Kalathur Kannamma
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| Tamil | களத்தூர் கண்ணம்மா |
| Directed by | A. Bhimsingh |
| Produced by | A. V. Meiyappan |
| Written by | Javar Seetharaman |
| Story by | Javar Seetharaman |
| Starring |
Gemini Ganesan Savitri Kamal Haasan |
| Music by | R. Sudharsanam |
| Cinematography | T. Muthuraj |
| Edited by | S. Suraiya |
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| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
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Release date
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12 August 1960 |
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Running time
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176 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kalathur Kannamma (English: Kannamma of Kalathur) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film produced by A. V. Meiyappan and directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Savitri in the lead, while Kamal Hassan made his debut in this film as a child artist. T. S. Balaiah, Devika and S. V. Subbaiah play supporting roles. The film tells the story of a young couple — a wealthy zamindar's son and a farmer's daughter — who are separated by unfortunate circumstances, while their innocent son is forced to grow up in an orphanage.
Kalathur Kannamma was originally directed by T. Prakash Rao who left due to differences with Meiyappan, resulting in the entire film being reshot by Bhimsingh. The film's soundtrack was composed by R. Sudharsanam.
Kalathur Kannamma was released on 12 August 1960. The film was critically acclaimed and commercially successful, with Haasan's performance being singled out. It won the Certificate of Merit by the Government of India, and the President's Gold Medal award for Haasan. The film was remade in Telugu as Mooga Nomu. It was also remade in Hindi as Main Chup Rahungi with Bhimsingh returning as director, in Sinhalese as Mangalika, and in Malayalam as Navavadhu.
Rajalingam (Gemini Ganesan) is the only son of Ramalingam (T. S. Balaiah), the zamindar of Kalathur. Kannamma (Savithri) is the daughter of Murugan (S. V. Subbaiah), a farmer of the same place. On the zamindar's advice, Murugan sends his daughter to Madras for higher education. While returning from Madras, Kannamma meets Raja in the train. Noticing her respect and awe for the zamindar, Raja calls himself an electrician visiting the zamin palace. They fall in love. A few days later, Kannamma learns the truth and to reassure her, Raja marries her secretly in a temple.
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