Gopura Deepam

Gopura Deepam
Directed by	Ramarajan
Written by	Ramarajan
Produced by	Ashok Samraj
Starring	Ramarajan Sukanya R. Sundarrajan Senthil
Cinematography	K. B. Dhayalan
Edited by	L. Kesavan
Music by	Soundaryan
Production company	Kashtoori Films International
Release date	15 January 1997 (1997-01-15)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Gopura Deepam is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Ramarajan. The film stars him, Sukanya, R. Sundarrajan and Senthil. It was released on 15 January 1997. ^[1]

Cast

• Ramarajan
• Sukanya
• R. Sundarrajan
• Senthil
• Pandu
• Madhan Bob
• Balu Anand
• Kovai Sarala
• R. S. Shivaji
• Halwa Vasu
• Oru Viral Krishna Rao
• Kullamani
• Theni Kunjarammal
• Karikalan
• P. R. Varalakshmi
• Thiruppur Ramasamy
• Vittal Prasath
• Samikannu
• T. S. Raghavendra
• Arjunan
• Vellai Subbaiah
• Somanathan
• Nikila
• Vijayasanthi
• Arunadevi

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Soundaryan, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. ^[2] The song "Ullame Unakkuthan" attained popularity. ^[3]

Song	Singers	Length
"Maama Yeai"	Mano, Swarnalatha	5:01
"Ennudaiya Pondatti"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano	4:12
"En Vaazhkkai Mannavane"	K. S. Chitra	5:16
"Ullame Unakkuthan"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Sriram	5:08
"Gangai Kaayum"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha	4:34
"Saanja"	Mano, Swarnalatha	4:45

Release

The film became a major box-office failure. ^[4] Two years after release, the producers were given a ₹5 lakh subsidy by the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi along with ten other films. ^[5]

References

1. "Gopura Deepam ( 1997 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 9 August 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
2. "Gopura Deepam (1996)". Raaga.com . Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
3. "ராமராஜன் இயக்கி வெற்றி பெற்ற பொக்கிஷமான 5 படங்கள்.. கிராமத்து நாயகனாக ஜொலித்த மக்கள் நாயகன்". Cinemapettai (in Tamil). 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
4. "A-Z Continued..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
5. "Subsidy for low budget films distributed". The New Indian Express . PTI. 30 March 1999. Archived from the original on 27 April 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

External links

• Gopura Deepam at IMDb  
• Gopura Deepam at Rotten Tomatoes