Jeevanadi

1970 film directed by A. K. Subramanian

  • Ravichandran
  • Lakshmi
CinematographyKrishnan KuttiEdited byR. DevarajanMusic byV. Dakshinamoorthy
Production
company
Vinayaka Films
Release date
  • 14 January 1970 (1970-01-14)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Jeevanadi (/dʒiːvənɑːdi/ transl. Pulse) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language musical film directed by A. K. Subramanian and written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan.[1][2] The film stars Ravichandran and Lakshmi. It was released on 14 January 1970.[3]

Plot

Cast

  • Ravichandran
  • Lakshmi
  • M. N. Nambiar
  • Major Sundarrajan
  • K. A. Thangavelu
  • Vijayasri
  • G. Sakunthala
  • M. Saroja
  • M. R. R. Vasu
  • Kaka Radhakrishnan
  • R. Balasubramaniam
  • Loose Arumugam

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy.[4] The song "Aruvi Magal" is set in the Carnatic raga known as Saranga.[5] S. Shivpprasadh of The Hindu wrote that Jeevanadi was one of Dakshinamoorthy's films that "had melody as their strength."[6]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aruvi Magal"K. J. Yesudas, Soolamangalam Jayalakshmi3:26
2."Ayothi Aranmanai"P. Susheela4:23
3."Niruthi Paar"L. R. Eswari4:19
4."Saptham Seiyadhe"L. R. Eswari4:29
Total length:16:37

References

  1. ^ "Jeevanadi". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "ஜீவநாடி". Kalki (in Tamil). 18 January 1970. p. 68. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Jeevanadhi (1970)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Jeevanadi". JioSaavn. 14 January 1970. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  5. ^ Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. p. 125. OCLC 295034757.
  6. ^ Shivpprasadh, S. (1 August 2013). "Musical Colossus". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  • Jeevanadi at IMDb