Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum

Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum
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Directed by	Krishnan-Panju
Produced by	A. V. Meiyappan
Written by	Javar Seetharaman
Starring	Jaishankar Jamuna Kutty Padmini Nagesh
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography	S. Maruthi Rao, S. Vittal Rao
Edited by	Punjabi - Vittal
Production company	AVM Productions
Distributed by	AVM Productions
Release date	19 November 1965 (1965-11-19)
Running time	167 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum (English: Child and God) is a 1965 Tamil-language Indian film directed by the duo Krishnan-Panju, starring Jaishankar, Jamuna and Kutty Padmini. An adaptation of Disney's The Parent Trap (1961), itself based on the German novel Lottie and Lisa, the film tells the story of twin girls bringing together their separated parents. The film, produced by AVM Productions and featuring music by M. S. Viswanathan, released on 19 November 1965. It was a big financial success, leading to remakes into Telugu as Leta Manasulu (1966), Hindi as Do Kaliyaan (1967). in Malayalam as Sethubandhanam and in Kannada as Makkala Bhagya.

Kuzhandhaiyum Deivamum was the adaptation of Disney's The Parent Trap (1961) which told the story of twin girls bringing together their separated parents. Actor and screenwriter Javar Seetharaman adapted that film in Tamil, making changes in the screenplay to suit the local milieu. AVM Kumaran liked The Parent Trap and advised A. C. Tirulokchandar to integrate the theme of this film into Kaakkum Karangal which Tirulokchandar was directing at that time for AVM. However Tirulokchandar was not interested as he felt his script was better. AVM then chose Krishnan–Panju to direct the film.

The script of the film was completed before the commencement of shooting.Jaishankar was selected to play the main protagonist and it was his third film which featured him in a leading role.Jamuna, was selected as the leading actress. T. A. Madhuram enacted a negative character and it was one of her rare screen appearances after the death of her husband N. S. Krishnan. There was a sequence where the two sisters fight with each other which was hard to film at that time. In the climax of the film which was shot at Pazhani the scene where Kutti Padmini slipped was a real incident, she was later saved by the production team.