Kumari Kottam

Kumari Kottam
Kumari Kottam
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	P. Neelakantan
Screenplay by	Sornam
Story by	V. C. Guhanathan
Produced by	Kovai Chezhiyan
Starring	M. G. Ramachandran; Jayalalithaa
Cinematography	Amirtham[1]
Edited by	G. Kalyanasundaram[1]
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production; company	Kay Cee Films
Release date	26 January 1971;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kumari Kottam is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Neelakantan. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, with Lakshmi, Sachu, S. A. Ashokan, V. K. Ramasamy, R. S. Manohar and Cho Ramaswamy in supporting roles. It was released on 26 January 1971.

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

M. G. Ramachandran as Gopal[1]
Jayalalithaa as Kumari and Record dancer Mayadevi[1]
Lakshmi as Uma, Sethupathi's daughter[1]
Sachu as Singhari
S. A. Ashokan as Sethupathi, Uma's father[1]
V. K. Ramasamy as Somu[1]
R. S. Manohar as Rathnam, Kumari's uncle[1]
Muthaiyya as Muthaiya[1]
Cho Ramaswamy as Babu
Karikol Raju
Usilai Mani

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[2][3]

Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length
"Ennamma Rani"	T. M. Soundararajan	Alangudi Somu	03:55
"Adi Maddhalam Kotti"	L. R. Eswari	Alangudi Somu	04:19
"Aaduvathu Udalukku"	L. R. Eswari	Pulamaipithan	03:12
"Vanthaan Aaiyah"	T. M. Soundararajan	Kannadasan	04:06
"Engey Aval"	T. M. Soundararajan	Pulamaipithan	03:23
"Naam Oruvarai"	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari	Vaali	04:13

Release and reception

Kumari Kottam was released on 26 January 1971.[4] 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]

References

"'Kumarikottam,' in Tamil, is a mass entertainer". Screen. 5 February 1971. p. 22. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
"Kumari Kottam (1971)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
"Kudiyiruntha Koil - Kumarikottam Tamil Film Audio Cassette by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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.

External links

Kumari Kottam at IMDb

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[Screen-1] "'Kumarikottam,' in Tamil, is a mass entertainer". Screen. 5 February 1971. p. 22. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[2] "Kumari Kottam (1971)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.

[3] "Kudiyiruntha Koil - Kumarikottam Tamil Film Audio Cassette by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[4] 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.