Kumari Kottam

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Kumari Kottam
Kumari Kottam poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by P. Neelakantan
Screenplay bySornam
Story by V. C. Guhanathan
Produced by Kovai Chezhiyan
Starring M. G. Ramachandran
Jayalalithaa
CinematographyAmirtham [1]
Edited byG. Kalyanasundaram [1]
Music by M. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Kay Cee Films
Release date
  • 26 January 1971 (1971-01-26)
[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kumari Kottam is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Neelakantan. The film features M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa, Lakshmi, Sachu, S. A. Ashokan, V. K. Ramasamy, R. S. Manohar and Cho Ramaswamy.

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The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. All the songs were super hit. Jayalalithaa acted in dual roles as Kumari and Record dancer Mayadevi. This film was taken in Eastman Colour. It became commercial success, running for more than 100 days in Chennai, Trichy, Madurai and in other major cities. It became Super hit at the box office.

Plot

Somu agrees to marry his daughter to his close friend Muthaiya's son. Muthaiya has helped him in all instances. One day, he gets a letter from his late wife's cousin stating that Somu and his daughter must come to own Somu's father in law's wealth. He refuses the offer as he doesn't have money to go, Muthaiya sells his wife's jewellery to send him. Many years later, Somu and his daughter are leading a luxurious life. Muthaiya's son Gopal enters the house as a gardener. Soon Muthaiya comes to Somu to remind him of his promise to get his daughter married to his son. But he refuses stating he is a mere gardener forgetting all the old sacrifices. Muthaiya is offended in public and attempts suicide, but is saved at the last moment by Gopal. Gopal then promises to teach a lesson to Somu and his daughter.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. All songs were super hits. [3]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength
1"Ennamma Rani" T. M. Soundararajan Alangudi Somu 03:55
2"Adi Maddhalam Kotti" L. R. Eswari Alangudi Somu04:19
3"Aaduvathu Udalukku"L. R. Eswari Pulamaipithan 03:12
4"Vanthaan Aaiyah"T. M. Soundararajan Kannadasan 04:06
5"Engey Aval"T. M. SoundararajanPulamaipithan03:23
6"Naam Oruvarai"T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari Vaali 04:13

Reception

Screen criticised the photography, choreography, art direction and music, saying that "With these credits more sophisticated, the very same film would have been ten times more appealing". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "'Kumarikottam,' in Tamil, is a mass entertainer". Screen . 5 February 1971. p. 22.
  2. ↑ Sri Kantha, Sachi (27 December 2019). "MGR Remembered – Part 54 | An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s". Ilankai Tamil Sangam . Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kumari Kottam (1971)". Raaga.com . Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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