| Karpagam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K.R. Gopalakrishnan |
| Produced by | Amar Jothi Movies |
| Starring | K.R. Vijaya Gemini Ganesan Muthuraman Savithri S. V. Ranga Rao |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Karpagam is a 1963 Tamil film starring Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Muthuraman, and K.R. Vijaya. Directed by K.S. Gopalakrishnan, the film depicts the life of a young girl, Karpagam (played by K.R. Vijaya) and shows tragedies, difficulties, and love. It was released on November 15, 1963. Amar Jothi Movies produced the film. The film is a box office hit and the producer built a studio named Karpagam Studios from the profit he earned in this movie.
Mr. Nallasivam is a generous farmer who builds orphanages, schools, and hospitals and does anything he can to help people. He can be stubborn and fierce at times. He has a young daughter, Karpagam, and a son, Rajanagam. The film begins at a gathering to open a building. Sundaram, a hard-working farmer, always receives prizes for toiling hard and long at his work. After the ceremony is finished, Mr. Nallasivam invites his childhood friend, who has a daughter, Amutha, to have lunch at his house. The friend refused and said he had a lot of work to do, and jokingly called Mr. Nallasivam "country fellow".