Kanchana is a 1952 Tamil comedy horror film directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu.
The film is based on the Tamil novel "Kanchanayin Kanavu" (transl. Kanchana's dream), authored by Lakshmi, and was filmed simultaneously in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam languages.
It stars Raghava Lawrence as a jobless youth who spends his days playing cricket with friends and suffers from an affliction. The film features supporting roles for other actors not specified in this description.
The plot follows Pushpanathan, the Zamindar of Mathur, who becomes enamored with Kanchana, the daughter of Neelamegham Pillai, a former accountant living in poverty. He marries Kanchana and assures her that his marriage will not affect his love for Bhanumathi, a dancer he had previously fallen in love with.
The film was released on 1 May 1952.
