Synopsis
Kalvanin Kadhali is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language romantic crime film directed by V. S. Raghavan and written by S. D. Sundharam.
The film stars Sivaji Ganesan as Muthayyan, a dacoit, and P. Bhanumathi as his lover Kalyani in the village of Poonkulam. Circumstances force Muthayyan to be labelled a dacoit, but he continues living an exile life in the forest while maintaining his relationship with Kalyani.
Muthayyan's loyal friend Kamalapathi, played by another cast member, orchestrates their escape from the police inspector Shastri. To mislead Inspector Shastri, Kamalapathi disguises himself as a woman and ventures into the forest to meet Muthayyan and apprise him of the plans.
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Kalki Krishnamurthy and was released on November 13, 1955. It completed an impressive theatrical run of 80 days.
