Kumki (film)

Kumki
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPrabhu Solomon
Written byPrabhu Solomon
Produced byN. Lingusamy (presenter)
N. Subash Chandra Bose
StarringVikram Prabhu
Lakshmi Menon
Thambi Ramaiah
Ashvin Raja
CinematographyM. Sukumar
Edited byL. V. K. Doss
Music byD. Imman
Production
company
Distributed byStudio Green
Release date
  • 14 December 2012 (2012-12-14)
Running time
148 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹5 crore (equivalent to ₹9.4 crore or US$1.1 million in 2023)
Box office₹40 crore (equivalent to ₹75 crore or US$9.0 million in 2023)

Kumki (transl. Trained elephant) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language musical adventure romantic drama film written and directed by Prabhu Solomon. It was presented by N. Lingusamy and produced by N. Subash Chandra Bose, under the banner Thirrupathi Brothers, and distributed by K. E. Gnanavel Raja under the banner Studio Green.[1] It features Vikram Prabhu, making his acting debut,[2] while Lakshmi Menon, Thambi Ramaiah and Ashvin Raja appear in other prominent roles.

The story revolves around a mahout and his trained Kumki elephant, who is used to guide other wild animals to minimize the destruction of properties and fields of nearby villages.[3] Filming took place in various places of Karnataka and Kerala. The film's music is composed by D. Imman, in which his soundtrack was commended by the audience and critics. The cinematography was handled by M. Sukumar and editing was handled by L. V. K. Dass. Kumki was released on 14 December 2012.[4]

The film opened to positive reviews from critics, praising the performances of Prabhu and Menon, the direction, and the film's soundtrack. It was a commercial success at the box office.[5] The film won three awards at the 60th Filmfare Awards South, including Best Supporting Actor for Thambi Ramaiah, Best Music Director for D. Imman, Best Lyricist for Yugabharathi.[6] The film won 7 prizes at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards held in 2017.[7] The film also won two Vijay Awards, three SIIMA Awards and three Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards.

  1. ^ "Tamil director, Linguswamy signs three film deal". CNN IBN. 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. ^ TNN (24 June 2011). "Prabhu's son turns hero". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Prabhu solomon finally finds his hero". Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Kumki confirmed for December 14 re". IndiaGlitz. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Kumki declared a hit". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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