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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kongunattu Thangam<br />
| image = Kongunattu_thangam.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Song book cover<br />
| native_name =<br />
| director = [[M. A. Thirumugam]]<br />
| producer = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = [[Aaroor Dass|Aroordas]]<br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = The Mark of Zorro<br />
| starring = [[C. L. Anandan]]<br />[[M. R. Radha]]<br />Pushpalatha<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| cinematography = C. V. Moorthi<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Devar Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1961|4|14|India}}<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961-cinedetails8.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |author=Film News Anandan |authorlink=Film News Anandan |date=23 October 2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20170507011844/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1961-cinedetails8.asp |archivedate= 7 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
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'''''Kongunattu Thangam''''' (or '''''Konku Nattu Thangam''''') ({{trans|Thangam of Kongu country}}) is a 1961 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[M. A. Thirumugam]]<ref>{{cite book|authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998|page=608 |url=https://chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf}}</ref> and produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]. The film stars [[M. R. Radha]], [[C. L. Anandan]] and Pushpalatha.<ref name=anandan /><ref>[http://spicyonion.com/movie/kongunattu-thangam/ Kongunattu Thangam]</ref><br />
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==Premise==<br />
''Kongunattu Thangam'' is the story of a young woman named ''Thangam'' and her boy friend Rajavel rescuing Muthurathina Boopathy, [[Zamindar]] of Kongu Naadu, from the clutches of his concubine Amutha and uniting the Zamindar with his wife.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/KonguNaattuThangam Song Book]</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
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;Male cast<br />
*[[M. R. Radha]]<br />
*[[C. L. Anandan]]<br />
*[[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]<br />
*[[Kuladeivam Rajagopal]]<br />
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;Female cast<br />
*[[Pushpalatha]]<br />
*[[Pandari Bai]]<br />
*[[Tambaram Lalitha]]<br />
*''Thilakam'' R. Rajakumari<br />
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;Support cast<br />
*Iqbal - Dilip (Horse)<br />
*Benny (Dog)<br />
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;Dance<br />
*[[Lakshmirajyam]]<br />
*Kalaimathi Devi<br />
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==Production==<br />
After producing ''[[Thaikkupin Tharam]]'' in 1956, there was a misunderstanding between [[M. G. R.]] and [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar|Devar]] who were good friends from the very beginning. Devar produced some films without MGR. However, both united in 1961 and Devar produced [[Thaai Sollai Thattadhe]] with MGR. Kongunattu Thangam is the last of the series Devar produced without MGR.<br />
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Unlike other Tamil films of the day, this film focussed on the heroine than on the hero. A remarkable aspect of this film is Devar's use of a horse and a dog almost as main characters in the story. It would appear that the hero and heroine would not have achieved their goal without the help of the horse and the dog.<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and the lyrics were penned by [[A. Maruthakasi]], [[Alangudi Somu]], Puratchidasan and Kovai Kumaradevan.<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/kongu-naattu-thangam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1330479494</ref> [[Playback singer]]s are [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]], [[P. Susheela]], [[L. R. Eswari]], [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[T. M. Soundararajan]] and [[A. L. Raghavan]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;— Part 2|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|page=22 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition November 2016}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "Irundum Illaadhavare" || M. L. Vasanthakumari || rowspan=4|A. Maruthakasi || 03:25<br />
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| 2 || "Kannaal Idhuvaraiyil Kaanaada" || P. Susheela || 02:18<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Kandadhai Kettadhai Nambaadhe" || Sirkazhi Govindarajan || 03:08<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Nenjinile Enna Veeramirundhum" || rowspan=2|Sirkazhi Govindarajan & P. Susheela || 03:51<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Karumbaaga Inikkindra Paruvam" || Kovai Kumaradevan || 03:03<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Kandhaa Un Vaasalile" || T. M. Soundararajan & group || Alangudi Somu || 03:26<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Unnai Nenaichi Naanirundhen" || A. L. Raghavan & L. R. Eswari || Puratchidasan || 03:15<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1960s action adventure films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian swashbuckler films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action adventure films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by M. A. Thirumugam]]</div>>JJMC89 bot III