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Parthiban Kanavu is a film of genre Drama directed by D. Yoganand with Gemini Ganesan

Parthiban Kanavu (1960)

Parthiban Kanavu
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Length 3h39
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Genres Drama,    Historical
Rating63% 3.153693.153693.153693.153693.15369

Parthiban Kanavu (Tamil: பார்த்திபன் கனவு; Telugu: పార్తిబన్ కల; Sinhalese: පර්තිබන් සිහිනය; English: Parthiban's Dream) is a 1960 Black-and-white Historical fiction multilingual directed by D. Yoganand. The film starred Vyjayanthimala, Gemini Ganesan and S. V. Ranga Rao in the lead with Ragini, S. V. Subbiah, Kumari Kamala, T. S. Balaiah, P. S. Veerappa and S. A. Ashokan forms an ensemble cast.

The film was based on 1942 Historical novel Parthiban Kanavu written by Kalki Krishnamurthy. The film also had actor K. Balaji in special appearance and actress B. Saroja Devi as extra.

Parthiban Kanavu was produced in three language, Tamil, Telugu and Sinhala by V. Govindarajan with his Jubilee Films. Upon release the film was well received by critics where it won Best Feature Film in Tamil at the 8th National Film Awards. With its huge budget, the film failed to perform well at box office where it ended as box office bomb.

In 2011, the movie was in controversy along with Veerapandiya Kattabomman and Thillaanaa Mohanambal for its historical inaccuracies.

Synopsis

7th century AD. Parthiban, the Chola King, dies in battle leaving incomplete his desire to be free from the yoke of the Pallavas. His son Vikraman (Gemini Ganesh) is determined to fulfill his father's dream. He is arrested by the Pallava king, Narasimhavarman and exiled to an island where he is chosen the king. Though he has banished him, Narasimhavarman in fact cares a great deal about Vikraman as the latter loves his daughter Kundhavi (Vyjayanthimala). Vikraman returns to the mainland to see his mother and is attacked by robbers. Narasimhavaraman, in the guise of a sage and who has been helping Vikraman constantly rescues him. Vikraman weds Kundhavi and rules over the independent Chola Kingdom thus fulfilling his father's dream.

Actors

Gemini Ganesan

(Vikraman)Vyjayanthimala

(Princess Kundhavi)Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao

(Maamalar (Narasimhavarman I))S. Balaiah

(Marappa Bhupathi)Ragini

(Valli)
And :
K. Balaji
B. Saroja Devi
S. A. Ashokan
Javar Sitaraman
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