'' Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum '' ( ) is a 1983 Tamil film directed by debutant Sreedhar Rajan . Produced by R. Venkatraman , the film won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 30th National Film Awards in 1983 . The film was based on Indira Parthasarathy 's novel '' Kuruthipunal '' which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1977 . It stars newcomer Vijaymohan and Poornima Jayaram in the lead roles , with Jaishankar , Rajesh , N. Viswanathan and Raveendran in pivotal roles . The film 's score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja while cinematography was handled by Soumendu Roy
30th National Film Awards
30th National Film Awards
Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum