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{{short description|2002 Tamil-language film}}
{{No plot|date=December 2025}}
{{use Indian English|date=April 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| image =
| caption =
| director = Sugi S. Moorthy
| producer = Kanthasamy
| writer = Sugi S. Moorthy
| starring = [[Mithun Tejaswi]]<br />Adithya<br />Ganesh<br />Zakeer<br />[[Rathi Arumugam|Rathi]]
| music = Gandhidasan
| cinematography = Krishna
| studio = Sharmadha Productions
| released = {{Film date|2002|11|29|df=yes}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Gummalam''''' ({{translation|Excitement}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[teen film]]. Sugi S. Moorthy directed this film featuring newcomers Mithun Tejaswi, [[Rathi Arumugam|Rathi]], Akash, Ganesh and Zakeer.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Mithun Tejaswi]] as Dinesh
*R. Ganesh as Sekhar
*Adithya as Uncle
*Zakeer as Iyyappan
*[[Rathi Arumugam|Rathi]] as Anu
*[[Kazan Khan]]
*[[Vineetha]]
*[[Kaka Radhakrishnan]]
*[[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]]
*[[Vasu Vikram]]
*[[Ravikumar (actor)|Ravikumar]]
*Selvam
*[[A. C. Murali Mohan|Murali Mohan]]
*[[Typist Gopu]]
*[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]]
*Gowthami Vembunathan
}}

== Production ==
This was the second film produced by Kandhasamy after ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'' (1999) and it marked the directorial debut of Suki S. Murthy who earlier assisted [[Selva (director)|Selva]]. The film was primarily shot at Ooty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=14 July 2002 |title=Kummalam |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kummalam.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040326201022/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kummalam.asp |archive-date=26 March 2004 |access-date=4 November 2024 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> The cinematographer Krishna previously worked as an assistant to [[Santosh Sivan]].<ref name="C" /> Two of the songs were shot at Rameswaram and Ooty.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2002 |title=All about teenage love |url=http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/15/stories/2002111501030200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030210201842/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/15/stories/2002111501030200.htm |archive-date=10 February 2003 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by Gandhidasan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gummalam |url=https://www.hungama.com/album/gummalam/1913807/ |access-date=4 November 2024 |website=Hungama}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gummalam- Thulluvatho Ilamai Tamil FIlm Audio CD by Yuvan Shankar Raja |url=https://mossymart.com/shop/gummalam-thulluvatho-ilamai-tamil-film-audio-cd-by-yuvan-shankar-raja/ |access-date=2025-12-04 |website=Mossymart |language=en}}</ref>

*"Thitranga" – [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]
*"Kaatre" – [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
*"Yaaro" – Unni Menon
*"Dhimsukattai" – Timmy
*"Ovvoru Naalum" – [[P. Unnikrishnan]]

==Reception==
''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "if the story hardly affects you at any point, it is the treatment which leaves much to be desired".<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2002 |title=Gummalam |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/06/stories/2002120601070200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030418023408/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/06/stories/2002120601070200.htm |archive-date=18 April 2003 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Visual Dasan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|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.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=தாசன் |first=விஷுவல் |date=15 December 2002 |title=கும்மாளம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2002-12-15/page/n97/mode/2up |access-date=29 October 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=96 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''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'!".<ref name="C">{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=6 December 2002 |title=Gummalam |url=http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov231.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311222601/http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov231.asp |archive-date=11 March 2005 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' wrote "It is absolutely a lamebrained film as the story and situations are totally corny. However the new comers Mithun, Rati, Tejaswini and Ganesh have come out with decent performances. The songs are below average".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kummalam |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?ctid=5&cid=2429&id=12181707 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031117135505/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?ctid=5&cid=2429&id=12181707 |archive-date=17 November 2003 |access-date=4 December 2025 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*{{Rotten Tomatoes}}

[[Category:2002 Indian films]]
[[Category:2002 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s teen films]]
[[Category:2002 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]
[[Category:Indian teen films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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