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	'''''Gumastha''''' ({{~~trans~~\|Clerk}}) is a [[Tamil language]] film ~~released in 1953 with~~ [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]], [[R. S. Manohar]] and [[Pandari Bai]] ~~in the lead roles~~. The film was produced in Tamil and Telugu under the same title.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gumastha-1953/article7800205.ece\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|title=Gumastha 1953\|date=24 October 2015\|accessdate=30 May 2018\|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20170122052750/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gumastha-1953/article7800205.ece\|archivedate=22 January 2017\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen\|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema\|url={{google books\|plainurl=y\|id=SLkABAAAQBAJ\|~~page~~=332}}\|location= \|publisher=[[Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers]]\|~~page~~=332\|date=1999\|isbn=1-57958-146-3}}</ref>		'''''Gumastha''''' ({{translation\|Clerk}}) is a 1953 [[Tamil language]] film starring [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]], [[R. S. Manohar]] and [[Pandari Bai]]. The film was produced in Tamil and Telugu under the same title.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gumastha-1953/article7800205.ece\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|title=Gumastha 1953\|date=24 October 2015\|accessdate=30 May 2018\|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170122052750/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gumastha-1953/article7800205.ece\|archivedate=22 January 2017\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen\|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema\|url={{google books\|plainurl=y\|id=SLkABAAAQBAJ\|pages=332}}\|location= \|publisher=[[Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers]]\|pages=332\|date=1999\|isbn=1-57958-146-3}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	Though Gopu is a smart young man, he couldn't continue his college education due to the financial situation in the family.		Though Gopu is a smart young man, he couldn't continue his college education due to the financial situation in the family.
	In the meantime, a rich man's son, Ravi meets Susheela and ~~gets~~ attracted ~~towards~~ her. Eventually, they both become lovers.		In the meantime, a rich man's son, Ravi meets Susheela and is attracted to her. Eventually, they both become lovers.
	Ravi has a medical problem in the heart. The doctor advises him against marriage. But he dismisses it and marries Susheela. She ~~comes to know about~~ Ravi's medical condition and refuses to be intimate with him. However, one day Ravi forces and make love to her due to which she becomes pregnant.		Ravi has a medical problem in the heart. The doctor advises him against marriage. But he dismisses it and marries Susheela. She learns of Ravi's medical condition and refuses to be intimate with him. However, one day Ravi forces and make love to her due to which she becomes pregnant.

	People, who know about Ravi's medical condition, suspects Susheela as carrying someone else's child. She becomes distressed. Her old father, learning about her plight, dies of shock.		People, who know about Ravi's medical condition, suspects Susheela as carrying someone else's child. She becomes distressed. Her old father, learning about her plight, dies of shock.
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	== Sound Track ==		== Sound Track ==
	Music was scored by [[C. N. Pandurangan\|C. N. Pandurangam]], [[G. Ramanathan]], [[V. Nagaiah\|Nagaiah]] and while the lyrics were penned by [[A. Maruthakasi]] and [[S. D. S. Yogi]]ar. Singers are: [[V. Nagaiah]] and [[B. Jayamma]]. [[Playback singer]]s are [[A. M. Rajah\|A. M. Raja]], [[P. Leela]], [[M. L. Vasanthakumari\|M. L. Vasantha Kumari]], [[K. Rani (singer)\|Rani]], G. Kasthoori and K. R. Chellamuthu.<ref name=hindu /><ref name=songbook />		Music was scored by [[C. N. Pandurangan\|C. N. Pandurangam]], [[G. Ramanathan]], [[V. Nagaiah\|Nagaiah]] and while the lyrics were penned by [[A. Maruthakasi]] and [[S. D. S. Yogi]]ar. Singers are: [[V. Nagaiah]] and [[B. Jayamma]]. [[Playback singer]]s are [[A. M. Rajah\|A. M. Raja]], [[P. Leela]], [[M. L. Vasanthakumari\|M. L. Vasantha Kumari]], [[K. Rani (singer)\|Rani]], G. Kasthoori and K. R. Chellamuthu.<ref name=hindu /><ref name=songbook />

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{{Infobox film
| name = Gumastha
| image = Gumastha tamil film 1953 poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film Poster
| native_name = குமாஸ்தா
| director = R. M. Krishnasami
| producer = V. C. Subburaman
| writer = [[A. T. Krishnasami]]
| screenplay = [[Aatreya (playwright)|Acharya Athreya]]
| story = [[Aatreya (playwright)|Acharya Athreya]]
| based_on = 
| starring = [[V. Nagaiah]] [[Pandari Bai]] [[B. Jayamma]] [[P. V. Narasimha Bharathi]]
| music = [[C. N. Pandurangan|C. N. Pandurangam]] [[G. Ramanathan]] [[V. Nagaiah|Nagaiah]]
| cinematography = R. M. Krishnasami
| editing = P. V. Manikkam Bal G. Yadhav
| studio = Aruna Films
| distributor = Film Center Limited
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1953|04|03|India}}
| runtime = 16,912 ft.
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross = 
}}
'''''Gumastha''''' ({{trans|Clerk}}) is a [[Tamil language]] film released in 1953 with [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]], [[R. S. Manohar]] and [[Pandari Bai]] in the lead roles. The film was produced in Tamil and Telugu under the same title.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gumastha-1953/article7800205.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Gumastha 1953|date=24 October 2015|accessdate=30 May 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20170122052750/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gumastha-1953/article7800205.ece|archivedate=22 January 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url={{google books|plainurl=y|id=SLkABAAAQBAJ|page=332}}|location= |publisher=[[Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers]]|page=332|date=1999|isbn=1-57958-146-3}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Ranganathan is a government clerk struggling in life with a low salary and a big family. He has to support his aged father, his wife, two children, his brother Gopu and an unmarried sister, Susheela.

Though Gopu is a smart young man, he couldn't continue his college education due to the financial situation in the family.
In the meantime, a rich man's son, Ravi meets Susheela and gets attracted towards her. Eventually, they both become lovers.
Ravi has a medical problem in the heart. The doctor advises him against marriage. But he dismisses it and marries Susheela. She comes to know about Ravi's medical condition and refuses to be intimate with him. However, one day Ravi forces and make love to her due to which she becomes pregnant.

People, who know about Ravi's medical condition, suspects Susheela as carrying someone else's child. She becomes distressed. Her old father, learning about her plight, dies of shock.

How the government clerk Ranganathan, her brother, solves the problems forms the rest of the story.<ref name=hindu />

== Cast ==
''Cast adapted from the songbook''<ref name=songbook>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNTVdLNWtxZHhsd28/view குமாஸ்தா]</ref>
{{Col-begin|width=70%}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
;Male Cast
* [[V. Nagaiah]] as Clerk Ranganathan
* [[R. S. Manohar|Manohar]] as Brother Gopu
* [[P. V. Narasimha Bharathi]] as Ravi
* Friend Ramasami as Ravi's Friend
* T. N. Sivathanu as Ravi's Father
* M. L. N. Kaushik as Shankar
* C. V. V. Panthulu as Shankar's Father
* T. V. Sethuraman as Friend's Father
* V. K. Karthikeyan as Harmonium Player
* Karuppaiah as Astrologer
* P. Sundarabashyam Naidu as Ranganathan's Father
* Balan as Gupta
* V. T. Kalyanam as Homeowners's Clerk
* Bhairavan as Ranganathan's Son (Adult)
* P. Kalyanam as Ranganathan's Son's Friend
* Anil Kumar as Ranganathan's Son (Child)
{{col-break|width=50%}}
;Female Cast
* [[Pandari Bai]] as Ranganathan's Sister, Susheela
* [[B. Jayamma]] as Seetha
* [[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Ravi's Mother
* [[M. Saroja]] as Pappi
* Menaka as Rani
* Angamuthu as Milkmaid
* Venu Bai as Shankar's Mother
* Baby Uma as Ranganathan's Daughter
{{col-end}}

== Production ==
The film was produced by V. C. Subburaman under the banner Aruna Films and was shot at Film Centre, [[Madras]].<ref name=hindu />

== Sound Track ==
Music was scored by [[C. N. Pandurangan|C. N. Pandurangam]], [[G. Ramanathan]], [[V. Nagaiah|Nagaiah]] and while the lyrics were penned by [[A. Maruthakasi]] and [[S. D. S. Yogi]]ar. Singers are: [[V. Nagaiah]] and [[B. Jayamma]]. [[Playback singer]]s are [[A. M. Rajah|A. M. Raja]], [[P. Leela]], [[M. L. Vasanthakumari|M. L. Vasantha Kumari]], [[K. Rani (singer)|Rani]], G. Kasthoori and K. R. Chellamuthu.<ref name=hindu /><ref name=songbook />

{| class="wikitable"
! Track || Song || Singer(s) || Lyricist || Composer
|-
| 1 || "Aadhari Jegadheeswari Amba" || [[B. Jayamma]] || [[A. Maruthakasi|Maruthakasi]] || rowspan=2|[[C. N. Pandurangan|C. N. Pandurangam]]
|-
| 2 || "Aiyavin Penndattikku" || [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]], K. R. Chellamuthu || [[S. D. S. Yogi]]
|-
| 3 || "Aasaiye Veen Aanadhe!" || [[P. Leela]] || Maruthakasi || [[C. N. Pandurangan|Pandurangam]]
|-
| 4 || "Sopalangi Mappillaikku" || [[K. Rani (singer)|Rani]], G. Kasthoori & Party || Maruthakasi || [[G. Ramanathan]]
|-
| 5 || "Inbamo! Thunbamo! Edhuvume Nilladhe!" || [[A. M. Rajah|Raja]] || Maruthakasi || rowspan=4|[[C. N. Pandurangan|Pandurangam]]
|-
| 6 || "Theeradha Varumaiyudan" || B. Jayamma || Maruthakasi
|-
| 7 || "Hey Manidha! Enge Odugirai?" || Nagaiah || [[V. Nagaiah|Nagaiah]]
|-
| 8 || "Dance Baby Dance!" || [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]] || Maruthakasi
|}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0325510|Gumastha}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1953 films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:1953 drama films]]