Karmegham
| Karmegham | |
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| Directed by | S. P. Rajkumar |
| Written by | S. P. Rajkumar |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rm. Ramanathshetty |
| Edited by | K. Thanigachalam |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | S. S. R. Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Karmegham (transl. Black Cloud) is a 2002 Indian Tamil language action drama film directed by S. P. Rajkumar. The film stars Mammootty, Radha Ravi, and Abhirami.[1]
Plot
Karmegham returns to his village after serving in the army for long. He finds that the villagers still live in the shackles of old customs and traditions. They work as slaves to a feudal landlord who exploits them. Maheswari, a doctor, falls in love with Karmegham. Later through his mother, Karmegham learns that Radha Ravi is his father and then it becomes a father-son conflict. Karmegham stood with the villagers and opposed his father and brother Shakthi. His sister, Mangai, loves a poor villager but Sakthi and his father are against her love. Sakthi kills her sister's lover, his sister goes mad and Karmegham calls the police. His brother escapes but the police shot him in an encounter. Karmegham gets married with Maheswari. His sister and mother die in a bomb blast planned by Karmegham's father. Karmegham kills his father to save at least his village.
Cast
- Mammootty as Karmegham
- Abhirami as Maheswari
- Vadivelu as Khanja
- Radha Ravi as Karmegham's father
- Manorama as Karmegham's mother
- Baburaj as Police Officer
- Ilavarasu as Saguni
- Thalaivasal Vijay as a District Collector
- Vinu Chakravarthy
- C. R. Saraswathi
- Mayilsamy
- Singamuthu
- Halwa Vasu
- Bonda Mani
- Muthukaalai
- Alphonsa in a special appearance
Production
The film was shot at Gobichettipalayam.[2]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar.[3]
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
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| "Etumula Veti Kati" | Unni Menon, Antara Chowdhury | Arivumathi | 4:44 |
| "Kaasa Padi Alantha" | Vidyasagar | Yugabharathi | 3:48 |
| "Satham Podum" | Shankar Mahadevan, Sri Vardhini | Palani Bharathi | 4:18 |
| "Sri Ranga Pattanam" (duet) | Malathy Lakshman, Gopal Sharma | Pa. Vijay | 4:41 |
| "Sri Ranga Pattanam" (solo) | Malathi Lakshman | 4:41 | |
| "Thaaratha Pati" | Manikka Vinayagam, Swarnalatha | Palani Bharathi | 4:37 |
Reception
Sify described the film as an "Old wine in new bottle" and wrote, "It is an old style tearjerker that lacks any freshness either by way of incidents or narration".[4] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that "there is not much freshness here, the style reminding one of films of a couple of decades back. In fact, take away Mammootty, and there is not much to boast about in the film".[5]
References
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (23 September 2002). "'Superstardom is a burden'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 June 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Karmegham". Sify. Archived from the original on 20 December 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Karmegam (2004)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Karmegham". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 November 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (25 August 2002). "Kaarmegham". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
