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Kumudham (1961)

Kumudham poster
Original title
குமுதம்
Directed by
Adurthi Subba Rao
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 34m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man navigates complicated relationships with two women in his life. The story explores love and duty in a traditional Indian family setting.

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What happens

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) and in Hindi as Pooja Ke Phool (1964). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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