Kumbakarai Thangaiah

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Kumbakarai Thangaiah
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Poster
Directed by Gangai Amaran
Written byRajvarman (dialogues)
Screenplay byGangai Amaran
Story by Sangili Murugan
Produced byRamumachan
Starring Prabhu
Kanaka
Pandiyan
M. N. Nambiar
CinematographyA. Sabapathy
Edited by B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Production
company
Murugan Cini Arts
Release date
  • 14 January 1991 (1991-01-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kumbakarai Thangaiah is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Gangai Amaran and produced by Ramumachan. The film stars Prabhu, Kanaka, Pandiyan and M. N. Nambiar. It was released on 14 January 1991. [1]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The lyrics for all songs were written by Gangai Amaran except "Ennai Oruvan", written by Ilaiyaraaja himself. [2] [3]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Pattu Onna" S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:46
2."Poothu Pothu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan 4:56
3."Thendral Kaatre"S. Janaki, Mano 4:07
4."Ennai Oruvan" Ilaiyaraaja 3:45
5."Kumbamkarai Sertha"S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:54
6."Koodalooru Gundumalli" Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra 4:57
7."Kootathula Kuninchu"Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra, T. S. Raghavendra5:12
8."Thendral Kaatre" (solo)S. Janaki3:54
Total length:36:31

Reception

Sundarji of Kalki gave the film a negative review, but said the music was a redeeming feature. [4]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Kumba karai Thangaiya Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kumbakarai Thangaiah". JioSaavn . 14 October 1990. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. ↑ சுந்தர்ஜி (17 February 1991). "கும்பக்கரை தங்கையா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 28. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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