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{{Infobox film
| name = Kurathi Magan
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
| producer = Balu
| writer = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
| screenplay = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
| story = [[Kalaignanam]]
| narrator =
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Gemini Ganesan]]
* [[K. R. Vijaya]]
* [[Master Sridhar]]
* [[Jayachitra]]
* [[M. N. Nambiar]]
* [[Kamal Haasan]]
}}
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = K. S. Prasad
| editing = R. Devarajan
| studio = Ravi Productions
| distributor = Ravi Productions
| released = 29 April 1972
| runtime = 172 mins
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Kurathi Magan''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]. The film features [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[Master Sridhar]] and [[Jayachitra]] introduced in the film, [[Shylashri]], [[V. S. Raghavan]], [[Suruli Rajan]] and [[Kamal Haasan]] in a brief role. [[R. Muthuraman]] plays a cameo.

==Plot==
The plot is about how a mother from the [[Kuravar]] community sacrifices her motherhood for the sake of her son's future.

==Cast==
* [[Gemini Ganesan]]<ref name="Versatile talent" />
* [[K. R. Vijaya]]<ref name="Versatile talent" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2020 |title=''நான் பெரிய நடிகையா வருவேன்னு ஜெமினி சார் சொன்னபடியே நடந்துச்சு!'' - ஜெமினி கணேசன் 100 - கே.ஆர்.விஜயா நெகிழ்ச்சி |language=ta |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/607514-gemini-100-k-r-vijaya-3.html |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]]}}</ref>
* [[M. N. Nambiar]]
* [[Master Sridhar]]<ref name="Versatile talent">{{Cite web |date=12 December 2013 |title=Versatile talent |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/versatile-talent/article5451454.ece |access-date=24 August 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131212145808/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/versatile-talent/article5451454.ece |archive-date=12 December 2013}}</ref>
* [[Jayachitra]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=15 November 2015 |title=Film director K.S. Gopalakrishnan dead |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/film-director-ks-gopalakrishnan-dead/article7879328.ece |access-date=12 July 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180309064003/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/film-director-ks-gopalakrishnan-dead/article7879328.ece |archive-date=9 March 2018}}</ref>
* [[Kamal Haasan]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 November 2017 |title=Happy Birthday Kamal Haasan: Top quotes of the actor that prove why he is one of the best |url=https://regional.pinkvilla.com/tamil/features/happy-birthday-kamal-haasan-top-quotes-actor-prove-one-best/ |access-date=24 August 2020 |website=[[Pinkvilla]]}}</ref>
* [[R. Muthuraman]] (Cameo Appearance)
* [[Shylashri]]
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]
* [[V. S. Raghavan]]
* [[O. A. K. Thevar]]
* [[Karikol Raju]]
* [[Suruli Rajan]]
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]]
* [[Shanmugasundaram]]
* [[Shanmugasundari]]
* [[G. Sakunthala]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2019 |title=மந்திரி குமாரியின் அரச குமாரி ஜி.சகுந்தலா |language=ta |url=https://www.dinakaran.com/Ladies_Detail.asp?Nid=6891 |access-date=24 August 2020 |website=[[Dinakaran]]}}</ref>
* S. R. Janaki
* "Baby" Kumutha
* "Baby" Thamizh Selvi
* "Master" Rajkumar
* "Master" Bablu

== Production ==
''Kurathi Magan'' directed by [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2015 |title=Tamil writer-director-producer KS Gopalakrishnan dies |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/tamil-writer-director-producer-ks-gopalakrishnan-dies/story-lU1pwgLexPjY9Th41FSglJ.html |access-date=24 August 2020 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> This was the debut movie of actress [[Jayachitra]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/18/stories/2002121800190200.htm |title=As charming as ever |date=18 December 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322192008/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/18/stories/2002121800190200.htm |archive-date=22 March 2007 |url-status=usurped |access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>

[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] and [[Sivakumar]] was considered for the Kurathi and Kurathi son role, before [[K. R. Vijaya]] and [[Master Sridhar]] was finalised. Padmini withdrew from the film 2 days after production began as a result of her marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/636747-thiraippada-solai.html |title=திரைப்படச்சோலை 8: கே.எஸ்.கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன் |language=ta |date=22 February 2021 |access-date=4 May 2021 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210530031621/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/636747-thiraippada-solai.html |archive-date= 30 May 2021}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], while the lyrics were written by [[Udumalai Narayana Kavi]], [[Kannadasan]] and [[A. Maruthakasi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inbaminge.com/t/k/Kurathi%20Magan/|title=Kurathi Magan Songs|accessdate=2014-06-25}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Anjathe Nee" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || 06:15
|-
| 2 || "Geena Geguna" || S. C. Krishnan, Krishnamoorthy, 'Tiruchy' Loganathan, Thangappan, M. R. Vijaya || 03:19
|-
| 3 || "Jaathigal Illaiyadi" || P. Susheela || 05:46
|-
| 4 || "Kurathi Vadi" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 03:15
|-
| 5 || "Nattukkulle" || [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]], [[L. R. Eswari]] || 03:13
|}

== Release ==
''Kurathi Magan'' was released on 29 April 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kurathi Magan (1972) |url=https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1972/kurathi-magan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602033547/https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1972/kurathi-Magan |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=2 June 2021 |website=Screen4Screen}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0215916}}

[[Category:1972 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]

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