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{{Infobox film<br />
|name = Karuvelam Pookkal<br />கருவேலம் பூக்கள்<br />
|image = Karuvelam_Pookkal.jpeg<br />
|director = [[Poomani]]<br />
|writer = [[Poomani]]<br />
|starring = [[Nassar (actor)|Nasser]]<br />[[Raadhika|Radhika]]<br />[[Thalaivasal Vijay]]<br />[[Charle]]<br />
|producer = [[National Film Development Corporation of India]]<br />
|distributor =<br />
|music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
|cinematography = [[Thangar Bachan]]<br />
|editing = [[B. Lenin]] and [[V. T. Vijayan]]<br />
|released = {{Film date|2000|09|22|df=y}}<br />
|runtime = 130 minutes<br />
|country = [[India]]<br/>Tamil Nadu<br />
|language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Karuvelam Pookkal''''' ([[Tamil language|தமிழ்/Tamil]]: கருவேலம் பூக்கள்) is an Indian Tamil film, directed by [[Poomani]]. It was jointly produced by [[National Film Development Corporation of India]], and [[Doordarshan]] a government agency. It stars [[Nassar (actor)|Nasser]], [[Raadhika|Radhika]], [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] and [[Charle]] among others. The film is in [[Tamil Nadu]] Village drama film. The film's Music is composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/439340/Karuvelam-Pookkal/overview | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130161508/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/439340/Karuvelam-Pookkal/overview | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-01-30 | department=Movies & TV Dept. | work=[[The New York Times]] | publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] | title=Karuvelam Pookkal Movie Details | access-date=2012-11-16}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
It is a [[graphic]] picture of the abject misery of the rural poor. Its hard hitting message screams at you from the screen, loud and clear. Hitherto, there seemed to be only a couple of angles to [[Child labour in India]], viz., children losing out on their carefree childhood and basic formal education. But there are so many other unthought of issues too, says scriptwriter and director [[Poomani]], through the film Karuvelam Pookkal, jointly produced by [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]] and [[Doordarshan]].<br />
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Karisalkulam, a small village, is inhabited mainly by Farmers. When the arid land offers them nothing but penury, enter the match factory owners from nearby villages. They lure the credulous, illiterate villagers into sending their daughters to work at the factories from dawn to much after dusk. The initial euphoria of a steady income givesway to despair, as is clearly brought out through the story of Nallamuthu (Nasser), his wife Vadivu ([[Raadhika|Radhika]]) and their three children. Mariyappan ([[Charle]]) is the [[Match]] factory agent in charge of finding child labourers for the factory. While the children slog in the factories the men of the household become lazy appendages who spend their time getting drunk. Nasser, as the cynical father, who does not wish to get his daughter married because he does not want to forgo the income, has rendered a splendid performance in Karuvelam Pookal. Mention must be made of the scenes in which he cries aloud at his tragedies and when his impotent anger is turned towards the agents of the match factories. Radhika's is another sterling portrayal. In the role of a responsible mother caught between her husband's apathy and avarice and her children's untold suffering, she indeed lives the character. Sonia is the eldest daughter, Dhanalakshmi. Caught in the quagmire of drudgery and in the strangulating web of poverty, she seeks a way out, but sadly the respite is too short lived. A convincing essay by the young Actress. The visuals of the opening sequences transport you to the days of [[Bharathiraja|Bharatiraja]]'s movie [[16 Vayadhinilae]]. The beautifully captured rustic ambience is another creditable show by [[Thangar Bachan]] who has wielded the camera. The dialect, the innocent humour, the openness and the gullibility – Poomani presents them all with absolute vividness.<br />
The factories need only young girls and the boys therefore escape the hardship. After stressing on this point throughout, it is strange to see the boy accompany his sister to work, in the end. The fragrance of Karuvelam Pookkal is bound to last in the minds of the discerning audience. A film that makes you think.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/09/29/stories/09290224.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041109075308/http://www.hindu.com/2000/09/29/stories/09290224.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 November 2004 | title=Film Review: Karuvelam Pookal |date= 29 September 2000| work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=16 November 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nasser]] as Nallamuthu.<br />
* [[Raadhika|Radhika]] as Vadivu.<br />
* [[Charle]] as Mariappan.<br />
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Teacher.<br />
* Shakthi as Thangavelu.<br />
* [[Soniya Mehra|Soniya]] as Dhanalakshmi.<br />
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==Lyrics==<br />
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The lyrics for the song '''Kaalayila Kann Muzhichaen''' (''Translation: In the morning, I woke up'') are particularly touching and the soulful melody adds to the effect. [[Ilaiyaraja]]'s music in a bucolic setting is an exotic combination, as Karuvelam Pookkal clearly proves.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize]] in 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/1996awards.htm |title=Tamilnadu Government Cinema Awards |publisher=[[Dinakaran]] |access-date=2009-08-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990203152338/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/1996awards.htm |archive-date=3 February 1999 }}</ref><br />
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==International Film festivals ==<br />
The movie was screened in the following international film festivals:<br />
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* [[Zanzibar International Film Festival]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Zanzibar International Film Festival: July 11–18 ; 1998|year=1998|orig-year=1998|publisher=Tanzania Printers Ltd.|page=32|ref=https://books.google.com/books?id=mA8IAQAAMAAJ&q=Karuvelam+Pookkal&dq=Karuvelam+Pookkal&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9NKnUMDhEdCqrAf0u4DACQ&redir_esc=y}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=mA8IAQAAMAAJ&q=Karuvelam+Pookkal&dq=Karuvelam+Pookkal&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9NKnUMDhEdCqrAf0u4DACQ&redir_esc=y Zanzibar International Film Festival brochure (via Google books)]<br />
* [http://www.inbaminge.com/t/k/Karuvelam%20Pookkal/folder.jpg Karuvelam Pookkal movie cover photo]<br />
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