Kumudham

Kumudham
Directed by	Adurthi Subba Rao
Produced by	Modern Theatres
Written by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Starring	S. S. Rajendran C. R. Vijayakumari M. R. Radha Sowcar Janaki
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	R. Sampath
Edited by	L. Balu
Production company	Modern Theaters
Distributed by	Modern Theaters
Release date	29 July 1961 (1961-07-29)
Running time	154 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kumudham (Tamil: குமுதம்) is a 1961 Indian Tamil film, directed by Adurthi Subba Rao and produced by S. D. Gunasekaran. The film's script was written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars S. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari, M. R. Radha and Sowcar Janaki in lead roles. The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan. Subbarao later remade the film in Telugu as Manchi Manasulu (1962).

The film was released on 29 July 1961 with final reel length of 4,501 metres (14,767 ft) and became a commercial success at box office. The film received Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film at 9th National Film Awards.

In Vandalur, Chithambaram(T. S. Muthaiah), a blacksmith is living with his daughter Anjalai(B. S. Saroja) and brother Kumaran(S. S. Rajendran). Chithambaram sends Kumaran to Madras for his college studies and works hard to send money for his stay there. He becomes seriously ill with tuberculosis and Kumaran learns of this. In order to relieve his brother's burden, he tries to move into a less expensive lodging. A Public Prosecutor(S. V. Ranga Rao) who instantly likes his good behavior offers a portion of his house for a very less rent. To convince his wife(M. S. Sundari Bai), he states that Kumaran is married. However, his daughter Shanthi(C. R. Vijayakumari) finds out from Kumaran's diary that he is not married and starts liking him. Kumaran also falls in love with her and Shanthi's father and mother on knowing the truth that he is single give consent and decide to get them married.