Deiva Magan (1969 film)
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| Directed by | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Produced by | Periyanna |
| Written by | Aarur Das (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Story by | Dr. Nihar Gupta |
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| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | Thambu |
| Edited by | B. Kandasamy |
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Shanthi Films
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| Distributed by | Sivaji Productions |
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Running time
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188 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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| Soundtrack album by M. S. Viswanathan | |
| Released | 1969 |
| Language | Tamil |
Deiva Magan (English: Divine Son) is a 1969 Tamil language film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film was produced by Periyanna under Shanti films. The film was an adaptation of Bengali stage play Ulka by Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta. The dialogues for the film was written by Aarur Dass. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan (in three roles), Jayalalitha in lead roles with Pandari Bai, M. N. Nambiar and Chittoor V. Nagaiah in supporting roles.
The plot revolves around a lawyer with a scarred face, gets married to Pandari Bai. The couple lead a happy life and Pandari Bai gives birth to twin brothers, a son with a scarred face (Also Ganesan) like his father and a brother (Also Ganesan). Their father unable to tolerate his eldest son's face leaves him under the custody of another person and tells his wife that the first child is dead. As years pass by, the father becomes a justice and his younger son, a happy-go-lucky college-going timid son, falls in love with Jayalalithaa. In the meanwhile, the elder son comes to know about his family and tries to meet his mother and brother but he is asked by his father not to reveal his identity to them.
It was the first Tamil film to be submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Thambu and D. Kandasamy handled cinematography and editing respectively. The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics for all songs was written by Kannadasan.
Deiva Magan was released on September 1969 to positive critical acclaim with the praise directed towards Sivaji's performance. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Koteeswarulu. Its success led to a Kannada remake Thayi Mamathe (1985). None of the Hindi films including Bairaag were not remakes of this film.
Sivaji Ganesan, a lawyer with a scarred face, gets married to Pandari Bai. The couple lead a happy life and Pandari Bai gives birth to twin brothers, a son with a scarred face (Also Ganesan) like his father and a brother (Also Ganesan). Their father unable to tolerate his eldest son's face leaves him under the custody of another person and tells his wife that the first child is dead. As years pass by, the father becomes a justice and his younger son, a happy-go-lucky college-going timid son, falls in love with Jayalalithaa. In the meanwhile, the elder son comes to know about his family and tries to meet his mother and brother but he is asked by his father not to reveal his identity to them. M. N. Nambiar, a man once punished by the father, kidnaps the younger son in order to take revenge on him. In the end, the elder son rescues his brother, killing M. N. Nambiar. He succumbs to his injuries and dies on the lap of his mother.
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