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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Karpooram<br />
| image = Karpooram poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = C. N. Shanmugham<br />
| producer = V. T. Arasu<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = C. N. Shanmugham<br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --><br />
| starring = [[A. V. M. Rajan]] <br /> [[Pushpalatha]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = D. B. Ramachandra<br />
| cinematography = Vinodhan<br />
| editing = Govindaswami<br />
| studio = Shashti Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1967|12|9}}<br />
| runtime = 170 minutes<ref name="World Filmography" /><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Karpooram''''' ({{Translation|[[Camphor]]}}) is a 1967 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by C. N. Shanmugham. The film stars [[A. V. M. Rajan]] and [[Pushpalatha]]. It was released on 9 December 1967, and won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film]], while Rajan won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Anandan |first=Film News |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |publisher=Sivagami Publications |year=2004 |pages=738 |trans-title=Tamil Film History and Its Achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
{{No plot|date=September 2021}}<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[A. V. M. Rajan]] as Manikkam<ref name="Kalki" /><br />
* [[Pushpalatha]]<ref name="lakshmansruthi" /><br />
* [[Srikanth (actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Muthu<ref name="Kalki" /><br />
* [[Manimala (actress)|Manimala]] as Rajathi<ref name="Kalki" /><br />
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]]<ref name="World Filmography" /><br />
* [[T. S. Balaiah]]<ref name="World Filmography" /><br />
* [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]]<ref name="World Filmography" /><br />
}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Karpooram'' was directed by C. N. Shanmugham, who also wrote the screenplay. It was produced by V. T. Arasu under Shashti Films. Cinematography was by Vinodhan, and the editing by Govindaswami.<ref name="World Filmography" /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack of the film was composed by D. B. Ramachandra<ref name="World Filmography" /> and were lyrics written by Vidwan Ve. Lakshmanan, Mayavanathan & Poovai Senguttuvan.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length<br />
|-<br />
| "Vanangidum Kaigalin Vadivatthai" || P. Susheela & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || Poovai Senguttavan || 03:45<br />
|-<br />
| "Azhagu Radham Porakkum" || Dharapuram Sundararajan & P. Susheela || Mayavanathan || 04:17<br />
|-<br />
| "Ammaa Vaenumaa" || L. R. Eswari || rowspan=2|Vidwan Ve. Lakshmanan || 03:11<br />
|-<br />
| "Nilave Unakku Kuraiyedhu" || P. B. Sreenivas & P. Susheela || 03:09<br />
|}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Karpooram'' was released on 9 December 1967.<ref name="lakshmansruthi" /> ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' appreciated the film for its dialogues and cast performances.<ref name="Kalki" /> It won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E8YVAQAAIAAJ&q=karpuram |title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who |publisher=Times of India Press |year=1968 |pages=1119 |access-date=28 November 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
<references><br />
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<ref name="World Filmography">{{Cite book |last=Elley |first=Derek |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&q=karpuram&pg=PA267 |title=World Filmography: 1967 |publisher=[[Fairleigh Dickinson University Press]] |year=1977 |isbn=978-0-498-01565-6 |pages=267 |access-date=28 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709072112/https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&q=karpuram&pg=PA267 |archive-date=9 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
<ref name="Kalki">{{Cite magazine |date=31 December 1967 |title=கற்பூரம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/dec/31-12-1967/p20.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=20 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220725054400/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/dec/31-12-1967/p20.jpg |archive-date=25 July 2022 |access-date=26 November 2021}}</ref><br />
<ref name="lakshmansruthi">{{Cite web |title=1967- கற்பூரம் – ச்ஷ்டி பிலிம்ஸ் |trans-title=1967- Karpooram – Shashti Films |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails10.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190319092540/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails10.asp |archive-date=19 March 2019 |access-date=19 March 2019 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=ta}}</ref><br />
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</references><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title}}<br />
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{{Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil}}<br />
[[Category:1967 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1967 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1967 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1967 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
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