Kaavalkaaran (Eng: The Protector), is a 1967 Indian Tamil spy thriller film, directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role and Jayalalithaa, M. N. Nambiar, S. A. Ashokan, Sivakumar and Nagesh among others.
It was the first film released after the shooting in his neck took place in 1967 and there was a rumour that MGR had no scope to continue in films in view of his voice. It ran 164 days in Ceylon and over 100 days in Chennai and other major cities and became the top grosser of the year.
Directed by – Pa.Neelakandhan
Produced by – R. M. Veerappan
Written by – Ve. Lakshmanan & R.M.Veerappan
Starring – M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalitha, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh
Music by – M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography – V. Ramamoorthy
Edited by – C. P. Jambulingam
Production – Sathiya Movies
Distributed by – Sathiya Movies
Release date – 7 September 1967
Running time – 150 mins
Country – India
Language – Tamil
