Gummalam

2002 Indian film
  • 29 November 2002 (2002-11-29)
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Gummalam (transl. Excitement) is a 2002 Tamil-language film. Sugi S. Moorthy directed this film with newcomers Mithun Tejaswi, Rathi, Akash, Ganesh and Zakeer.

Cast

  • Mithun Tejaswi as Dinesh
  • R. Ganesh as Sekhar
  • Adithya as Uncle
  • Zakeer as Iyyappan
  • Rathi as Anu
  • Kazan Khan
  • Vineetha
  • Kaka Radhakrishnan
  • Ponnambalam
  • Vasu Vikram
  • Ravikumar
  • Selvam
  • Murali Mohan
  • Typist Gopu
  • Kavitha
  • Gowthami Vembunathan

Production

Two of the songs were shot at Rameswaram and Udhagamandalam.This is the renowned colorist G Balaji's first film.[1]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Gandhidasan.[2]

  • "Thitranga" – Tippu
  • "Kaatre" – Sujatha
  • "Yaaro" – Unni Menon
  • "Dhimsukattai" – Timmy
  • "Ovvoru Naalum" – Unnikrishnan

Reception

The Hindu wrote "And if the story hardly affects you at any point, it is the treatment which leaves much to be desired".[3] Visual Dasan of Kalki wrote while the refugee camp flashback at the end of the vibrant film has more density and depth, Vinita's character and the imposed songs are occasional reminders that Kummalam is commercial cinema.[4] Chennai Online wrote "That the director is a debutant is no excuse, he should have been better prepared before he ventured. Surprising, that it's the same banner that produced a film like 'Sethu'!".[5]

References

  1. ^ "The Hindu : All about teenage love". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 February 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Gummalam".
  3. ^ "The Hindu : Gummalam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 April 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ தாசன், விஷுவல் (15 December 2002). "கும்மாளம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 96. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Gummalam". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2022.


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