Kavyamela (transl. Poetry Fair) 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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | M. Krishnan Nair |
| Written by | S. L. Puram Sadanandan |
| Produced by | T. E. Vasudevan |
| Starring | Prem Nazir Sheela |
| Cinematography | C. J. Mohan |
| Edited by | T. R. Sreenivasalu |
| Music by | Dakshinamoorthy |
Production company | Jayamaruthy |
Release date |
|
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹ 1.5 lakhs[1] |
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]
Cast
edit- Prem Nazir as Jayadevan
- Sheela as Sreedevi
- Adoor Bhasi as Vikraman
- G. K. Pillai as Dr. Panikkar
- Nellikkodu Bhaskaran as Balachandran, Dr. Panikkar's nephew
- Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai
- Nilambur Ayisha
- S. P. Pillai as Kamath
- Prathapachandran as Prasadakan
- P. Leela as herself
- P. B. Sreenivas as himself
- K. J. Yesudas as himself
- M. B. Sreenivasan as himself
- V. Dakshinamoorthy as himself
- Murali
- Saradadevi
- Ramesh
- Baby Saroja
- P.A Thomas
Production
editThe 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Vijayakumar, B. (17 August 2009). "Kavyamela 1965". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ "കാവ്യമേള (1965)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2024.