Kungumam (film)
| Kungumam குங்குமம் |
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| Directed by | Krishnan-Panju |
| Produced by | K. Mohan |
| Written by | Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy |
| Screenplay by | Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy |
| Story by | Nihar Ranjan Gupta |
| Starring |
Sivaji Ganesan S. S. Rajendran C. R. Vijayakumari Sharadha R. Muthuraman Nagesh Manorama |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | S. Maruthi Rao |
| Edited by | S. Panjabi R. Vittal |
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Production
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Rajamani Pictures
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| Distributed by | Sivaji Productions |
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Release date
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Running time
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145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kungumam (Tamil: குங்குமம்) 1963 Tamil language drama film directed by Krishnan-Panju. The film features Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari and Sharadha in lead roles. The film, produced by K. Mohan, had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan and was released on 12 August 1963.
The film has a nice romantic story line and some memorable and melodious songs. This film crossed 100 days and turned out to be a box office hit.
Sundharam (Sivaji Ganesan) loves Gomathi (C. R. Vijayakumari), where the latter is an orphan and lives with her uncle's family. Sundharam leaves to the United States of America for further studies. When Sundharam comes back four years later, he was shocked to see that his mother Vedhavalli (M. V. Rajamma) as a widow and was told that his father Sambasivam committed suicide due to disgrace that he was unable to pay back the loans.
Sundharam leaves to Bombay for an interview where comes across a murder of broker Govindan tooks place and shocked to see that the murderer is Punniyakodi (S. V. Ranga Rao) who is later introduced as Gomathi's father in a police investigation. Sundharam helps Punniyakodi to escape and in turn is suspected by the police as the culprit instead. Police Superintendent Raja (S. S. Rajendran) is appointed to investigate the murder case. When Gomathi's uncle refuses to let her getting married to Sundharam, she leaves home following Vedhavalli to Madurai. Sundharam travels back to Madras where he bumps into Suseela (Sharadha) on the road. Sundaram finds Govindan's family and offers help who initially refuses but later accepts when persuaded and explained. While leaving Gobvindan's house, Sundharam learns that Punniyakodi is living as a fugitive had changed his name as James and staying with a crook Kandhan (O. A. K. Thevar). Sundharam seeks his friend Dhas (R. Muthuraman) help in taking care of Punniyakodi for the time being and goes to Madurai and explains to Vedhavalli and Gomathi that he is a murderer and wanted by the police but Vedhavalli refuses to accept Sundharam as her son due to the conviction.
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