Kudumba Gouravam
| Kudumba Gauravam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | B. S. Ranga |
| Produced by | B. S. Ranga |
| Screenplay by | Udhayakumar |
| Starring |
Gemini Ganesan Savithri K. Sarangkapani P. Kannamba |
| Music by | Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy |
| Cinematography | B. N. Haridas |
| Edited by | P. G. Mohan |
Production company |
Vikram Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 195 mins. (17570 ft.) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kudumba Gouravam (alternate spelling: Kutumba Gauravam) (English: Family Prestige) is a 1958 Indian, Tamil language film directed by B. S. Ranga.[2] The film featured Gemini Ganesan and Savithri in the lead roles.[3] The film was a remake of 1957 Telugu film of same name also directed by B. S. Ranga.
Plot
Kanagarathinam is the owner of Umaiyalpuram Farm. He has a son Gopal from his first marriage. Kannamma is his second wife and she has a son and a daughter. Sarala is Gopal's wife. The smooth-running family is disturbed by the arrival of Sankaralingam, a distant relative who claims that he is Kannamma's elder brother. He is an ace fraud and he swindles money from the farm. Gopal and Sarala are chased out of the farm house. Gopal vows to restore order and unity in the family. How he does that forms the rest of the story.[4]
Cast
List compiled from the database of Film News Anandan[1] and from the film's Song book.[4]
- Male cast
- Gemini Ganesan
- K. Sarangkapani
- Sayeeram
- V. R. Rajagopal
- C. P. Kittan
- Female cast
- Savithri
- P. Kannamba
- E. V. Saroja
- Baby Uma
- Prabhavathi
- Supporting cast
- Duraisamy
- Thodi Kannan
- Rajan
- Kanniah
- Balakrishnan
Production
The film was produced and directed by B. S. Ranga. Screenplay was written by Udhayakumar. Cinematography was handled by B. N. Haridas while the editing was done by P. G. Mohan. Chopra, P. S. Gopalakrishnan and Ganesh Pillai were in charge of choreography. The film was shot and processed at Vikram Studios, Chennai.[1][4]
Soundtrack
Music was composed by the duo Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi and Kannadasan. Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, A. L. Raghavan, P. B. Srinivas, P. Nageswara Rao, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Leela, S. Janaki, P. Susheela, K. Jamuna Rani, L. R. Eswari, A. P. Komala and A. G. Rathnamala.[5]
| No. | Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Duration (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kala Kalavendre Vaaru Salangai | T. M. Soundararajan | A. Maruthakasi | |
| 2 | Kaalai Malarndhathadi Kanne | P. Leela | ||
| 3 | Engengu Ponaalum | |||
| 4 | Soda, Beedi, Beedaa | A. L. Raghavan | ||
| 5 | Kalyaanam Agaatha Kanni | S. Janaki | ||
| 6 | Singaaraa Oyyaaraa | |||
| 7 | Saerum Kaalam Vandhaachu | P. B. Srinivas, K. Jamuna Rani & L. R. Eswari | ||
| 8 | Paa .. Paa .. Paaddil Pottaal | P. Nageswara Rao | ||
| 9 | Aavaaram Kaattukkulle | A. L. Raghavan & K. Jamuna Rani | ||
| 10 | Naan Porandha Seemaiyile | Sirkazhi Govindarajan & group | ||
| 11 | Verum Vesham Nee Nambaadhe | A. P. Komala & A. G. Rathnamala | ||
| 12 | Thennavan Thaai Naattu Singaarame | P. Susheela | Kannadasan |
References
- 1 2 3 Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017.
- ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 609.
- ↑ Kudumba Gauravam (1958 - Tamil)
- 1 2 3 Kudumba Gauravam Song Book (PDF). Paramount Printers, 502 Pycrofts Road, Madras-5.
- ↑ G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 141.