Rs.5000 to remake it in Tamil for a 1968 movie titled Devi, which bombed at the box office.[1][2]

Plot

Jayadevan (Prem Nazir), the blind poet, has a burning passion to earn literary fame, but fate conspires to deny it to him for long. And when it comes, he disdains it.

Spurned by his sister and duped by the crook Vikraman (Adoor Bhasi), Jayadevan wanders from place to place and comes across a girl Sreedevi (Sheela), who, after initial suspicions, nurses him back to vision and falls in love with him. But ill-luck chases him even to prison.

Meanwhile, Vikram gets hold of Jayadevan's monumental work, the manuscript of his collection of poems, and publishes it in his own name which gains instant recognition. While Vikram is about to be honoured for this, Jayadevan succeeds in unfolding the truth. Yet in this moment of triumph and glory, he declines both the public encomium and the hand of Sridevi.

Cast

Production

The film was shot at Newton and Shyamala Studios. The film's story line is similar to Guru Dutt's Pyaasa (1957, Hindi).[2] However, the film is an official remake of a Kannada film by Velan. T. E. Vasudevan bought the rights of the film from Velan with a shoestring amount of ₹ 1000. Owing to the commercial success of Malayalam version, Velan wanted to remake the film into Tamil. He bought back the rights for ₹ 5000, and made the Tamil film Devi (1968), which failed at the box office.[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy. Lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma.[3]

Song Singers
"Devi Sreedevi" K. J. Yesudas
"Devi Sreedevi" – F P. Leela
"Eeshwaranethedithedi" Uthaman
"Janani Jagajanani" K. J. Yesudas
"Naadam Shoonyathayinkal" Uthaman
"Nithyavasantham" (Swararaagaroopini) K. J. Yesudas
"Swapnangal Swapnangal" Chorus, Gomathy
"Swapnangal Swapnangal" K. J. Yesudas, V. Dakshinamoorthy, P. Leela, P. B. Sreenivas, M. B. Sreenivasan
"Swapnangal Swapnangale" K. J. Yesudas, P. Leela
"Swararaagaroopini" K. J. Yesudas
"Theerthayaathra Ithu" K. J. Yesudas, P. Leela

References

  1. ^ a b c Manmadhan, Prema (4 July 2002). "The dream merchant turns 85". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Vijayakumar, B. (17 August 2009). "Kavyamela 1965". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  3. ^ "കാവ്യമേള (1965)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

External links

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