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{{Infobox film
| name = Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum
| image =
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| caption =
| director = Rajamohan
| producer = [[SPB Charan]]
| writer = Rajamohan
| starring = [[Ramakrishnan (actor)|Ramakrishnan]] Thananya [[Tharun Chatriya]] Nagamma Agavamma
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cinematography = Siddharth
| editing = [[N. B. Srikanth]] [[Praveen K. L.]]
| studio = Capital Film Works
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2009|4|24|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
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'''''Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum''''' is a 2009 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]], directed by debutante [[Rajamohan]], who earlier worked under renowned directors like [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]] and S. D. Vijay Milton, which stars newcomers [[Ramakrishnan (actor)|Ramakrishnan]] and Thananya . It is produced by [[SPB Charan]] under his banner Capital Film Works and has musical score by acclaimed music director [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]. The film released on 24 April 2009 to Good responses.

==Plot==

Thulasi (Thananya) comes to Muttam village along with her grandmother (Nagamma) after her parents desert her. She joins a government school in the village to pursue her studies. Enters Koochan ([[Ramakrishnan (actor)|Ramakrishnan]]), who falls for her instantly. Koochan's mother Chandra (Agavamma) helps the poor Thulasi to pursue her studies. However coming to know about their romance, Agavamma insults Thulasi and her grandmother and drives them out of the village when Koochan is out on a school tour. A shocked Koochan returns only to meet with a road mishap. Meanwhile, Thulasi, who seeks refuge in a family at Tuticorin, is forced to marry a rowdy named Dharman ([[Tharun Chatriya]]). On the day of their marriage, Dharman gets arrested by the police. His wayward lifestyle invites trouble, and he eventually gets arrested for murdering a youth. An annoyed Thulasi returns to Muttam, only to see that Koochan has lost himself in liquor after his love failure. Meanwhile, Koochan resolves to set right Thulasi's life by helping her grandmother in getting Dharman out in bail. Eventually, Dharman returns to Muttam but ends up murdering another person in his drunken state. Koochan takes the blame on himself and ends up getting beaten up by the village people and arrested by the police. When tulasi tries chasing the Jeep in order to confess her husband's mistake and release Koochan, she meets with an accident. The movie ends with both their dead bodies being buried together and Dharman being arrested for his crime.

==Cast==
*[[Ramakrishnan (actor)|Ramakrishnan]] as Koochan
*Thanaya as Thulasi
*[[Tharun Chatriya]] as Dharman
*Nagamma as Thulasi's grandmother
*Agavamma as Chandra (Koochan's mother)

==Production==

===Development===
Nearly one year after the stupendous success of his film ''[[Chennai 600028]]'', in May 2008, [[SPB Charan]] decided to produce his next film. He then got to meet Rajamohan, as erstwhile assistant, who worked under prominent directors like [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]] and Rajakumaran, who told him the story of his film, which he titled as "Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum", impressed of which, Charan decided to produce that film. Rajamohan became a director, since he wanted to fulfill the wish of his brother, who wanted to become a director, but died in an accident, before his wish was satisfied.

===Casting===
Rajamohan first approached [[Atharvaa]] for the lead role but the actor was keen to debut with another project.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/atharvaa-is-the-next-puratchi-nayakan-rajamohan/articleshow/83771641.cms | title=Atharvaa is the next Puratchi Nayakan: Rajamohan - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> When looking out for the actor to play the hero's role, Rajamohan saw Ramakrishan one day walking on the road, who was an [[assistant director]] of [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]] and felt he would be the right person for the role and gave him the role of the protagonist. Tharshana, who later changed her name to Thananya, a second year [[medical student]] hailing from [[Andhra Pradesh]], was picked as the heroine to play the female lead, after she was discovered by Charan and Rajamohan in a [[medical college]]. Though she was hesitating at first, she eventually agreed to take over the role of Thulasi, after Charan and Rajamohan explained her the importance and the scope of her role in the film and convinced her.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/spbcharan-ready-to-execute-his-next-venture/|title=S.P.B.Charan ready to execute his next venture|publisher=kollywoodtoday.com|accessdate=2009-04-21}}</ref>

Apart from Ramakrishnan and Tharshana, another newcomer, Tharun Chatriya, and an older woman, who dons the role of the grandmother of Thulasi, are said to be important characters in the film. Moreover, eight assistant directors and some "lightmen", do act in the film as well, who Rajamohan and Charan wanted to pay a tribute for their hard work and the effort they put in.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamilwire.com/forum/tamil-cinema-news/10454-eight-assistant-directors-act-in-a-film.html|title=Eight assistant directors act in a film|publisher=tamilwire.com|accessdate=2009-04-21}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], a regular of Charan's films, was assigned as the music director, as were the other crew members, who had also worked for Charan's previous venture ''Chennai 600028''.

===Filming===
The shooting of the film started on 9 June 2008 in [[Nagercoil]] and was entirely shot in a small village called "Muttam" near Nagercoil and in surrounding areas.

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover = KPKP small.jpg
| released = 10 January 2009
| recorded = 2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 27:36
| label = [[Think Music]]
| producer = Yuvan Shankar Raja
| prev_title = [[Silambattam (film)|Silambattam]]
| prev_year = 2008
| year = 2009
| next_title = [[Siva Manasula Sakthi]]
| next_year = 2009
}}

The soundtrack is composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] which featured 6 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] and [[Gangai Amaran]]. Father [[S. P. Balasubramaniam]] and son [[SPB Charan]], the producers of the film, have each sung one of the films, as did composer Yuvan Shankar Raja himself and his cousin [[Venkat Prabhu]]. The songs and the film score have been recorded using a live [[orchestra]] and without any [[electronic instruments]] such as [[synthesizers]] so as to create a rural feel to the film's music.<ref>{{cite web|title=Will KPKP turn out to be a trendsetter?|url=http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14880815|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713130901/http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14880815|archive-date=2012-07-13|publisher=[[Sify]]|accessdate=2009-04-21}}</ref> The album was released on 10 January 2009 in [[Chennai]] at [[SRM Engineering College|SRM Valliammai Engineering College]] at Kattankulathur, [[Kanchipuram district]]. Prior to the audio release, the team of the film conducted a two-day event at the campus, where rural games were organized and 30 winners were chosen to attend the audio release of the film along with big stars from the film industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/44528.html|title='Kunguma Poovum Konchumpuraavum' audio released|publisher=indiaglitz.com|accessdate=2009-04-21}}</ref>

The soundtrack was highly successful upon release, with ''Indiaglitz'' stated "Yuvan deserves credit for coming up with an album that is enjoyable and entertaining".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum Music review songs lyrics|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kunguma-poovum-konjum-puravum-songs-review-tamil-movie-10349|access-date=2021-06-03|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' gave 2.5 out of 5 saying "Though this film has strong rural overtones, you are surprised by the fact that you don’t get to hear violins and flutes as much as you’d have expected. Yuvan seems to have concentrated more on rhythms. Vaali scores again. Overall, the album is worth a listen".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puraavum - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Music Reviews - Rajamohan Yuvan Shankar Raja Ramakrishnan Tharshana|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/kunguma-poovum-konjum-puraavum-1.html|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff wrote "It might not contain a set of rocking tunes but this album is a collection of familiar tunes packaged in a refreshing way. Not blockbuster material but worth a listen."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kunguma Poovum is worth a listen|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/04kunguma-poovum-music-review.htm|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref>Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog stated "''Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puraavum'' sees Yuvan in a dithering form".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Music review: Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puraavum (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja) by Milliblog!|date=24 January 2009 |url=https://milliblog.com/2009/01/24/music-review-kunguma-poovum-konjum-puraavum-tamil-yuvan-shankar-raja/|access-date=2021-06-03}}</ref>

{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline = Track listing
| title1 = Muttathu Pakkathil
| lyrics1 = [[Gangai Amaran]]
| extra1 = [[Venkat Prabhu]]
| length1 = 4:02
| title2 = Kadaloram Oru Ooru
| note2 = Version 1
| lyrics2 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra2 = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| length2 = 5:33
| title3 = Chinnan Sirusu
| lyrics3 = Vaali
| extra3 = [[Javed Ali]], [[Bela Shende]]
| length3 = 5:03
| title4 = Na Dharmanda
| lyrics4 = Gangai Amaran
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubramaniam]]
| length4 = 4:00
| title5 = Oru Nimisham
| lyrics5 = Gangai Amaran
| extra5 = [[Velmurugan]]
| length5 = 3:27
| title6 = Kadalaoram Oru Ooru
| note6 = Version 2
| lyrics6 = Vaali
| extra6 = [[S. P. B. Charan]]
| length6 = 5:31
| total_length = 27:36
}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://kpkpthefilm.com/ Official Website]
* {{IMDb title|id=1503130}}

[[Category:2009 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja]]

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