'' Kalyana Parisu '' was released on 9 April 1959 . When it was released in the Casino theatre in Madras ( now Chennai ) , it was publicised with 100 ft by 30 ft banners of the film 's important scenes . Despite facing competition from another Gemini Ganesan film '' Nalla Theerpu '' , released on the same day , '' Kalyana Parisu '' became a major box office success , running for over 25 weeks in theatres , thereby becoming a silver jubilee film . Historian S. Theodore Baskaran attributed the film 's success " in large part to its music composed by A.M. Raja , who was at his peak as a playback singer . " Ganesan visited the theatre Thirumalai Talkies for the film 's 75-day celebrations . On the film 's 100th day celebrations , Thangavelu and M. Saroja were married at the Murugan Temple in Madurai . At the 7th National Film Awards , it won the Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Tamil . '' Kalyana Parisu '' received critical acclaim . It was praised for eschewing long dialogues in favour of short verses with simple words to touch the heart , and Vincent 's frequently moving camera instead of being fixed to one point like many Tamil films then . On 10 April 1959 , '' The Indian Express '' said , " The picture has powerful story value and many tender moments . Gemini Ganesan , B. Saroja Devi , C. R. Vijayakumari and A. Nageswara Rao have all given sensitive performances " and commented positively on Thangavelu 's comedy . Sekar of the Tamil magazine '' Ananda Vikatan '' , in its 26 April 1959 issue , appreciated the fact that the film had no villain , and everyone had a good heart . He praised the performances of Ganesan and Saroja Devi , writing that the latter showed the three emotions – love , sacrifice and duty – excellently . Sekar concluded that in totality , the film deserved a prize for its story , a prize for its acting and a prize for its dialogues . In contrast , S. Krishnaswamy of the magazine '' Film Word '' , in 1970 , called it " an otherwise imperfect and aesthetically crude film " . Theodore Baskaran said the comedy subplot did not fit into the main storyline and was not cinematic
7th National Film Awards
7th National Film Awards
Kalyana Parisu