Kalakendra Movies

1st Logo (December 12, 1968)
Logo: On a dark background, with a light in the screen, after the camera pans down, we see the statue of a man sitting in a meditative position, with a pendant of flowers, and with a chisel and a parchment in its hands.

Trivia: The statue is of Thiruvalluvar, a famous Tamil poet and philosopher from the 3rd Century B.C.

Technique: The camera panning down.

Music/Sounds: Some strums of a lyra and a hit of a bell while a male voice sings.

Availability: Seen only on Ethir Neechal.

2nd Logo (October 2, 1969-June 27, 1970)


Logo: Same as the previous logo, but the background is the sky with some clouds. In addition, the statue of Thiruvalluvar from the previous logo appears in a different position, looking towards the right.

Technique: See previous logo.

Music/Sounds: See previous logo.

Availability: Seen on Iru Kodugal and Ethiroli.

3rd Logo (March 19, 1971)
Logo: We see a cloudy background, and the camera pans down to the statue. The statue has paint all over its body.

Technique: Same as the previous logos.

Music/Sounds: A 12-note melody with a lyra, followed by the shrill of a violin and some notes of the lyra, while a man. Finally, two strums of the lyra are heard, with the shrill of the violin.

Availability: Seen only on Nootrukku Nooru ("Hundred Out of Hundred").

4th Logo (August 11, 1972-February 9, 1973)
Logo: Against a smoking background, the camera pans to the same statue again but only this time, it's seemingly made out of a metal.

Technique: The smoke in the background and the panning of the camera.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1st and 2nd logo.

Availability: Seen on Velli Vizha and Aranketram

5th Logo (August 15, 1975-March 24, 1978)
Logo: On a slightly less smoky background, we see the statue once again.

Variants: On Manmatha Leela, the logo is in colour.

Technique: Same as previous logos.

Music/Sounds: Same as previous logos.

Availability: Seen on Apoorva Raagangal, Manmatha Leelai, Avargal and Nizhal Nijamagiradhu.

6th Logo (1979-1998)


Logo: On a green curtain backdrop with a yellow spotlight in the middle, we see a silhouette of the same statue once again facing towards the right direction against faint rising smoke. The statue rotates 90 degrees, as a light from above reveals the entire statue, revealling that the statue has an orange shading and is on top os a pedestal.

Technique: Same as previous logos.

Music/Sounds: Same as previous logos.

Availability: Seen on Thillu Mullu and Thanneer Thanneer.