Kavalai Illaadha Manithan

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Muthu, a carefree man, is a lawyer who solves the problems of people, in stark contrast to his brother Manickam who believes in creating trouble for those around him, especially women. Their wealthy father Jamabulingam is money-minded and is least bothered about other things in life. Jamabulingam arranges the marriage of Manickam with a woman named Sivakami, but she loves another man named Dhamotharan. Manickam impregnates Kaveri, a poor woman, then disavows her and their child. Muthu manages to correct all the wrongs caused by Manickam, succeeds in bringing Sivakami and Dhamotharan together, and marries a woman named Sevanthi.

;Male cast

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• Chandrababu as Muthu
• M. R. Radha as Manickam
• T. S. Balaiah as Jamabulingam
• T. R. Mahalingam as Dhamotharan
• Kannadasan as the chief guest at the convocation (uncredited)}}

;Female cast

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• Rajasulochana as Kaveri
• M. N. Rajam as Sivakami
• L. Vijayalakshmi as Sevanthi

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The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Lyrics were by Kannadasan.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/download/sok.KavalaieyIllathaManithan_K.Sankar_1960/132.%20Kavalaiey%20Illatha%20Manithan_K.Sankar_1960.pdf |title=கவலை இல்லாத மனிதன் |publisher=Kannadasan Productions |year=1960 |language=ta |type=song book |access-date=26 June 2022 |via=Internet Archive}} The song "Pirakkum Podhum Azhuginraai" became popular.

Kavalai Illaadha Manithan was released on 19 August 1960.{{Cite web |title=1960 – கவலையில்லாத மனிதன் – கண்ணதாசன் புரொடக்சன்ஸ் |trans-title=1960 – Kavalai Illaadha Manithan – Kannadasan Productions |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails12.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180109084337/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails12.asp |archive-date=9 January 2018 |access-date=9 January 2018 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}}{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=19 August 2022 |title=கவலை இல்லா மனிதர்களின் கதை! |url=https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/62-years-of-kavalai-illaadha-manidhan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821054007/https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/62-years-of-kavalai-illaadha-manidhan |archive-date=21 August 2022 |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=Kamadenu |language=ta}} The Indian Express wrote, "Raja Sulochana has done justice to her part. But there is no seriousness at all in Radha's acting and Chandrababu's seriousness is rendered ludicrous".{{Cite news |date=26 August 1960 |title=Kavalai Illaatha Manithan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19600826&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=9 August 2018 |work=The Indian Express |pages=3 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} Film historian Randor Guy noted that the film was not a commercial success, mainly because of the delay in its production. Kannadasan later remarked that, in contrast to the film's title which meant "the man without worries", he, as the producer, became "a much worried man in the process".

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{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=5 November 2011 |title=Blast from the past – Kavalai Illaadha Manithan (1960) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-kavalai-illaadha-manithan-1960/article2600809.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716041208/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-kavalai-illaadha-manithan-1960/article2600809.ece |archive-date=16 July 2021 |access-date=16 July 2021 |work=The Hindu}}

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Category:1960 films

Category:1960s Indian films

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