Kavikkuyil

Kavikkuyil is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Devaraj–Mohan. The film stars Sivakumar, Sridevi and Fatafat Jayalaxmi, with S. V. Subbaiah, Rajinikanth and Senthamarai in supporting roles. It was released on 29 July 1977, and failed at the box office.

Plot
Gopal and Radha are lovers. Murugan is the brother of Radha. He is loved by Lakshmi, but he does not reciprocate. The lovers, Gopal and Radha get intimate and later Gopal meets with an accident on a stormy night and loses his memory. The pregnant Radha waits for him. Will Murugan approve of his sister's relationship? Will Gopal regain his memory? Whether Lakshmi wins over Murugan forms the climax.

Cast

 * Sivakumar as Gopal
 * Sridevi as Radha
 * Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Lakshmi
 * S. V. Subbaiah as Ramaiah Pillai
 * Rajinikanth as Murugan
 * Senthamarai as Chinnaiah Pillai

Production
Kavikuyil was directed by Devaraj–Mohan. The film's story was written by R. Selvaraj while screenplay and dialogues were written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film was produced by Arunachalam's brother Subbu under the production company S. P. T. Films. The film was shot at Chikmagalur in 15 days while climax was shot at Kollimalai.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, who got established as a leading composer in Tamil cinema with this film. The lyrics of the songs are written by Panchu Arunachalam. The song "Chinna Kannan Azhaikkiraan", set in Reetigowla raga, became popular. The flute portions in this song were performed by Sudhakar. Playback singer Sujatha Mohan made her Tamil debut with the song "Kaadhal Oviyam Kandaen", set to Hamir Kalyani raga.

Reception
Ananda Vikatan rated the film 36 out of 100. The film failed at the box-office, and Sivakumar felt mixing divine elements in the story of a musician did not work well among audience.