A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Sivakumar, Rajinikanth, Sumithra
Written by:
Panchu Arunachalam
Directed by:
S.P. Muthuraman
Release Date:
September 9, 1977
Original Title:
புவனா ஒரு கேள்விக்குறி
Alternate Titles:
Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
MAM Films
Production Countries:
India
Ratings / Certifications:
IN: U
Runtime: 146
Two pals, Nagaraj and Sampath, live life on their own terms. Nagaraj, being careless, lives without committing to anyone, but Sampath, who does, loses his partner.
Nagaraj (played by Sivakumar) and Sampath (played by Rajinikant) are road side vendors whose relationship develop into trusted friendship. Nagaraj is uncompromising in his affairs and tries to make gains in all transactions, be business or personal. Sampath is righteous persons who leads a life with contentment. Nagaraj becomes successful in his affairs while Sampath struggles. Nagaraj is weak in matters of women and makes Bhuvana (played by Sumitra) pregnant in an illicit affair. Nagaraj is not willing to marry Bhuvana and marries his god-man's daughter. Sampath marries Bhuvana to restore pride of already struggling family of Bhuvana. The struggle is mainly due to untimely death of Bhuvana's elder brother played by Y.G. Mahendra. Bhuvana delivers a baby boy, named Babu, from the illicit relationship. In change of circumstances, Nagaraj and his wife are unable to beget offspring from their marriage. Nagaraj tries to adopt the baby boy Babu from Sampath and Bhuvana. The friendship between Nagaraj and Sampath gets into trouble. What happened to their friendship, who gets Babu and what happens to Bhuvana, Sampath and Nagaraj forms the rest of the plot.
Director:
S. P. Muthuraman
Director of Photography:
Babu
Editor:
R. Vittal
Lyricist:
Panchu Arunachalam
Novel:
Maharishi
Original Music Composer:
Ilaiyaraaja
Producer:
N. S. Mani
Screenplay:
Panchu Arunachalam
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