Kunguma Pottu Gounder is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Suraj, credited as G. Saisuresh. The film stars Sathyaraj and Rambha, with Kausalya, Karan, Mouli and Goundamani in supporting roles. It was released on 8 June 2001.[1] The film was remade in Kannada as Mutthu (2002).[2]
| Kunguma Pottu Gounder | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | G. Saisuresh |
| Screenplay by | G. Saisuresh |
| Story by | T. K. Maheswar |
| Produced by | G. N. Vishnuram |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Rambha |
| Cinematography | D. Shankar |
| Edited by | R. Sureshrajan |
| Music by | Sirpy |
Production company | Ganga Gowri Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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In desperation to enroll his son in a good school, Kandasamy takes the help of an educated woman to pose as his son's mother. Problems arise when Kandasamy's wife finds it out.
Cast
edit- Sathyaraj as Kandasamy and Kunguma Pottu Gounder
- Rambha as Alamelu
- Kausalya as Saraswati
- Goundamani as Chinnasamy
- Karan as Shiva
- Ramesh Khanna as Paramasivam
- T. S. B. K. Moulee as School principal and Shiva's brother
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Alamelu's father
- Pandu as Sundaram Pillai
- Sindhu as School teacher
- Balu Anand as Textile shop owner
- Bayilvan Ranganathan as Police inspector
- Vichu Viswanath as Lawyer
- Master Kaushik as Sakthivel, Kandasamy's son
- Master Bharath as young Kandasamy
- Suryakanth
- Kalidoss
- Arulmani
- MLA Thangaraj
- Omakuchi Narasimhan
- Gowthami Vembunathan
- Priyanka as Saraswati's friend
- Soundar as Munusamy
- Lekhasri in a special appearance
- Radhika Chaudhari in a special appearance
Production
editKunguma Pottu Gounder was directed by Suraj under the name G. Saisuresh. The film's story was written by T. K. Maheshwar while Shankar handled the cinematography.[3]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Sirpy.[4] Though the song "Izhuthu Izhuthu" was picturised in the film it was not featured instead it was featured in dubbed film Thilak.[5]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Azhagan Ponnu" | Mano | Palani Bharathi |
| "Kozhi Kuzhambu" | Krishnaraj | |
| "Mudhal Mudhala" | P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram | |
| "Izhuthu Izhuthu" | Mano, Anuradha Sriram | |
| "Poovum Kaatrum" | P. Unnikrishnan | Ra. Ravishankar |
Reception
editMalathi Rangarajan of The Hindu praised the comic exchanges of Sathyaraj and Goundamani and said, "despite fairly good acting and appealing dialogue the film does not make an impact, it is the pitfalls in the story and screenplay that are to be blamed".[6] Visual Dasan of Kalki gave the film a verdict of "average".[7] Malini Mannath wrote in Chennai Online, "The message that the director intended to convey, about the importance of education and the stringent rules certain prestigious schools follow, is diluted as the director shuttles between the comic and the serious, and gives more importance to the marital discord and the jealous wife story".[8]
References
edit- ^ யுவராஜ், லாவண்யா (8 June 2023). "22 years of Kunguma pottu Gounder : சத்யராஜ் - கவுண்டமணி காமெடி சரவெடி... 22 ஆண்டுகளை கடந்த குங்கும பொட்டு கவுண்டர்..!". ABP Nadu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Muthu". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 January 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Kunguma Pottu Gounder". Chennai Online. 28 November 2003. Archived from the original on 28 November 2003. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Kunguma Pottu Gounder (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ THILAK FULL MOVIE. Event occurs at 35:23 to 39:15. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (22 June 2001). "Film Review: Kunguma Pottu Gounder". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ தாசன், விசுவல் (8 July 2001). "குங்குமப் பொட்டுக் கவுண்டர்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 80. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Mannath, Malini. "Kunguma Pottu Gounder". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 24 March 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2022.