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Kumudham is a film of genre Drama directed by Adurthi Subba Rao with S. S. Rajendran
Kumudham (1961)
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Add to a movie listKumudham (Tamil: குமுதம்) is a 1961 Indian Tamil film, directed by Adurthi Subba Rao and produced by S. D. Gunasekaran. The film's script was written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars S. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari, M. R. Radha and Sowcar Janaki in lead roles. The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan. Subbarao later remade the film in Telugu as Manchi Manasulu (1962).
The film was released on July 29, 1961 with final reel length of 4,501 metres (14,767 ft) and became a commercial success at box office. The film received Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film at 9th National Film Awards.
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