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{{Infobox film
| name = Karmegham
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[S. P. Rajkumar]]
| producer = {{ubl|S. Rajammal|S. Subathradevi|S. Subramaniyam}}
| writer = S. P. Rajkumar
| starring = {{ubl|[[Mammootty]]|[[Radha Ravi]]|[[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] }}
| music = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
| cinematography = Rm. Ramanathshetty
| editing = K. Thanigachalam
| distributor =
| studio = S. S. R. Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2002|08|02}}
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Karmegham''''' ( English : Black Cloud ) is a [[Tamil films of 2002|2002]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[drama film]] directed by [[S. P. Rajkumar]]. The film features [[Mammootty]], [[Radha Ravi]], and [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] in lead roles. The film had musical score by [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/23/stories/2002092300300200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030630185245/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/23/stories/2002092300300200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-06-30|title='Superstardom is a burden'|author=Sreedhar Pillai| date=2002-09-23|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref>

==Plot==

Karmegham ([[Mammootty]]) returns to his village after serving in the army for long. He finds that the villagers still live the shackles of old customs and traditions. They work as slaves to a feudal landlord ([[Radha Ravi]]) who exploits them. Maheswari ([[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]]), a doctor, falls in love with Karmegham. Later through his mother ([[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]), Karmegham comes to know 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==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Mammootty]] as Karmegham
*[[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] as Maheswari
*[[Vadivelu]] as Khanja
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Karmegham's father
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Karmegham's mother
*[[Baburaj (actor)|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 (actress)|Alphonsa]] as Special appearance
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Karmegham
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2002
| recorded = 2002
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 26:49
| label =
| producer = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
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| prev_year =
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]. The soundtrack, released in 2002, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by [[P. Vijay]], Yuga Bharathi, Arivumathi and Pazhani Bharathi.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muzigle.com/album/karmegam|title=Karmegam By Vidya Sagar|accessdate=2012-06-03|publisher=muzigle.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBVID00021&lang=en|title=Karmegam - Vidyasagar|accessdate=2012-06-03|publisher=thiraipaadal.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Etumula Veti Kati" || [[Unni Menon]], [[Antara Chowdhury]] ||[[Arivumathi]]|| 4:44
|-
|2 || "Kaasa Padi Alantha" || [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]] || [[Yugabharathi]] || 3:48
|-
|3 || "Satham Podum" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Sri Vardhini || Pazhani Bharathi || 4:18
|-
|4 || "Sri Ranga Pattanam" <small>(duet)</small> || [[Malathy Lakshman]], Gopal Sharma || rowspan=2|[[P. Vijay]] || 4:41
|-
|5 || "Sri Ranga Pattanam" <small>(solo)</small>|| Malathi Lakshman || 4:41
|-
|6 || "Thaaratha Pati" || [[Manikka Vinayagam]], [[Swarnalatha]] || Pazhani 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=11646976|title=Movie Review : Karmegham|accessdate=2012-06-03|publisher=sify.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531142023/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=11646976|archive-date=31 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.bizhat.com/review_karmegham.php|title=BizHat.com - Karmegham Review|accessdate=2012-06-03|publisher=movies.bizhat.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{S. P. Rajkumar}}

[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. P. Rajkumar]]

Karmegham - Revision history

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