Kumudham

Kumudham
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdurthi Subba Rao
Written byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Produced byT. R. Sundaram[2]
StarringS. S. Rajendran
Vijayakumari
Sowcar Janaki
CinematographyR. Sampath
Edited byL. Balu
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Release date
  • 29 July 1961 (1961-07-29)[1]
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kumudham is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Adurthi Subba Rao and written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars S. S. Rajendran, Vijayakumari and Sowcar Janaki. It was released on 29 July 1961 and became a commercial success, later receiving the Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film at 9th National Film Awards. The film was remade in Telugu as Manchi Manasulu (1962), in Malayalam as Susheela (1963)[3] and in Hindi as Pooja Ke Phool (1964).[4]

  1. ^ Dhananjayan 2014, p. 154.
  2. ^ "1961 – குமுதம் – தி மாடர்ன் தியேட்டர்ஸ்" [1961 – Kumudham – The Modern Theatres]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. ^ Vijayakumar, B. (9 October 2011). "Suseela (1963)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ "உள்ளம் காணும் கனவு என்ன?". Minnambalam (in Tamil). 8 August 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2020.