Gumasthavin Magal | |
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Directed by | A. P. Nagarajan |
Produced by | C. N. Venkatasamy |
Written by | A. P. Nagarajan |
Starring |
Sivakumar Aarathi Kamal Haasan Usha Shakeela Nagesh |
Music by | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan |
Cinematography | K. S. Prasad |
Edited by | T. Vijayarangam E. Arunachalam |
Production
company |
C. N. V. Movies
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Distributed by | C. N. V. Movies |
Release date
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1974 |
Running time
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138 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Gumasthavin Magal is a 1974 Tamil language film directed by A. P. Nagarajan, starring Sivakumar and Aarathi in the lead roles. Kamal Hassan appears as a villain throughout the film.
Sivakumar is the son of Pandari Bai, a rich man in the village. V.S Raghavan is a Gumastha who works for Zamindar (kamal Hassan). Pandari Bai arranges a marriage between Sivakumar and Aarathi. Kamal is married to vimala, an innocent girl, but he also has an eye on Aarathi, Gumastha's daughter. He manages to woo her and marry her. In the end she commits suicide in order to escape from the hands of Kamal Hassan.
This was the first film for kannada actress Aarathi in Tamil.
The music composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan, while lyrics written by 'Poovai' Senguttavan and 'Ulandhurpettai' Shanmugam.