Kalai Arasi
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| Tamil | கலை அரசி |
| Directed by | A. Kasilingam |
| Produced by | Sarodi Brothers |
| Written by | Raveendar |
| Story by | T. E. Gnanamurthy |
| Starring |
M. G. Ramachandran P. Bhanumathi M. N. Nambiar P. S. Veerappa Rajasree |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | J. G. Vijayam |
| Edited by | S. Natarajan |
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Production
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Sarodi Brothers
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| Distributed by | Sarodi Brothers |
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Running time
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123 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kalai Arasi (English: Queen of Arts) is a 1963 Tamil-language science fiction-comedy film directed by A. Kasilingam. The film features M. G. Ramachandran and P. Bhanumathi in lead roles. The film, produced by Sarodi Brothers, had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan and was released on 19 April 1963. It was a major commercial failure.
Mohan is a poor, but honest and hard-working farmer. Vani is the daughter of the rich landlord who lives in the city while their lands are under the supervision of her cousin and suitor, the wily Kannan. On a visit to the village with her friends, Vani meets Mohan. Mohan and Vani find themselves falling in love with each other gradually.
Meanwhile a spacecraft is moving rapidly towards the earth. Inside are two alien creatures who resemble earthly humans. From their conversation we understand that they are travelling to the earth on a strange mission. Apparently their planet has made far-reaching strides in science, but is woefully backward in performing arts. Hence they are coming to the earth to identify and take back a talented artiste who could teach their denizens music and dance. As they near the earth, one of the aliens, Thinna, who is the commander-in-chief of their planet, switches on a monitor, and the screen shows music and dance performances in various parts of the earth. He seems to be dissatisfied with them all, until he comes across Vani singing. He is mesmerised with her performance and decides that she would best suit their purpose.
Returning home after a clandestine moonlight rendezvous with Mohan, Vani falls into the clutches of the aliens. Thinna drags her inside the spacecraft, while the other alien Malla elects to stay on in the earth for a while. Vani is shocked when she finds herself far away from the earth. The king of the alien planet assures her that she will return safely after she had taught them dance and music. Vani is defiant and furious. However, princess Rajini treats her kindly and Vani agrees to teach her. Meanwhile back in the earth Vani’s father blames Kannan for Vani’s disappearance. Kannan goes in search of Vani and comes across a mentally deranged girl called Valli who bears a startling resemblance to Vani. Assuming that she is Vani, he gets her kidnapped and brings her home. Saddened to see his daughter a lunatic, Vani’s father agrees for Kannan to get married to her, and thus Kannan marries the poor Valli, under the assumption that he is marrying the rich heiress Vani.
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