Kudumbam Oru Kovil

1987 Indian film
  • Sivaji Ganesan
  • Lakshmi
  • Murali
  • Ranjini
CinematographyVishwanath RaiEdited byD. VasuMusic byM. Ranga Rao
Production
company
Sujatha Cine Arts
Release date
  • 26 January 1987 (1987-01-26)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Kudumbam Oru Kovil (transl. Family is a temple) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by Anandavalli Balaji. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Lakshmi, Murali and Ranjini. It is a remake of 1985 Hindi film Ghar Dwaar. The film had music by M. Ranga Rao who also composed for the Kannada version Maneye Manthralaya (1986).

Plot

Cast

  • Sivaji Ganesan
  • Lakshmi as Parvathy
  • Murali
  • Ranjini
  • V. K. Ramasamy
  • Janagaraj
  • Poovilangu Mohan
  • Rajasulochana
  • Jayamalini
  • Bindu Ghosh
  • S. N. Vasanth

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by M. Ranga Rao and lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan.[1][2]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kudumbam Oru Kovil"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
2."Manmadhan Kovil"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
3."Dilruba Raja"Vani Jairam 
4."Kudu Kudu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam 

Release and reception

Kudumbam Oru Koyil was released on 26 January 1987, India's Republic Day.[3] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "For a major part of the film, Tirulokchander curiously keeps the teartaps closed or just dribbling but in the end there is a patch that is meant to trigger a flood of tears."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Kudumbam Oru Kovil Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M Ranga Rao". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Kudumbam Oru Kovil (1987)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (26 January 2019). "கே.பாலாஜிக்குப் பிடித்த ஜனவரி 26ம் தேதி!" [K. Balaji liked the date 26 January!]. Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (6 February 1987). "Homage". The Indian Express. p. 14. Retrieved 27 December 2018 – via Google News Archive.

External links

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Films directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar