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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kudumbam<br />
| image = Kudumbam (1984 film).jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]<br />
| screenplay = S. A. Chandrasekhar<br />
| story = [[Shoba Chandrasekhar]]<br />
| producer = S. S. Neelakantan<br />
| starring = [[Vijayakanth]]<br />Devisri<br />[[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]]<br />[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]<br />
| cinematography = M. Kesavan<br />
| editing = P. R. Goutham Raj<br />
| music = [[Gangai Amaran]]<br />
| studio = Lalithaanjali<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1984|11|22|ref1=}}<br />
| runtime = 135 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kudumbam''''' ({{translation|Family}}) is a 1984 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], directed by [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]. The film stars [[Vijayakanth]], Devisri, [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] and [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]. It was released on 22 November 1984.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2002 |title=நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் |url=https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=[[Cinema Express]] |pages=41–43 |language=Ta}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Vijay falls in love with Devi. With the empowerment of Shankar and her sister Vijaya, the marriage is granted. While Vijay cannot find time with Devi for entertainment. She gives birth to a baby but Devi suddenly dies. An argument takes place in the family and he decides to divide his entourage by sharing the house. Vijay gets his daughter, raised by his sister but runs away with Raja, son of Vijaya. Both children are in the street but are and recovered, protected by Latha. Gangs are trying to capture his children, but Vijay and Latha are helping them. The film ends when the family also gets closer to them.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
*[[Vijayakanth]] as Vijay<br />
*Devisri as Devi<br />
*[[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Shankar<br />
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Vijaya<br />
*[[Sripriya]] as Latha<br />
*[[Sangili Murugan]] as Kanthasamy<br />
*[[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] as Palamozhi Mama<br />
*[[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] as Sekhar<br />
*[[M. R. Krishnamurthy]] as Aadiyapatham<br />
*[[Kallapetti Singaram]] as Singaram<br />
*[[Pasi Sathya]] as Vasantha<br />
*Master Suresh as Raja<br />
*[[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] as Narada<br />
*[[Jayamalini]] in Guest Appearance<br />
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] in Guest Appearance<br />
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]] in Guest Appearance<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Soundtrack was composed by [[Gangai Amaran]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kudumbam Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Gangai Ameran |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kudumbam-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-gangai-ameran/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422120147/https://mossymart.com/product/kudumbam-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-gangai-ameran/ |archive-date=22 April 2022 |access-date=13 October 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Title !! Singer !! Length<br />
|-<br />
| "Chinna Ponnu Naniruken" || [[Vani Jairam]] || 04:58<br />
|-<br />
| "Nelagiri Poove" || [[S. N. Surendar]], [[S. Janaki]] ||04:28<br />
|-<br />
| "Thedamal Dheivam" || [[P. Susheela]] || 03:52<br />
|-<br />
| "Nalla Kudumbam" || [[Gangai Amaran]], [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || 02:50<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
[[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' panned the acting and the characterisation of actors.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=23 December 1984 |title=குடும்பம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1984-12-23/page/n49/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230502072721/https://archive.org/details/kalki1984-12-23/page/n49/mode/2up |archive-date=2 May 2023 |access-date=2 May 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=49 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0364465}}<br />
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{{S. A. Chandrasekhar}}<br />
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[[Category:1984 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1984 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1984 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1984 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about families]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Gangai Amaran]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by S. A. Chandrasekhar]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
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