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Kumki (film)

Kumki
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Kumki Movie Poster
Directed by Prabu Solomon
Produced by N. Lingusamy
N. Subash Chandra Bose
Written by Prabhu Solomon
Starring Vikram Prabhu
Lakshmi Menon
Music by D. Imman
Cinematography M. Sukumar
Edited by L.V.K. Doss
Production
company
Distributed by Studio Green
Release date
  • 14 December 2012 (2012-12-14)
Running time
148 mins
Country India
Language Tamil
Budget 3 crores
Kumki
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Front CD Cover
Soundtrack album by D. Imman
Released 26 July 2012 (2012-07-26)
Recorded 2012
Genre Film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label Sony Music
Producer D. Imman
D. Imman chronology
Saattai
(2012)
Kumki
(2012)
Therodum Veedhiyile
(2012)

Kumki is a 2012 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Prabhu Solomon. The film marked the debut of Vikram Prabhu. The story revolves around a mahout (portrayed by Vikram) and his trained elephant. The film was produced by director N. Lingusamy on his banner Thirupathi Brothers. The filming was launched in July 2011. It was released on December 14, 2012. The film also released in Telugu as Gajaraju. Kumki ran successfully in the cinema halls. The film is a loose adaptation of the 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai.

The film starts with an introduction to the main characters: Bomman (Vikram Prabhu), the protagonist, his pet elephant Manickam, his uncle Kothali (Thambi Ramaiah), and sidekick Undiyal (Ashvin Raja).Bomman spends most of his time with his pet and earns his livelihood by hiring out his elephant for festivals in temples and wedding celebrations. Meanwhile, in a village dominated by old principles, a rogue elephant (Komban) ravages crops and ambushes its people. Frustrated by this and without any help from the forest officers, their leader decides to bring a kumki elephant to tame Komban. Bomman and his crew reach the village as placeholders to stay for a couple of days until the real mahout and kumki elephant arrive (the villagers don't know this). But life begins to change for Bomman when he falls in love with Alli (Lakshmi Menon), the daughter of the village leader. She is at first reluctant keeping in mind the village’s principles but she soon starts to fall for Bomman. Life goes on smoothly, until Komban starts attacking the village. Komban kills Kothali and Undiyal, and injures Bomman. In the ensuing fight between Manickam and Komban, Manickam kills Komban but suffers serious injuries and dies. Bomman then cries out loud, regretting that his love had led to the death of his crew and Manickam. Alli's father then recognizes that Alli and Bomman are in love. The film, then ends abruptly, leaving the fate of Bomman to the viewer's imagination.


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