En Kanavar
{{Short description|1948 film by S. Balachander}}
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{{infobox film
| name = En Kanavar
| image = En Kanavar.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = S. Balachander
| writer = Javar Seetharaman (dialogues)
| story = Chaturbhuj Doshi
| starring = S. Balachander
Nandini
V. Chellam
| music = S. Balachander
| cinematography = S. S. Varma
| studio = Ajit Pictures
| released = {{film date|1948|2|18|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
En Kanavar ({{translation|My Husband}}) is a 1948 Indian Tamil language film directed by S. Balachander and produced by Ajith Pictures. Balachandar, in addition to directing, also composed the music, sang many of the numbers and starred as the male lead.{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=17 July 2011 |title=Blast from the past - En Kanavar 1948 |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-en-kanavar-1948/article2233173.ece |url-status=live |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805121142/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-en-kanavar-1948/article2233173.ece |archive-date=5 August 2022}}
Plot
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Cast
- S. Balachander as a wealthy man
- S. Nandini as the wealthy man's cousin
- V. Chellam as the dancer
Production
Although a Tamil film, En Kanavar was produced by the Bombay-based Ajit Pictures. Its story was written by Chaturbhuj Doshi, and the dialogue by Javar Seetharaman. Shooting took place at Ranjit Studios. In addition to directing and starring, Balachandar sang many of the film's songs which included solo and duets; he composed all of them in Carnatic ragas. The film criticises Western social tendencies and how they disrupt Indian society and traditions.{{Cite news |date=11 February 1949 |title=En Kanavar (My Husband) |pages=8 |work=The Indian Express |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YgBFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YrcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5882%2C4067012 |access-date=17 March 2021}}{{cbignore}}
Release and reception
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