Kulavilakku
{{Short description|1969 film by K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kulavilakku
| image = Kulavilakku poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
| screenplay = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
| based_on = {{Based on|Adhyapika}}
| producer = K. S. Sabarinadhan
| starring = B. Saroja Devi
Gemini Ganesan
| cinematography = Masthan
| music = K. V. Mahadevan
| studio = Amarjothi Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1969|6|14}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Kulavilakku ({{Translation|Lamp of the clan}}) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. A remake of the Malayalam film Adhyapika (1968), it stars B. Saroja Devi and Gemini Ganesan. The film was released on 14 June 1969.
Plot
{{No plot|date=February 2021}}
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- B. Saroja Devi as Kannamma
- Gemini Ganesan
- S. V. Ranga Rao
- Nagesh
- G. Sakunthala as the teacher
- Vijayasree
- V. K. Ramasamy
- Sachu
- Rajasulochana
- A. Karunanidhi
- Renuka
}}
Production
Kulavilakku is a remake of the 1968 Malayalam film Adhyapika.{{Cite web |date=12 January 2015 |title=திரை இசைத் திலகம் கேவி மகாதேவன் 38- பிஜிஎஸ் மணியன் எழுதும் தொடர் |url=http://andhimazhai.com/news/view/kvm-38.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128104419/http://andhimazhai.com/news/view/kvm-38.html |archive-date=28 November 2020 |access-date=27 January 2021 |website=Andhimazhai |language=ta}} It was produced by K. S. Sabarinadhan under Amarjothi Movies, and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan who also wrote the screenplay.{{Cite magazine |date=6 July 1969 |title=குளவிளக்கு |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1969/jul/06-07-1969/p2.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220902035550/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1969/jul/06-07-1969/p2.jpg |archive-date=2 September 2022 |access-date=2 September 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=2 |language=ta}} Cinematography was handled by Masthan.
Themes
According to historian B. Vijayakumar, Kulavilakku follows a trope that was common in 1950s/1960s Indian cinema: "The heroine struggling and sacrificing her life for the people she loved, even though they were not related to her".{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=8 September 2013 |title=Virunnukari: 1969 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/virunnukari-1969/article5104033.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124175138/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/virunnukari-1969/article5104033.ece |archive-date=24 November 2013 |access-date=27 January 2021 |work=The Hindu}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.{{Cite web |title=Kulavailakku Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by K V Mahadevan |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/kulavailakku-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-k-v-mahadevan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201135957/https://macsendisk.com/product/kulavailakku-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-k-v-mahadevan/ |archive-date=1 December 2021 |access-date=18 June 2022 |website=Macsendisk}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Poopoova Poothirukku
| extra1 = P. Susheela
| length1 =
| title2 = Kondu Vanthal Athai
| extra2 = L. R. Eswari, A. L. Raghavan
| length2 =
| title3 = Mekam Thiranda
| extra3 = T. M. Soundararajan
| length3 =
| title4 = Penaimaram
| extra4 = P. Susheela
| length4 =
}}
Release and reception
Kulavilakku was released on 14 June 1969. On the same day The Indian Express wrote, "The great asset of the film is the story [...] and the dialogue", and also praised the performance of the cast, particularly Saroja Devi.
References
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{{Cite news |date=14 June 1969 |title=Kulavilakku |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19690614&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=27 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |pages=12 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}
{{Cite news |date=14 June 1969 |title=100 p.c. South Indian |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6otlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hp4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=916%2C1082945 |access-date=27 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |pages=5 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}
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