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poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Krishnan%E2%80%93Panju" title="Krishnan–Panju">Krishnan–Panju</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"><a href="/wiki/Vaali_(poet)" title="Vaali (poet)">Vaali</a></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>Sri Krishna Vijayam</i><br />by Vaali</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data">N. Elango</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sowcar_Janaki" title="Sowcar Janaki">Sowcar Janaki</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jaishankar_(actor)" title="Jaishankar (actor)">Jaishankar</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jayachitra" title="Jayachitra">Jayachitra</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Thengai_Srinivasan" title="Thengai Srinivasan">Thengai Srinivasan</a></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"><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>Panjabi</li><li>Narasimhan</li></ul></div></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;">Ajantha Enterprises</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>13 November 1974<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-11-13</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">146 minutes<sup id="cite_ref-Dharap_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dharap-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>Kaliyuga Kannan</b></i> (<abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> Kannan, from the Age of Vice</span>) is a 1974 Indian <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>-language <a href="/wiki/Comedy_drama" title="Comedy drama">comedy drama</a> film directed by <a href="/wiki/Krishnan%E2%80%93Panju" title="Krishnan–Panju">Krishnan–Panju</a>. It is based on the play <i>Sri Krishna Vijayam</i> written by <a href="/wiki/Vaali_(poet)" title="Vaali (poet)">Vaali</a>. The film stars <a href="/wiki/Sowcar_Janaki" title="Sowcar Janaki">Sowcar Janaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaishankar_(actor)" title="Jaishankar (actor)">Jaishankar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jayachitra" title="Jayachitra">Jayachitra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thengai_Srinivasan" title="Thengai Srinivasan">Thengai Srinivasan</a>. It was released on 13 November 1974 and emerged a commercial success. The film was later remade in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> as <i> Devude Digivaste</i> (1975),<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> in <a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> as <i><a href="/wiki/Devara_Duddu" title="Devara Duddu">Devara Duddu</a></i> (1976),<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> as <i><a href="/wiki/Yehi_Hai_Zindagi" title="Yehi Hai Zindagi">Yehi Hai Zindagi</a></i> (1977).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=Kaliyuga_Kannan&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=Kaliyuga_Kannan&action=edit">improve the plot summary</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2024</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>While Sambu Iyer's wife is a devotee of Krishna, Sambu Iyer questions God's partiality and judgement. He happens to spend the money his wife had kept aside for God as an offering on a competition which he wins and uses to become rich. </p><p>When the lord himself appears and asks for that money, he keeps putting off the return of the money taking credit for his success while blaming the lord for his failures. In the end, he concedes and acknowledges that God is fair, money is the root of all evil and reconciles with God at the time of his death. </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=Kaliyuga_Kannan&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/Sowcar_Janaki" title="Sowcar Janaki">Sowcar Janaki</a> as Sambu Iyer's wife</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaishankar_(actor)" title="Jaishankar (actor)">Jaishankar</a> as Sambu's son<sup id="cite_ref-dinakaran_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dinakaran-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayachitra" title="Jayachitra">Jayachitra</a> as Radha<sup id="cite_ref-dinakaran_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dinakaran-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Ramasamy_(actor)" title="V. K. Ramasamy (actor)">V. K. Ramasamy</a> as Radha's father</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neelu" title="Neelu">Neelakantan</a> as Krishnan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thengai_Srinivasan" title="Thengai Srinivasan">Thengai Srinivasan</a> as Sambu Iyer<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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=Kaliyuga_Kannan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Kaliyuga Kannan</i> is the inaugural production of Ajantha Enterprises,<sup id="cite_ref-movie_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-movie-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is an adaptation of <i>Sri Krishna Vijayam</i>, a play written by <a href="/wiki/Vaali_(poet)" title="Vaali (poet)">Vaali</a> that featured <a href="/wiki/Thengai_Srinivasan" title="Thengai Srinivasan">Thengai Srinivasan</a> as the protagonist.<sup id="cite_ref-MohanRaman_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MohanRaman-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The play, which was written for actor <a href="/wiki/V._Gopalakrishnan_(actor)" title="V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)">V. Gopalakrishnan</a>'s Gopi Theatres,<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> intended to convey the message that "money could not buy peace of mind".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When adapting the play as a film, the makers wanted <a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> to star. But Ganesan suggested Srinivasan, after being impressed with his performance in the play.<sup id="cite_ref-MohanRaman_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MohanRaman-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vaali wrote the dialogue for the film adaptation,<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> which was produced by N. Elango.<sup id="cite_ref-Dharap_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dharap-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<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-movie_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-movie-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Besides directing, Panju co-edited the film (alongside Narasimhan) under the pseudonym "Panjabi".<sup id="cite_ref-movie_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-movie-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Panjabi_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Panjabi-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The final cut of the film measured 3,993 metres (13,100 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-Dharap_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dharap-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<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=Kaliyuga_Kannan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Soundtrack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The soundtrack was composed by <a href="/wiki/V._Kumar" title="V. Kumar">V. Kumar</a>, while the lyrics were written by <a href="/wiki/Vaali_(poet)" title="Vaali (poet)">Vaali</a>. The playback singers were <a href="/wiki/T._M._Soundararajan" title="T. M. Soundararajan">T. M. Soundararajan</a>, <a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a>, <a href="/wiki/P._Susheela" title="P. Susheela">P. Susheela</a> and Renuka.<sup id="cite_ref-movie_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-movie-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The songs featured were "Kannaiah", "Kadhal Ponnedu", "Jaichutte" and "Seven O'Clock".<sup id="cite_ref-Dharap_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dharap-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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=Kaliyuga_Kannan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Release and reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Kaliyuga Kannan</i> was released on 13 November 1974.<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> Kanthan of <i><a href="/wiki/Kalki_(magazine)" title="Kalki (magazine)">Kalki</a></i> appreciated the film for Janaki's performance and Vaali's writing, calling it a good entertainer.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film emerged a commercial success.<sup id="cite_ref-MohanRaman_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MohanRaman-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<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=Kaliyuga_Kannan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Kaliyuga Kannan</i> propelled Srinivasan to stardom.<sup id="cite_ref-Panjabi_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Panjabi-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CV Aravind of <i><a href="/wiki/The_News_Minute" title="The News Minute">The News Minute</a></i> praised it for the "riveting script by Vaali".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Playwright and comedian <a href="/wiki/Crazy_Mohan" title="Crazy Mohan">Crazy Mohan</a> developed a desire to write a play with "God as the fulcrum" after watching the play <i>Krishnaya Thubhyam Namaha</i>, and <i>Kaliyuga Kannan</i> encouraged him to solidify his plans,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> resulting in the play <i>Chocolate Krishna</i>.<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> </p> <div 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<li><i><a href="/wiki/Paithiyakkaran" title="Paithiyakkaran">Paithiyakkaran</a></i> (1947)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ratnakumar" title="Ratnakumar">Ratnakumar</a></i> (1949)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nallathambi_(1949_film)" title="Nallathambi (1949 film)">Nallathambi</a></i> (1949)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Parasakthi_(1952_film)" title="Parasakthi (1952 film)">Parasakthi</a></i> (1952)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kangal_(film)" title="Kangal (film)">Kangal</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ratha_Kanneer" title="Ratha Kanneer">Ratha Kanneer</a></i> (1954)</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/Pudhaiyal" title="Pudhaiyal">Pudhaiyal</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/Mamiyar_Mechina_Marumagal" title="Mamiyar Mechina Marumagal">Mamiyar Mechina Marumagal</a></i> (1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Barkha_(film)" title="Barkha (film)">Barkha</a></i> (1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deivapiravi_(1960_film)" title="Deivapiravi (1960 film)">Deivapiravi</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bindya" title="Bindya">Bindya</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thilakam" title="Thilakam">Thilakam</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shaadi_(1962_film)" title="Shaadi (1962 film)">Shaadi</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/Kunkhumam" title="Kunkhumam">Kunkhumam</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vazhkai_Vazhvatharke" title="Vazhkai Vazhvatharke">Vazhkai Vazhvatharke</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/Mera_Qasoor_Kya_Hai" title="Mera Qasoor Kya Hai">Mera Qasoor Kya Hai</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kuzhandaiyum_Deivamum" title="Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum">Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Petralthan_Pillaiya" title="Petralthan Pillaiya">Petralthan Pillaiya</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 href="/wiki/Laadla_(1966_film)" title="Laadla (1966 film)">Laadla</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Do_Kaliyan" title="Do Kaliyan">Do Kaliyan</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uyarndha_Manithan" title="Uyarndha Manithan">Uyarndha Manithan</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Annaiyum_Pithavum" title="Annaiyum Pithavum">Annaiyum Pithavum</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Engal_Thangam" title="Engal Thangam">Engal Thangam</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> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ranga_Rattinam" title="Ranga Rattinam">Ranga Rattinam</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pillaiyo_Pillai" title="Pillaiyo Pillai">Pillaiyo Pillai</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/Idhaya_Veenai" title="Idhaya Veenai">Idhaya Veenai</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pookkari" title="Pookkari">Pookkari</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kaliyuga Kannan</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samayalkaaran&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Samayalkaaran (page does not exist)">Samayalkaaran</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shaandaar_(1974_film)" title="Shaandaar (1974 film)">Shaandaar</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anaiya_Vilakku" title="Anaiya Vilakku">Anaiya Vilakku</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vaazhnthu_Kaattugiren" title="Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren">Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vazhvu_En_Pakkam" title="Vazhvu En Pakkam">Vazhvu En Pakkam</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ilaya_Thalaimurai" title="Ilaya Thalaimurai">Ilaya Thalaimurai</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chakravarthy_(1977_film)" title="Chakravarthy (1977 film)">Chakravarthy</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Annapoorani_(1978_film)" title="Annapoorani (1978 film)">Annapoorani</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Neela_Malargal" title="Neela Malargal">Neela Malargal</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mangala_Nayagi" title="Mangala Nayagi">Mangala Nayagi</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malarum_Ninaivugal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Malarum Ninaivugal (page does not exist)">Malarum Ninaivugal</a></i> (1986)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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