Kelviyum Naane Pathilum Naane (transl. I am both the question and answer) is a 1982 Indian Tamil language film, directed by N. Murugesh, starring Karthik and Mucherla Aruna. The film, produced by R. Radha and M. S. Akbar, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 7 May 1982.[1][2][3]
| Kelviyum Naane Pathilum Naane | |
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| Directed by | N. Murugesh |
| Written by | Thooyavan |
| Produced by | R. Radha M. S. Akbar |
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| Cinematography | Govindhan – Kumar |
| Edited by | N. Murugesh |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Distributed by | S. T. Combines |
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Running time | 125 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Nirmal (Karthik) teaches piano to Usha (Poornima Devi). Nirmal meets Radha (Mucherla Aruna) many times and they fall in love with each other. When his student Usha tells him her love, Nirmal says that he is in love with Radha and they will get married soon. Melancholic, she commits suicide.
Later, many people cross Nirmal's path thinking it's Babu. At the marriage ceremony, Satyavati (Srividya) tries to stop thinking it's her son Babu and they all explain it's Nirmal. Few days after the marriage, Nirmal meets an accident and his car burns, the police officers concludes that he's dead.
In actuality, Satyavati was Usha's mother, created the character of Babu and she escrows Nirmal. When Nirmal says the truth to Radha, she thinks that it's Babu. Radha's father tells to Satyavati that Radha is her daughter. Satyavati forgives Nirmal, but he decides to revenge her and Usha, he goes to jail for Nirmal's murder as Babu. Satyavati appoints Rajagopal (Jaishankar), a lawyer, to save him. Finally, Nirmal is liberated and Satyavati dies to rejoin her late daughter Usha.
| Kelviyum Naane Pathilum Naane | |
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| Released | 1982 |
| Recorded | 1982 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 18:25 |
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1982, features four tracks with lyrics written by Valli.[4][5]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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| 1 | "Aadai Kondu Aadum" | S. P. Sailaja, Unni Menon | 4:35 |
| 2 | "Endrum Vaanaveliyil" | Unni Menon | 4:36 |
| 3 | "Ninaithu Ninaithu Varaintha Ovium" | P. Susheela | 4:32 |
| 4 | "Sollikkodu Sollikkodu" | Gangai Amaran, Sasirekha | 4:42 |