Karuthamma
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| Tamil | கருத்தம்மா |
| Directed by | Bharathiraja |
| Produced by | Bharathiraja |
| Written by | M. Rathna Kumar |
| Screenplay by | Bharathiraja |
| Story by | M. Rathnakumar |
| Starring |
Raja Rajashree Maheswari Saranya Ponvannan |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | B. Kannan |
| Edited by | K. Pazhanivel |
| Distributed by | Vadivel creations |
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Release date
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November 3, 1994 |
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Running time
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153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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| Film score by A. R. Rahman | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Panchathan Record Inn | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Label |
Pyramid Aditya Music |
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| Producer | A. R. Rahman | |||
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Karuthamma (English: The Dusky Girl) 1994 is a Tamil drama film directed and written by P. Bharathiraja. The film's script was co-written by M. Rathna Kumar. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman. The film met with critical acclaim upon release and received accolades. It stars Rajashree played titular role with Raja and Maheswari played lead with Vadivukkarasi, Ponvannan and Janagaraj played pivotal role.
The soundtrack of the film by Academy Award winner A. R. Rahman is hailed as a masterpiece. The track Porale Ponnuthayi won a National Film Award for its singer Swarnalatha.
Mokkatha (Vani), a wife of Mokkaiyan (Periyar Dasan), a farmer in pottalpetti village, is in labour. They already have two daughters and are keen to have a son; two daughters born earlier were killed soon after birth by feeding them with poisonous cactus extract. Unable to pay hefty dowries for their daughters marriage, the villagers consider female infanticide to be acceptable. A new school teacher (R. Sundarrajan) feels sad on learning about this heinous practice. When Mokkatha delivers a girl again, Mokkaiyan orders the village midwife (S. N. Lakshmi) to kill the baby. The midwife sadly tries to feed the cactus extract to the baby at a secluded place. The school teacher notices, meets her and requests to handover the infant so that he can bring up her. She hands over ad he moves away from the village with the child.
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