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Balachander">K. Balachander</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data">K. Balachander</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Major_Chandrakanth_(play)" title="Major Chandrakanth (play)">Major Chandrakanth</a></i><br />by K. Balachander</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/A._V._Meiyappan" title="A. V. Meiyappan">A. V. Meiyappan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_Sundarrajan" title="Major Sundarrajan">Major Sundarrajan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nagesh" title="Nagesh">Nagesh</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/R._Muthuraman" title="R. Muthuraman">R. Muthuraman</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/A._V._M._Rajan" title="A. V. M. Rajan">A. V. M. Rajan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/J._Jayalalithaa" title="J. Jayalalithaa">Jayalalithaa</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/S._Maruti_Rao" title="S. Maruti Rao">S. Maruti Rao</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data">R. G. Gopu</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/V._Kumar" title="V. Kumar">V. Kumar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/AVM_Productions" title="AVM Productions">AVM Productions</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>11 November 1966<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1966-11-11</span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">163 minutes<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998388_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998388-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">Tamil</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Major Chandrakanth</b></i> is a 1966 Indian <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>-language <a href="/wiki/Drama_(film_and_television)" title="Drama (film and television)">drama film</a> written and directed by <a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a>. Based on his play of <a href="/wiki/Major_Chandrakanth_(play)" title="Major Chandrakanth (play)">the same name</a>, the film stars <a href="/wiki/Major_Sundarrajan" title="Major Sundarrajan">Major Sundarrajan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nagesh" title="Nagesh">Nagesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/R._Muthuraman" title="R. Muthuraman">R. Muthuraman</a>, <a href="/wiki/A._V._M._Rajan" title="A. V. M. Rajan">A. V. M. Rajan</a> and <a href="/wiki/J._Jayalalithaa" title="J. Jayalalithaa">Jayalalithaa</a>. Produced by <a href="/wiki/A._V._Meiyappan" title="A. V. Meiyappan">A. V. Meiyappan</a> of <a href="/wiki/AVM_Productions" title="AVM Productions">AVM Productions</a>, it revolves around a retired and blind <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">major</a> who gives asylum to a fugitive wanted for committing murder, unaware that the victim was his younger son. </p><p><i>Major Chandrakanth</i> was released on 11 November 1966, during <a href="/wiki/Diwali" title="Diwali">Diwali</a>. It became a commercial success, and won two Chennai Film Fans' Association Awards: Best Film, and Best Supporting Actor (Muthuraman). Sundarrajan, who portrayed the title role, later became popularly known with the prefix "Major". </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_Chandrakanth_(1966_film)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_plot plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style ambot-plot" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>needs an improved <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_write_a_plot_summary" title="Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary">plot summary</a>.</b><span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Major_Chandrakanth_(1966_film)&action=edit">improve the plot summary</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mohan is a tailor who lives with his younger sister Vimala. Orphaned at an early age, Mohan goes through a life of hardship and fulfills all his sister's wishes. Rajinikanth, a <a href="/wiki/Promiscuity#Male_promiscuity" title="Promiscuity">womaniser</a>, lures Vimala and cheats on her. Unable to face her brother, she commits suicide. Mohan confronts Rajinikanth and kills him in revenge. Now a fugitive, Mohan hides in the house of Chandrakanth, a retired and blind <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">major</a> </p><p>Mohan is amused and fascinated by Chandrakanth's virtues and how he manages to live though he is blind. Mohan reveals why he is on the run from law and ironically, the deceased happens to be Chandrakanth's younger son. Chandrakanth feels humiliated for nurturing Rajinikanth and is sorry for Mohan's plight. Ultimately, Chandrakanth's elder son Srikanth, an inspector, arrests Mohan along with his own father for showing hospitality to a criminal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_Chandrakanth_(1966_film)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_Sundarrajan" title="Major Sundarrajan">Major Sundarrajan</a> as Chandrakanth</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagesh" title="Nagesh">Nagesh</a> as Mohan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Muthuraman" title="R. Muthuraman">R. Muthuraman</a> as Srikanth</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._V._M._Rajan" title="A. V. M. Rajan">A. V. M. Rajan</a> as Rajinikanth</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Jayalalithaa" title="J. Jayalalithaa">Jayalalithaa</a> as Vimala</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_Chandrakanth_(1966_film)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 1963, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> had sold the film rights of his play <i><a href="/wiki/Major_Chandrakanth_(play)" title="Major Chandrakanth (play)">Major Chandrakanth</a></i>; the film adaptation would be directed by <a href="/wiki/P._Madhavan" title="P. Madhavan">P. Madhavan</a> for Nithyakalyani Films, and star <a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a>, but was later shelved.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kamadenu_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kamadenu-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, the play was adapted into a <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Oonche_Log_(1965_film)" title="Oonche Log (1965 film)">Oonche Log</a></i> in 1965, with a different cast and crew.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998386_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998386-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/A._V._Meiyappan" title="A. V. Meiyappan">A. V. Meiyappan</a> later decided to produce a Tamil film adaptation of the play under his banner <a href="/wiki/AVM_Productions" title="AVM Productions">AVM Productions</a> with the same title, and Balachander was chosen as director, as it was Meiyappan's long-time desire that Balachander make a film for AVM.<sup id="cite_ref-lakshmansruthi_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lakshmansruthi-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESaravanan2013190–191_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESaravanan2013190–191-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Major_Sundarrajan" title="Major Sundarrajan">Sundarrajan</a>, who portrayed the blind major Chandrakanth in the Tamil play, reprised his role in this film.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The character's sons Srikanth and Rajinikanth were played by <a href="/wiki/R._Muthuraman" title="R. Muthuraman">R. Muthuraman</a> and <a href="/wiki/A._V._M._Rajan" title="A. V. M. Rajan">A. V. M. Rajan</a> respectively, replacing <a href="/wiki/Srikanth_(actor,_born_1940)" title="Srikanth (actor, born 1940)">Venky</a> and Govindarajan.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998388_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998388-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TCRC_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCRC-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/J._Jayalalithaa" title="J. Jayalalithaa">Jayalalithaa</a> was cast as Vimala,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998388_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998388-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> unlike the play where the same character was <a href="/wiki/Unseen_character" title="Unseen character">unseen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TCRC_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCRC-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was the only collaboration between her and Balachander.<sup id="cite_ref-kamadenu_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kamadenu-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-child-rearing_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-child-rearing-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nagesh" title="Nagesh">Nagesh</a> was cast as Vimala's brother Mohan, replacing Gokulnath.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998388_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998388-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TCRC_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCRC-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The role was a departure from the comedic roles he was then generally known for.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cinematography was handled by <a href="/wiki/S._Maruti_Rao" title="S. Maruti Rao">S. Maruti Rao</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESaravanan2013191_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESaravanan2013191-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the art direction by A. K. Sekhar,<sup id="cite_ref-poster_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-poster-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the editing by R. G. Gopu.<sup id="cite_ref-movie_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-movie-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meiyappan's sons Murugan, Kumaran and <a href="/wiki/M._Saravanan_(producer)" title="M. Saravanan (producer)">Saravanan</a> were assistant producers.<sup id="cite_ref-movie_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-movie-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The final length measured 4,425 metres (14,518 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-lakshmansruthi_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lakshmansruthi-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Soundtrack">Soundtrack</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_Chandrakanth_(1966_film)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Soundtrack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The music was composed by <a href="/wiki/V._Kumar" title="V. Kumar">V. Kumar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song "Kalyana Sapadu Podava" is set in the <a href="/wiki/Carnatic_raga" title="Carnatic raga">Carnatic raga</a> known as <a href="/wiki/Sindhu_Bhairavi_(raga)" title="Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)">Sindhu Bhairavi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song "Oru Naal Yaaro", picturised on Mohan going to prove to the audience in his neighbourhood that his Vimala is singing on the radio, became a chartbuster.<sup id="cite_ref-child-rearing_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-child-rearing-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Track listing</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Lyrics</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Singer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"Naane Pani Nilavu"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Vaali_(poet)" title="Vaali (poet)">Vaali</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/P._Susheela" title="P. Susheela">P. Susheela</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:06</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Oru Naal Yaaro"</td><td>Vaali</td><td>P. Susheela</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:35</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Netrunee Chinnapappa"</td><td>Vaali</td><td><a href="/wiki/T._M._Soundararajan" title="T. M. Soundararajan">T. M. Soundararajan</a>, P. Susheela</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:01</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Kalyana Sapadu Podava"</td><td>Vaali</td><td>T. M. Soundararajan</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:12</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Kalyana Sapadu Podava" (Pathos)</td><td>Vaali</td><td>T. M. Soundararajan</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:35</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Thuninthunil"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Suratha" title="Suratha">Suratha</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">1:25</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="4" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>18:54</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release_and_reception">Release and reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_Chandrakanth_(1966_film)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Release and reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Major Chandrakanth</i> was released on 11 November 1966,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESaravanan2013189_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESaravanan2013189-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> during <a href="/wiki/Diwali" title="Diwali">Diwali</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-poster_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-poster-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a review dated 26 November 1966, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Indian_Express" title="The Indian Express">The Indian Express</a></i> said Sundarrajan brought not only "complete conviction and dignity" to his role but also "revels his rare characterisational depth and sensitivity." The reviewer also praised the performances of Nagesh, Jayalalithaa, Muthuraman and Rajan, the photography and the editing.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A critic from <i><a href="/wiki/Kalki_(magazine)" title="Kalki (magazine)">Kalki</a></i> praised the performances of the cast, particularly Sundarrajan, but felt the film looked like a play in many places.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film won two Chennai Film Fans' Association Awards: Best Film, and Best Supporting Actor (Muthuraman).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_Chandrakanth_(1966_film)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the film's commercial success, Sundarrajan became popularly known with the prefix "Major".<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the making of <i><a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Raagangal" title="Apoorva Raagangal">Apoorva Raagangal</a></i> (1975), Balachander rechristened newcomer Shivaji Rao Gaekwad as <a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a>, named after A. V. M. 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V. Meiyappan">A. V. Meiyappan</a> (founder)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Saravanan_(producer)" title="M. Saravanan (producer)">M. Saravanan</a></li> <li>M. Balasuramanian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Guhan" title="M. S. Guhan">M. S. Guhan</a></li> <li>B. S. Gurunath</li> <li>Aruna Guhan</li> <li>Aparna Guhan</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films produced</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Alli_Arjuna_(1935_film)" title="Alli Arjuna (1935 film)">Alli Arjuna</a></i> (1935)</li> <li><i>Ratnavali</i> (1936)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nandakumar_(film)" title="Nandakumar (film)">Nandakumar</a></i> (1937)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Vaayaadi</i> (1940)</li> <li><i>Poli Panjali</i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bhookailas_(1940_film)" title="Bhookailas (1940 film)">Bhookailas</a></i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sabapathy" title="Sabapathy">Sabapathy</a></i> (1941)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/En_Manaivi" title="En Manaivi">En Manaivi</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i>Vasanthasena</i> (1943)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sri_Valli_(1945_film)" title="Sri Valli (1945 film)">Sri Valli</a></i> (1945)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naam_Iruvar_(1947_film)" title="Naam Iruvar (1947 film)">Naam Iruvar</a></i> (1947)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vedhala_Ulagam" title="Vedhala Ulagam">Vedhala Ulagam</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i>Rama Rajyam</i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vaazhkai_(1949_film)" title="Vaazhkai (1949 film)">Vaazhkai</a></i> (1949)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Jeevitham" title="Jeevitham">Jeevitham</a></i> (1950)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Or_Iravu" title="Or Iravu">Or Iravu</a></i> (1951)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bahar_(film)" title="Bahar (film)">Bahar</a></i> (1951)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gunasagari" title="Gunasagari">Gunasagari</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i>Sathya Sodhanai</i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ladki" title="Ladki">Ladki</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i>Jaathaka Phala</i> (1953)</li> <li><i>Jaathakam</i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Andha_Naal" title="Andha Naal">Andha Naal</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bedara_Kannappa" title="Bedara Kannappa">Bedara Kannappa</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kalahasti_Mahatyam" title="Kalahasti Mahatyam">Kalahasti Mahatyam</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Penn_(film)" title="Penn (film)">Penn</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sangham_(1954_film)" title="Sangham (1954 film)">Sangham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shiv_Bhakta" title="Shiv Bhakta">Shiv Bhakta</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chella_Pillai" title="Chella Pillai">Chella Pillai</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vadina" title="Vadina">Vadina</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i>Aadharsa Sakthi</i> (1955)</li> <li><i>Doctor</i> (1956)</li> <li><i>Nagula Chaviti</i> (1956)</li> <li><i>Naga Devathai</i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bhai-Bhai_(1956_Hindi_film)" title="Bhai-Bhai (1956 Hindi film)">Bhai-Bhai</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><i>Sadharamma</i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kula_Deivam_(1956_film)" title="Kula Deivam (1956 film)">Kula Deivam</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chori_Chori_(1956_film)" title="Chori Chori (1956 film)">Chori Chori</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Miss_Mary_(1957_film)" title="Miss Mary (1957 film)">Miss Mary</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hum_Panchhi_Ek_Daal_Ke" title="Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke">Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bhabhi_(1957_film)" title="Bhabhi (1957 film)">Bhabhi</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bhookailas_(1958_film)" title="Bhookailas (1958 film)">Bhookailas</a></i> (1958)</li> <li><i>Baktha Raavana</i> (1958)</li> <li><i>Rathna Deepam</i> (1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Barkha_(film)" title="Barkha (film)">Barkha</a></i> (1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mamiyar_Mechina_Marumagal" title="Mamiyar Mechina Marumagal">Mamiyar Mechina Marumagal</a></i> (1959)</li> <li><i>Sagodhari</i> (1959)</li> <li><i>Baap Bete</i> (1959)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Bharkava</i> (1960)</li> <li><i>Aakash Bathal</i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deivapiravi_(1960_film)" title="Deivapiravi (1960 film)">Deivapiravi</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kalathur_Kannamma" title="Kalathur Kannamma">Kalathur Kannamma</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i>Bhakthathi Magima</i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thilakam" title="Thilakam">Thilakam</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bindya" title="Bindya">Bindya</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paava_Mannippu" title="Paava Mannippu">Paava Mannippu</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i>Anubavam</i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chhaya_(film)" title="Chhaya (film)">Chhaya</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i>Sagaaya</i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Parthal_Pasi_Theerum" title="Parthal Pasi Theerum">Parthal Pasi Theerum</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Veera_Thirumagan" title="Veera Thirumagan">Veera Thirumagan</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Man-Mauji" title="Man-Mauji">Man-Mauji</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Annai_(1962_film)" title="Annai (1962 film)">Annai</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Main_Chup_Rahungi" title="Main Chup Rahungi">Main Chup Rahungi</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naanum_Oru_Penn" title="Naanum Oru Penn">Naanum Oru Penn</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pachhai_Vilakku_(1964_film)" title="Pachhai Vilakku (1964 film)">Pachhai Vilakku</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pooja_Ke_Phool" title="Pooja Ke Phool">Pooja Ke Phool</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Main_Bhi_Ladki_Hoon" title="Main Bhi Ladki Hoon">Main Bhi Ladki Hoon</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Server_Sundaram" title="Server Sundaram">Server Sundaram</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naadi_Aada_Janme" title="Naadi Aada Janme">Naadi Aada Janme</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kaakum_Karangal" title="Kaakum Karangal">Kaakum Karangal</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kuzhandaiyum_Deivamum" title="Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum">Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anbe_Vaa_(1966_film)" title="Anbe Vaa (1966 film)">Anbe Vaa</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Laadla_(1966_film)" title="Laadla (1966 film)">Laadla</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ramu_(1966_film)" title="Ramu (1966 film)">Ramu</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Leta_Manasulu_(1966_film)" title="Leta Manasulu (1966 film)">Leta Manasulu</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Major Chandrakanth</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bhakta_Prahlada_(1967_film)" title="Bhakta Prahlada (1967 film)">Bhakta Prahlada</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mehrban" title="Mehrban">Mehrban</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Athey_Kangal_(1967_film)" title="Athey Kangal (1967 film)">Athey Kangal</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ave_Kallu" title="Ave Kallu">Ave Kallu</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Do_Kaliyan" title="Do Kaliyan">Do Kaliyan</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ramu_(1968_film)" title="Ramu (1968 film)">Ramu</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uyarndha_Manithan" title="Uyarndha Manithan">Uyarndha Manithan</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mooga_Nomu" title="Mooga Nomu">Mooga Nomu</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Annaiyum_Pithavum" title="Annaiyum Pithavum">Annaiyum Pithavum</a></i> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bomma_Borusa" title="Bomma Borusa">Bomma Borusa</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chitti_Chellelu" title="Chitti Chellelu">Chitti Chellelu</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anadhai_Anandhan" title="Anadhai Anandhan">Anadhai Anandhan</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Main_Sundar_Hoon" title="Main Sundar Hoon">Main Sundar Hoon</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sudarum_Sooravaliyum" title="Sudarum Sooravaliyum">Sudarum Sooravaliyum</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kasethan_Kadavulada" title="Kasethan Kadavulada">Kasethan Kadavulada</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Akka_Thamudu" title="Akka Thamudu">Akka Thamudu</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jaise_Ko_Taisa" title="Jaise Ko Taisa">Jaise Ko Taisa</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Puttinillu_Mettinillu" title="Puttinillu Mettinillu">Puttinillu Mettinillu</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nomu_(film)" title="Nomu (film)">Nomu</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pooja_(1975_film)" title="Pooja (1975 film)">Pooja</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jeevan_Jyoti_(1976_film)" title="Jeevan Jyoti (1976 film)">Jeevan Jyoti</a></i> (1976)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Punnami_Naagu_(1980_film)" title="Punnami Naagu (1980 film)">Punnami Naagu</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Murattu_Kaalai_(1980_film)" title="Murattu Kaalai (1980 film)">Murattu Kaalai</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sivappu_Malli" title="Sivappu Malli">Sivappu Malli</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jeene_Ki_Arzoo" title="Jeene Ki Arzoo">Jeene Ki Arzoo</a></i> (1981) (Hindi)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pokkiri_Raja_(1982_film)" title="Pokkiri Raja (1982 film)">Pokkiri Raja</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amma_(1982_film)" title="Amma (1982 film)">Amma</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sakalakala_Vallavan_(1982_film)" title="Sakalakala Vallavan (1982 film)">Sakalakala Vallavan</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paayum_Puli_(1983_film)" title="Paayum Puli (1983 film)">Paayum Puli</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mundhanai_Mudichu" title="Mundhanai Mudichu">Mundhanai Mudichu</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Moodu_Mullu" title="Moodu Mullu">Moodu Mullu</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thoongathey_Thambi_Thoongathey" title="Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey">Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soorakottai_Singakutti" title="Soorakottai Singakutti">Soorakottai Singakutti</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pudhumai_Penn_(1984_film)" title="Pudhumai Penn (1984 film)">Pudhumai Penn</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nallavanukku_Nallavan" title="Nallavanukku Nallavan">Nallavanukku Nallavan</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nalla_Thambi" title="Nalla Thambi">Nalla Thambi</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Siksha_(film)" title="Siksha (film)">Siksha</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uyarndha_Ullam" title="Uyarndha Ullam">Uyarndha Ullam</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Bharath" title="Mr. Bharath">Mr. Bharath</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Samsaram_Adhu_Minsaram" title="Samsaram Adhu Minsaram">Samsaram Adhu Minsaram</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mella_Thirandhathu_Kadhavu" title="Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu">Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dharma_Devathai" title="Dharma Devathai">Dharma Devathai</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Samsaram_Oka_Chadarangam" title="Samsaram Oka Chadarangam">Samsaram Oka Chadarangam</a></i> (1987) (Telugu)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sankar_Guru_(1987_film)" title="Sankar Guru (1987 film)">Sankar Guru / Chinnari Devata</a></i> (1987) (Tamil-Telugu bilingual)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anbulla_Appa" title="Anbulla Appa">Anbulla Appa</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Per_Sollum_Pillai" title="Per Sollum Pillai">Per Sollum Pillai</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manithan_(1987_film)" title="Manithan (1987 film)">Manithan</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paatti_Sollai_Thattathe" title="Paatti Sollai Thattathe">Paatti Sollai Thattathe</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thaimel_Aanai" title="Thaimel Aanai">Thaimel Aanai</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vasanthi_(1988_film)" title="Vasanthi (1988 film)">Vasanthi</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sonthakkaran" title="Sonthakkaran">Sonthakkaran</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bamma_Maata_Bangaru_Baata" class="mw-redirect" title="Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata">Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata</a></i> (1989) (Telugu)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Raja_Chinna_Roja" title="Raja Chinna Roja">Raja Chinna Roja</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i>Penn Puthi Mun Puthi</i> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ulagam_Pirandhadhu_Enakkaga" title="Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga">Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thiyagu_(film)" title="Thiyagu (film)">Thiyagu</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maanagara_Kaaval" title="Maanagara Kaaval">Maanagara Kaaval</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paattondru_Ketten" title="Paattondru Ketten">Paattondru Ketten</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aa_Okkati_Adakku" title="Aa Okkati Adakku">Aa Okkati Adakku</a></i> (1992) (Telugu)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yajaman" title="Yajaman">Yajaman</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sethupathi_IPS" title="Sethupathi IPS">Sethupathi IPS</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sakthivel" title="Sakthivel">Sakthivel</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Minsara_Kanavu" title="Minsara Kanavu">Minsara Kanavu</a></i> (1997)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Gemini_(2002_film)" title="Gemini (2002 film)">Gemini</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gemeni_(film)" title="Gemeni (film)">Gemeni</a></i> (2002) (Telugu)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anbe_Anbe" title="Anbe Anbe">Anbe Anbe</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Priyamaana_Thozhi" title="Priyamaana Thozhi">Priyamaana Thozhi</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Perazhagan" title="Perazhagan">Perazhagan</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thirupathi_(2006_Tamil_film)" title="Thirupathi (2006 Tamil film)">Thirupathi</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sivaji:_The_Boss" title="Sivaji: The Boss">Sivaji: The Boss</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Aa_E_Ee_(2009_Tamil_film)" title="A Aa E Ee (2009 Tamil film)">A Aa E Ee</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ayan_(film)" title="Ayan (film)">Ayan</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Evaraina_Epudaina" title="Evaraina Epudaina">Evaraina Epudaina</a></i> (2009) (Telugu)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vettaikaaran_(2009_film)" title="Vettaikaaran (2009 film)">Vettaikaaran</a></i> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Leader_(2010_film)" title="Leader (2010 film)">Leader</a></i> (2010) (Telugu)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mudhal_Idam" title="Mudhal Idam">Mudhal Idam</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Idhuvum_Kadandhu_Pogum" title="Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum">Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum</a></i> (2014)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="K._Balachander" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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Balachander</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">As a<br />director</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Neerkumizhi" title="Neerkumizhi">Neerkumizhi</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naanal_(film)" title="Naanal (film)">Naanal</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Major Chandrakanth</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bama_Vijayam_(1967_film)" title="Bama Vijayam (1967 film)">Bama Vijayam</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anubavi_Raja_Anubavi" title="Anubavi Raja Anubavi">Anubavi Raja Anubavi</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Edhir_Neechal_(1968_film)" title="Edhir Neechal (1968 film)">Edhir Neechal</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thamarai_Nenjam" title="Thamarai Nenjam">Thamarai Nenjam</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bhale_Kodallu" title="Bhale Kodallu">Bhale Kodallu</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Poova_Thalaiya_(1969_film)" title="Poova Thalaiya (1969 film)">Poova Thalaiya</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sattekalapu_Satteyya" title="Sattekalapu Satteyya">Sattekalapu Satteyya</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Iru_Kodugal" title="Iru Kodugal">Iru Kodugal</a></i> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Patham_Pasali" title="Patham Pasali">Patham Pasali</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ethiroli" title="Ethiroli">Ethiroli</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Navagraham" title="Navagraham">Navagraham</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kaviya_Thalaivi" title="Kaviya Thalaivi">Kaviya Thalaivi</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naangu_Suvargal" title="Naangu Suvargal">Naangu Suvargal</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nootrukku_Nooru" title="Nootrukku Nooru">Nootrukku Nooru</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bomma_Borusa" title="Bomma Borusa">Bomma Borusa</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Punnagai" title="Punnagai">Punnagai</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kanna_Nalama" title="Kanna Nalama">Kanna Nalama</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Velli_Vizha" title="Velli Vizha">Velli Vizha</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arangetram_(1973_film)" title="Arangetram (1973 film)">Arangetram</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sollathaan_Ninaikkiren" title="Sollathaan Ninaikkiren">Sollathaan Ninaikkiren</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naan_Avanillai_(1974_film)" title="Naan Avanillai (1974 film)">Naan Avanillai</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aval_Oru_Thodar_Kathai" title="Aval Oru Thodar Kathai">Aval Oru Thodar Kathai</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Raagangal" title="Apoorva Raagangal">Apoorva Raagangal</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manmadha_Leelai_(1976_film)" title="Manmadha Leelai (1976 film)">Manmadha Leelai</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthuleni_Katha" title="Anthuleni Katha">Anthuleni Katha</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Moondru_Mudichu" title="Moondru Mudichu">Moondru Mudichu</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Avargal" title="Avargal">Avargal</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pattina_Pravesam" title="Pattina Pravesam">Pattina Pravesam</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aaina_(1977_film)" title="Aaina (1977 film)">Aaina</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nizhal_Nijamagiradhu" title="Nizhal Nijamagiradhu">Nizhal Nijamagiradhu</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maro_Charitra" title="Maro Charitra">Maro Charitra</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thappida_Thala" title="Thappida Thala"><i>Thappida Thala</i> / <i>Thappu Thalangal</i></a> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ninaithale_Inikkum_(1979_film)" title="Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)">Ninaithale Inikkum / Andamaina Anubhavam</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Idi_Katha_Kaadu" title="Idi Katha Kaadu">Idi Katha Kaadu</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nool_Veli" title="Nool Veli"><i>Nool Veli</i> / <i>Guppedu Manasu</i></a> (1979)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Varumayin_Niram_Sivappu" title="Varumayin Niram Sivappu">Varumayin Niram Sivappu</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i>Aakali Rajyam</i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aadavaallu_Meeku_Joharlu_(1981_film)" title="Aadavaallu Meeku Joharlu (1981 film)">Aadavaallu Meeku Joharlu</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tholi_Kodi_Koosindi" title="Tholi Kodi Koosindi">Enga Ooru Kannagi</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tholi_Kodi_Koosindi" title="Tholi Kodi Koosindi">Tholi Kodi Koosindi</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thillu_Mullu" title="Thillu Mullu">Thillu Mullu</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ek_Duuje_Ke_Liye" title="Ek Duuje Ke Liye">Ek Duuje Ke Liye</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thanneer_Thanneer" title="Thanneer Thanneer">Thanneer Thanneer</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/47_Natkal" title="47 Natkal">47 Natkal</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/47_Natkal" title="47 Natkal">47 Rojulu</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Agni_Sakshi_(1982_film)" title="Agni Sakshi (1982 film)">Agni Sakshi</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Benkiyalli_Aralida_Hoovu" title="Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu">Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Poikkal_Kudhirai_(1983_film)" title="Poikkal Kudhirai (1983 film)">Poikkal Kudhirai</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zara_Si_Zindagi" title="Zara Si Zindagi">Zara Si Zindagi</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kokilamma" title="Kokilamma">Kokilamma</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ek_Nai_Paheli" title="Ek Nai Paheli">Ek Nai Paheli</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Achamillai_Achamillai" title="Achamillai Achamillai">Achamillai Achamillai</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eradu_Rekhegalu" title="Eradu Rekhegalu">Eradu Rekhegalu</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kalyana_Agathigal" title="Kalyana Agathigal">Kalyana Agathigal</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sindhu_Bhairavi_(film)" title="Sindhu Bhairavi (film)">Sindhu Bhairavi</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mugila_Mallige" title="Mugila Mallige">Mugila Mallige</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a 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href="/wiki/Azhagan" title="Azhagan">Azhagan</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vaaname_Ellai" title="Vaaname Ellai">Vaaname Ellai</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jaathi_Malli" title="Jaathi Malli">Jaathi Malli</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duet_(1994_film)" title="Duet (1994 film)">Duet</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kalki_(1996_film)" title="Kalki (1996 film)">Kalki</a></i> (1996)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Paarthale_Paravasam" title="Paarthale Paravasam">Paarthale Paravasam</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Poi_(film)" title="Poi (film)">Poi</a></i> (2006)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Writer only</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Deiva_Thai" title="Deiva Thai">Deiva Thai</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Server_Sundaram" title="Server Sundaram">Server Sundaram</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Poojaikku_Vandha_Malar" title="Poojaikku Vandha Malar">Poojaikku Vandha Malar</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Neela_Vaanam" title="Neela Vaanam">Neela Vaanam</a></i> (1965)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander_filmography" title="K. 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