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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1962 film by M. A. Thirumugam}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kudumba Thalaivan<br />
| image = Kudumba Thalaivan poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[M. A. Thirumugam]]<br />
| producer = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]<br />
| story = [[Aaroor Dass]]<br />
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[M. R. Radha]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]<br />
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| cinematography = C. V. Murthy<br />
| editing = M. A. Thirumugam<br />M. G. Balu Rao<br />M. A. Mariappan<br />
| studio = Devar Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1962|08|15|df=y|ref1=}}<br />
| runtime = 139 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kudumba Thalaivan''''' ({{trans|Head of the household}}) is a 1962 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], directed by [[M. A. Thirumugam]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[M. R. Radha]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]]. The film, produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]], had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and was released on 15 August 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=23 April 2021 |website=Ithayakkani |language=ta}}</ref> The film was a big hit at the box office and ran for over 100 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail.php?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZt8l0U3&tag=%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88%20%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF.%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D. |title=சாதனை நாயகன் எம்.ஜி.ஆர். |publisher=Arulmozhi Publications |year=1997 |page=28 |language=ta |trans-title=MGR, the man of achievements}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Within a fantastically wealthy city family, Velayudam Pilai, the patriarch spends most of his time playing poker, so he releases all his responsibilities on his elder son, Somu, a relentless, serious, hard-working man, with extreme shyness. Whereas Vasu, the younger child is quite the opposite, an accomplished sportsman and one who moves in front with no obstacle in life.<br />
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When Velayudam Pilai welcomes young and beautiful Seeta in memory of his deceased father, the driver Ponnusamy, who saved his life from the claws of bad losers in poker, his two sons are going to fall each, without knowing it, lovers of the same girl of the good Samaritan. Seeta, on his side, suspecting nothing, admits her love for Vasu.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Vasu, the younger son of Velayudam Pilai, (Dore from London)<br />
* [[M. R. Radha]] as Velayudam Pilai<br />
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Seeta Ponnuswamy<br />
* [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Somu, the elder son of Velayudam Pilai<br />
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Chellappa, the butler of Velayudam Pilai<br />
* [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] as Rangan<br />
* Gemini Balu as Rajappan<br />
* [[M. V. Rajamma]] as Velamma, wife of Velayudam Pilai<br />
* [[C. Lakshmi Rajyam|Lakshmi Rajyam]] as Rani, the lover of Rajappan, the "fake" Seeta<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kudumba Thalaivan |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kudumba-thalaivan/9Ixid0NEimU_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423112347/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kudumba-thalaivan/9Ixid0NEimU_ |archive-date=23 April 2021 |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length<br />
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| 1 || "Androru Naal" || [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=7|[[Kannadasan]] || 03:23<br />
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| 2 || "Kuruvi Koottam Pola" || P. Susheela || 03:41<br />
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| 3 || "Yetho Yetho" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], P. Susheela || 03:46<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Kattana Kattalagazhu" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 03:22<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Mazhai Pozhindhu" || P. Susheela || 02:58<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Maarathayya Maarathu" || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:26<br />
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| 7 || "Thirumanamam" || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:12<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''[[The Indian Express]]'' praised the film for the performances of the cast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 August 1962 |title=Kudumba Thalaivan |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620817&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{IMDb title|1473059}}<br />
{{Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar}}<br />
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[[Category:1962 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by M. A. Thirumugam]]<br />
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