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{{Infobox film
| name = Kudumba Gauravam
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[B. S. Ranga]]
| producer = [[B. S. Ranga]]
| writer =
| screenplay = Udhayakumar
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]]<br />[[K. Sarangkapani]]<br />[[P. Kannamba]]
| narrator =
| music = [[Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy]]
| cinematography = B. N. Haridas
| editing = P. G. Mohan
| studio = Vikram Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1958|2|28|India}}<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1958-cinedetails9.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/20170616015642/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1958-cinedetails9.asp|archivedate=16 June 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| runtime = 195 mins. (17570 ft.)
| country = [[India]]
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Kudumba Gouravam''''' (alternate spelling: '''''Kutumba Gauravam''''') ({{trans|Family Prestige}}) is a [[List of Tamil films of 1958|1958]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[B. S. Ranga]].<ref>{{cite book|authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998|page=609 |url=https://chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf}}</ref> The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]].<ref>[http://www.gomolo.com/kudumba-gauravam-movie/9250 Kudumba Gauravam (1958 - Tamil)]</ref> The film was a remake of 1957 Telugu film of [[Kutumba Gowravam|same name]] also directed by B. S. Ranga.

==Plot==
Kanagarathinam is the owner of Umaiyalpuram Farm. He has a son Gopal from his first marriage. Kannamma is his second wife and she has a son and a daughter. Sarala is Gopal's wife. The smooth-running family is disturbed by the arrival of Sankaralingam, a distant relative who claims that he is Kannamma's elder brother. He is an ace fraud and he swindles money from the farm. Gopal and Sarala are chased out of the farm house. Gopal vows to restore order and unity in the family. How he does that forms the rest of the story.<ref name=songbook>{{Cite book|title=Kudumba Gauravam Song Book|publisher=Paramount Printers, 502 Pycrofts Road, Madras-5|url=https://archive.org/details/KudumbaGauravam}}</ref>

==Cast==

List compiled from the database of [[Film News Anandan]]<ref name=anandan /> and from the film's Song book.<ref name=songbook />
{{Col-begin|width=60%|style=background: #f9f9f9}}
{{col-break|width=33%}}
;Male cast
*[[Gemini Ganesan]] as Gopal
*[[K. Sarangkapani]] as Kanagarathnam (Gopal Father)
*Sayeeram
*V. R. Rajagopal
*C. P. Kittan
{{col-break|width=33%}}
;Female cast
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]] as Sathya
*[[P. Kannamba]] as Kannamma (Gopal Mother)
*[[E. V. Saroja]] as Sarala (Gopal Kife)
*''Baby'' Uma
*Prabhavathi
{{col-break|width=33%}}
;Supporting cast
*Duraisamy
*''Thodi'' Kannan
*Rajan
*Kanniah
*Balakrishnan
{{Col-end}}

==Production==
The film was produced and directed by [[B. S. Ranga]]. Screenplay was written by Udhayakumar. Cinematography was handled by B. N. Haridas while the editing was done by P. G. Mohan. Chopra, P. S. Gopalakrishnan and Ganesh Pillai were in charge of choreography. The film was shot and processed at Vikram Studios, Chennai.<ref name=anandan /><ref name=songbook />

==Soundtrack==
Music was composed by the duo [[Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy]] while the lyrics were penned by [[A. Maruthakasi]] and [[Kannadasan]]. [[Playback singer]]s are [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[A. L. Raghavan]], [[P. B. Srinivas]], P. Nageswara Rao, [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[P. Leela]], [[S. Janaki]], [[P. Susheela]], [[K. Jamuna Rani]], [[L. R. Eswari]], [[A. P. Komala]] and [[A. G. Rathnamala]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|page=141 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Kala Kalavendre Vaaru Salangai" || T. M. Soundararajan || rowspan=11|A. Maruthakasi ||
|-
| 2 || "Kaalai Malarndhathadi Kanne" || rowspan=2|P. Leela ||
|-
| 3 || "Engengu Ponaalum" ||
|-
| 4 || "Soda, Beedi, Beedaa" || A. L. Raghavan ||
|-
| 5 || "Kalyaanam Agaatha Kanni" || rowspan=2|S. Janaki ||
|-
| 6 || "Singaaraa Oyyaaraa" ||
|-
| 7 || "Saerum Kaalam Vandhaachu" || P. B. Srinivas, K. Jamuna Rani & L. R. Eswari ||
|-
| 8 || "Paa...Paa...Paaddil Pottaal" || P. Nageswara Rao ||
|-
| 9 || "Aavaaram Kaattukkulle" || A. L. Raghavan & K. Jamuna Rani ||
|-
| 10 || "Naan Porandha Seemaiyile" || Sirkazhi Govindarajan & group ||
|-
| 11 || "Verum Vesham Nee Nambaadhe" || A. P. Komala & A. G. Rathnamala ||
|-
| 12 || "Thennavan Thaai Naattu Singaarame" || P. Susheela || Kannadasan ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0261011}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
[[Category:1958 drama films]]
[[Category:1958 films]]

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