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| Kavalan Avan Kovalan | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Visu |
| Screenplay by | Visu |
| Produced by | K Rajagopal |
| Starring | Prabhu Rekha |
| Cinematography | N Balakrishnan |
| Edited by | Ganesh–Kumar |
| Music by | Vijay Anand |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kavalan Avan Kovalan (transl. Kovalan is a guard) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Visu, starring Prabhu, Rekha and Madhuri. It was released on 29 May 1987.[1]
Plot[edit]
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Chakravarthi is a film director. Unknown to himself, he has a lookalike. The lookalike, villager Pachaiyappan, is good for nothing and is in love with his cross-cousin. Chakravarthi is married to a devout, pious, orthodox wife who never lets him near her on account of her religious resolutions. This results in him having an affair and ending up getting blackmailed. Chakravarthi's father-in-law, understands the situation of both lookalikes and uses both to solve the problem of the other.
Cast[edit]
- Prabhu as Chakravarthi and Pachaiyappan
- Rekha as Uma
- Madhuri as Anjali
- Prameela
- Kalaranjini
- Visu as Chakravarthi's father-in-law
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Loose Mohan
- Omakuchi Narasimhan
- Pyramid Natarajan
- M. S. Bhaskar
- Gundu Kalyanam
- Master Haja Sheriff
- Jithan
- Sethu Vinayagam
- S Narasimhan
- Thayir Vadai Desikan
- Kanchi Ramesh
- Raghuvaran (special appearance)
- Karthik
Soundtrack[edit]
Soundtrack was composed by Vijay Anand, and the lyrics were written by Vaali.[2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nizhaledhu" | Malaysia Vasudevan, M. Jayachandran | |
| 2. | "Uravugal Oru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3. | "Chittang Chittang" | S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Oruvanukku Oruthi" | Vani Jairam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 5. | "Pothum Pothum" | Malaysia Vasudevan |
Reception[edit]
The Indian Express wrote, "It is Prabhu who must be singled out for honours."[3] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki compared the film unfavourably to Visu's earlier films.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kavalan Avan Kovalan". The Indian Express. 29 May 1987. p. 4. Retrieved 13 March 2018 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Kavalan Avan Kovalan Tamil Vinyl Record By Vijayanand". Banumass. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (5 June 1987). "Good ploy". The Indian Express. p. 12. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (14 June 1987). "காவலன் அவன் கோவலன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 65. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
External links[edit]
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