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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Gumastha tamil film 1953 poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = R. M. Krishnasami<br />
| producer = V. C. Subburaman<br />
| writer = [[A. T. Krishnasami]] (dialogues)<br />
| screenplay = [[Acharya Aatreya]]<br />
| story = Acharya Aatreya<br />
| starring = [[V. Nagayya]]<br />[[Pandari Bai]]<br />[[B. Jayamma]]<br />[[P. V. Narasimha Bharathi]]<br />
| music = [[C. N. Pandurangan|C. N. Pandurangam]]<br />[[G. Ramanathan]]<br />[[V. Nagayya|Nagayya]]<br />
| cinematography = R. M. Krishnasami<br />
| editing = P. V. Manikkam<br />Bal G. Yadhav<br />
| studio = Aruna Films<br />
| distributor = Film Center Limited<br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1953|04|03}}<br />
| runtime = 184 minutes (Tamil)<br />187 minutes (Telugu)<ref name="Encyclopaedia" /><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />Telugu<br />
}}<br />
'''''Gumastha''''' ({{translation|Clerk}}) is a 1953 Indian film starring [[V. Nagayya]], [[R. S. Manohar]] and [[Pandari Bai]]. The film was produced in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language]]s under the same title. It is based on the play ''NGO'' (Non-Gazetted Officer) by [[Acharya Aatreya]].<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=24 October 2015 |title=Gumastha 1953 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gumastha-1953/article7800205.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170122052750/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gumastha-1953/article7800205.ece |archive-date=22 January 2017 |access-date=30 May 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="Encyclopaedia">{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |author-link1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |author-link2=Paul Willemen |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |pages=332 |orig-date=1994}}</ref> The film was released on 3 April 1953.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1953 – குமாஸ்தா –அருணா பிலிம்ஸ் (த-தெ) |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953-cinedetails10.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127050410/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953-cinedetails10.asp |archive-date=27 January 2020 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=ta |access-date=2 September 2024 }}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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.<br />
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Though Gopu is a smart young man, he couldn't continue with his college education due to the financial situation in the family.<br />
In the meantime, a rich man's son, Ravi meets Susheela and is attracted to her. Eventually, they both become lovers.<br />
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.<br />
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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.<br />
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How the government clerk Ranganathan, her brother, solves the problems forms the rest of the story.<ref name="hindu" /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
''Cast adapted from the songbook''<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/download/sok.Gumastha_R.M.Krishnaswamy_1953/139.%20Gumastha_R.M.Krishnaswamy_1953.pdf |title=குமாஸ்தா |year=1953 |language=ta |type=[[song book]] |access-date=2024-09-02 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><br />
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;Male Cast<br />
* [[V. Nagayya]] as Clerk Ranganathan<br />
* [[R. S. Manohar|Manohar]] as Brother Gopu<br />
* [[P. V. Narasimha Bharathi]] as Ravi<br />
* Friend Ramasami as Ravi's Friend<br />
* T. N. Sivathanu as Ravi's Father<br />
* M. L. N. Kaushik as Shankar<br />
* C. V. V. Panthulu as Shankar's Father<br />
* T. V. Sethuraman as Friend's Father<br />
* V. K. Karthikeyan as Harmonium Player<br />
* Karuppaiah as Astrologer<br />
* P. Sundarabashyam Naidu as Ranganathan's Father<br />
* Balan as Gupta<br />
* V. T. Kalyanam as Homeowners's Clerk<br />
* Bhairavan as Ranganathan's Son (Adult)<br />
* P. Kalyanam as Ranganathan's Son's Friend<br />
* Anil Kumar as Ranganathan's Son (Child)<br />
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;Female Cast<br />
* [[Pandari Bai]] as Ranganathan's Sister, Susheela<br />
* [[B. Jayamma]] as Seetha<br />
* [[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Ravi's Mother<br />
* [[M. Saroja]] as Pappi<br />
* Menaka as Rani<br />
* Angamuthu as Milkmaid<br />
* Venu Bai as Shankar's Mother<br />
* Baby Uma as Ranganathan's Daughter<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film was produced by V. C. Subburaman under the banner Aruna Films and was shot at Film Centre, [[Madras]].<ref name="hindu" /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was scored by [[C. N. Pandurangan|C. N. Pandurangam]], [[G. Ramanathan]], [[V. Nagayya|Nagayya]] and while the lyrics were penned by [[A. Maruthakasi]] and [[S. D. S. Yogi]]ar.<ref name="hindu" /><ref name="songbook" /><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Song || Singer(s) || Lyricist || Composer<br />
|-<br />
| "Aadhari Jegadheeswari Amba" || [[B. Jayamma]] || [[A. Maruthakasi|Maruthakasi]] || rowspan=2|[[C. N. Pandurangan|C. N. Pandurangam]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Aiyavin Penndattikku" || [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]], K. R. Chellamuthu || [[S. D. S. Yogi]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Aasaiye Veen Aanadhe!" || [[P. Leela]] || Maruthakasi || [[C. N. Pandurangan|Pandurangam]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Sopalangi Mappillaikku" || [[K. Rani (singer)|Rani]], G. Kasthoori & Party || Maruthakasi || [[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Inbamo! Thunbamo! Edhuvume Nilladhe!" || [[A. M. Rajah|Raja]] || Maruthakasi || rowspan=4|[[C. N. Pandurangan|Pandurangam]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Theeradha Varumaiyudan" || B. Jayamma || Maruthakasi<br />
|-<br />
| "Hey Manidha! Enge Odugirai?" || Nagayya || [[V. Nagayya|Nagayya]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Dance Baby Dance!" || [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]] || Maruthakasi<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
According to historian [[Randor Guy]], the film performed average at the box office due its "predictable storyline".<ref name="hindu" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title}}<br />
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[[Category:1953 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1953 multilingual films]]<br />
[[Category:1953 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1953 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1953 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1953 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by C. N. Pandurangan]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by G. Ramanathan]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by V. Nagayya]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]<br />
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language drama films]]<br />
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