Though many scenes were shot, the film was ultimately shelved when Ramachandran backed out. Sridhar began work on a film titled Andru Sinthiya Ratham, with M. Kanchana as Princess Chithralekha / Vasanthi Ĭ.Thengai Srinivasan as the flight attendant.Javar Seetharaman as Vasanthapuri Samasthan King.Ranga Rao as Inspector General Chandrasekar Peace returns to Vasanthapuri, while Bharat and Chithralekha are married.
But Bharat manages to reach him and, after an intense fight, kills Diwan.
Diwan immediately kidnaps her and boards a hot-air balloon. Later at Diwan's castle, "Vasanthi" finally reveals herself as princess Chithralekha, and shocks everyone. Bharat, Chithralekha and the rest of their gang secretly deal with Diwan and his army. They kill a few of Diwan's men, and seek shelter in a bar whose owner Dickie also becomes their ally. Ananth's mother also dies in the shock of her son's death, making Bharat and his friends more determined to save Vasanthapuri. The next day, people again protest at Diwan, who starts killing them all Ananth dies in the shootout. Her true identity remains a secret to everyone except Bharat. However, Chitralekha takes the guise of a normal girl because she does not want anyone to know that the princess is still alive, and to aide Bharat. Bharat realises that "Vasanthi" is actually princess Chitralekha, but she advises him just to see her as his lover and not as the princess.īharat and Chitralekha arrive at Ananth's house, and he is surprised to see Bharat alive. They are cured by two local doctors who befriend them, and arrange a special raft for their return. Bharat and Chitralekha are presumed dead, but are washed ashore onto an island unconscious. Bharat fights the attendant, causing the flight to continuously spin, and in the process, the flight plunges into the sea. Chitralekha is not happy and commands that the flight take a different turn, but the attendant stops her from trying to escape. Bharat also agrees to come, as he too is determined to save Vasanthapuri.ĭuring the flight to India, one of the flight attendants announces that Diwan wants to marry the princess and will receive her at the airport. Bharat and Chithralekha enjoy as they start touring all over Europe, but when Chithralekha hears about the danger in her homeland, she has to return. That night, Chithralekha meets him at a club and congratulates him for his performance, while introducing herself as "Vasanthi" to hide her true identity. She reads that he came first in the University of Bern, and develops an interest in meeting him. She sees Bharat's photo in a local daily, and learns that he is also from Vasanthapuri.
Meanwhile, Chithralekha, the princess of Vasanthapuri, is living in Zürich, and is completely unaware that her native place is in danger. Ananth, who lost his father in the shootout, swears that he will have revenge for the outrage when his friend Bharat, son of the Inspector General Chandrasekar, returns from abroad. Hence he starts killing them in large numbers. He subsequently agrees, but none of the local people are happy and protests against this. They approach Diwan, a corrupt ruler of the area and decide to make him the king if he agrees to carry out the plan. The Portuguese want to set up an army base in Vasanthapuri, a territory in Tamil Nadu, India. It was later remade by Sridhar in Hindi as Dharti (1970). The film's success inspired many later Tamil and Telugu films to shoot in France. Sivandha Mann was released on 9 November 1969, Diwali day, and became a major commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. Sivandha Mann was the first Tamil film to be shot extensively in locations outside India shooting locations included Switzerland, France and the Alps. Sridhar later revived the project under a new title with script changes, and Ganesan starring. Sridhar initially began work on a film titled Andru Sinthiya Ratham, with M. It revolves around an Inspector General's son (Ganesan) and a princess (Kanchana) who rebel against the tyrannical ruler (Nambiar) of their region. Nambiar, Muthuraman, Nagesh and Sachu in supporting roles. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Kanchana, with S. Red Soil) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written, produced and directed by C.