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	{{Infobox film		{{use Indian English\|date=April 2013}}
	~~\| name = ''Gummalam''~~		{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2022}}
	\| image =		{{Infobox film
	~~\| image_size~~ =		\| image =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = Sugi S. Moorthy		\| director = Sugi S. Moorthy
	\| producer = Kanthasamy		\| producer = Kanthasamy
	\| writer =Sugi S. Moorthy		\| writer = Sugi S. Moorthy
	\| starring = [[Mithun Tejaswi]]<br />Adithya<br />Ganesh<br />Zakeer<br />[[Rathi Arumugam\|Rathi]]		\| starring = [[Mithun Tejaswi]]<br />Adithya<br />Ganesh<br />Zakeer<br />[[Rathi Arumugam\|Rathi]]
	\| music = Gandhidasan		\| music = Gandhidasan
	\| studio =Sharmadha Productions		\| cinematography = Krishna
	\| released = 29 ~~November 2002~~		\| studio = Sharmadha Productions
	\| country = [[India]]		\| released = {{Film date\|2002\|11\|29\|df=yes}}
	\| language = ~~[[Tamil language\|~~Tamil]]		\| country = India
			\| language = Tamil
	}}		}}
	'''''Gummalam''''' (~~lit.~~ Excitement) is a 2002 Tamil film. Sugi S. Moorthy directed this film ~~with~~ newcomers Mithun Tejaswi, [[Rathi Arumugam\|Rathi]], Akash, Ganesh and Zakeer.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov231.asp \|title=Archived copy \|website=chennaionline.com \|access-date=14 March 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311222601/http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov231.asp \|archive-date=11 March 2005 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>		'''''Gummalam''''' ({{translation\|Excitement}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[teen film]]. Sugi S. Moorthy directed this film featuring newcomers Mithun Tejaswi, [[Rathi Arumugam\|Rathi]], Akash, Ganesh and Zakeer.

	==Cast==		== Cast ==
			{{Cast listing\|
	*[[Mithun Tejaswi]] as Dinesh		*[[Mithun Tejaswi]] as Dinesh
	*R. Ganesh as Sekhar		*R. Ganesh as Sekhar
	*Adithya as Uncle		*Adithya as Uncle
	*Zakeer as Iyyappan		*Zakeer as Iyyappan
	*[[Rathi Arumugam\|Rathi]] as Anu		*[[Rathi Arumugam\|Rathi]] as Anu
	*[[Kazan Khan]]		*[[Kazan Khan]]
	*[[Vineetha]]		*[[Vineetha]]
	*[[Kaka Radhakrishnan]]		*[[Kaka Radhakrishnan]]
	*[[Ponnambalam]]		*[[Ponnambalam (actor)\|Ponnambalam]]
	*[[Vasu Vikram]]		*[[Vasu Vikram]]
	*Ravikumar		*[[Ravikumar (actor)\|Ravikumar]]
	*Selvam		*Selvam
	*[[A. C. Murali Mohan\|Murali Mohan]]		*[[A. C. Murali Mohan\|Murali Mohan]]
	*[[Typist Gopu]]		*[[Typist Gopu]]
	*[[Kavitha (actress)\|Kavitha]]		*[[Kavitha (actress)\|Kavitha]]
			*Gowthami Vembunathan
			}}

	==Production==		== Production ==
	Two of the songs were shot at Rameswaram and ~~Udhagamandalam.This is the renowned colorist G Balaji's first film~~.<ref>{{~~cite~~ web \|url=http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/15/stories/2002111501030200.htm \|~~title=Archived copy \|website=thehindu.com \|access~~-~~date~~=~~17 January 2022~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030210201842/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/15/stories/2002111501030200.htm \|archive-date=10 February 2003 \|~~url~~-~~status~~=~~dead~~}}</ref>		This was the second film produced by Kandhasamy after ''[[Sethu (film)\|Sethu]]'' (1999) and it marked the directorial debut of Suki S. Murthy who earlier assisted [[Selva (director)\|Selva]]. The film was primarily shot at Ooty.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mannath \|first=Malini \|date=14 July 2002 \|title=Kummalam \|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kummalam.asp \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040326201022/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kummalam.asp \|archive-date=26 March 2004 \|access-date=4 November 2024 \|website=Chennai Online}}</ref> The cinematographer Krishna previously worked as an assistant to [[Santosh Sivan]].<ref name="C" /> Two of the songs were shot at Rameswaram and Ooty.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 November 2002 \|title=All about teenage love \|url=http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/15/stories/2002111501030200.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030210201842/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/15/stories/2002111501030200.htm \|archive-date=10 February 2003 \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

	==Soundtrack==		== Soundtrack ==
	Soundtrack was composed by Gandhidasan.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hungama.com/album/gummalam/1913807/\|title = Gummalam}}</ref>		Soundtrack was composed by Gandhidasan.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Gummalam \|url=https://www.hungama.com/album/gummalam/1913807/ \|access-date=4 November 2024 \|website=Hungama}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Gummalam- Thulluvatho Ilamai Tamil FIlm Audio CD by Yuvan Shankar Raja \|url=https://mossymart.com/shop/gummalam-thulluvatho-ilamai-tamil-film-audio-cd-by-yuvan-shankar-raja/ \|access-date=2025-12-04 \|website=Mossymart \|language=en}}</ref>
	*"Thitranga" - [[Tippu (singer)\|Tippu]]
	*"Kaatre" - [[Sujatha Mohan\|Sujatha]]		*"Thitranga" – [[Tippu (singer)\|Tippu]]
	*"Yaaro" - Unni Menon		*"Kaatre" – [[Sujatha Mohan\|Sujatha]]
	*"Dhimsukattai" - Timmy		*"Yaaro" – Unni Menon
	*"Ovvoru Naalum" - Unnikrishnan		*"Dhimsukattai" – Timmy
			*"Ovvoru Naalum" – [[P. Unnikrishnan]]

	==Reception==		==Reception==
	''Thiraipadam'' wrote "For the most part, Gummaalam reminds us of other recent movies featuring students and their activities. It features four such students and has them fighting over one woman. But the movie ventures into serious territory by giving the woman a sad, serious past. Not only do the two portions of the movie not gel, but the serious portion is too haphazard to make up for the distasteful and vulgar portions involving the four students".<ref>http://thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=267&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english {{Bare URL inline\|date=May 2022}}</ref> ''The Hindu'' wrote "~~And~~ if the story hardly affects you at any point, it is the treatment which leaves much to be desired".<ref>{{~~cite~~ web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/06/stories/2002120601070200.htm \|~~title=Archived copy \|website=www.thehindu.com \|access~~-~~date~~=~~17 January 2022~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030418023408/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/06/stories/2002120601070200.htm \|archive-date=18 April 2003 \|~~url~~-~~status~~=~~dead~~}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/kalki2002-12-15/page/n97/mode/2up ''~~Kalki~~'' review]</ref>		''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "if the story hardly affects you at any point, it is the treatment which leaves much to be desired".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=6 December 2002 \|title=Gummalam \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/06/stories/2002120601070200.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030418023408/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/06/stories/2002120601070200.htm \|archive-date=18 April 2003 \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Visual Dasan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]]'' wrote while the refugee camp flashback at the end of the vibrant film has more density and depth, Vinita's character and the imposed songs are occasional reminders that Kummalam is commercial cinema.<ref>{{cite magazine \|last=தாசன் \|first=விஷுவல் \|date=15 December 2002 \|title=கும்மாளம் \|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2002-12-15/page/n97/mode/2up \|access-date=29 October 2023 \|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]] \|page=96 \|language=ta \|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote "That the director is a debutant is no excuse, he should have been better prepared before he ventured. Surprising, that it's the same banner that produced a film like 'Sethu'!".<ref name="C">{{Cite web \|last=Mannath \|first=Malini \|date=6 December 2002 \|title=Gummalam \|url=http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov231.asp \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311222601/http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov231.asp \|archive-date=11 March 2005 \|access-date=14 March 2022 \|website=Chennai Online}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' wrote "It is absolutely a lamebrained film as the story and situations are totally corny. However the new comers Mithun, Rati, Tejaswini and Ganesh have come out with decent performances. The songs are below average".<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kummalam \|url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?ctid=5&cid=2429&id=12181707 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031117135505/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?ctid=5&cid=2429&id=12181707 \|archive-date=17 November 2003 \|access-date=4 December 2025 \|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

	==References==		== References ==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	==External links==		== External links ==
	* ~~http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=gummalam~~		*{{IMDb title}}
			*{{Rotten Tomatoes}}

			[[Category:2002 Indian films]]
			[[Category:2002 Tamil-language films]]
			[[Category:2000s teen films]]
			[[Category:2002 directorial debut films]]
	[[Category:2002 films]]		[[Category:2002 films]]
	[[Category:~~Indian films~~]]		[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]
	[[Category:~~2000s Tamil-language~~ films]]		[[Category:Indian teen films]]
	[[Category:~~2000s coming~~-~~of-age drama films]]~~		[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
	~~[[Category:~~Indian ~~coming-of-age drama~~ films]]
	~~[[Category:2002 directorial debut films]]~~


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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = ''Gummalam''		\| name = ''Gummalam''
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	\| producer = Kanthasamy		\| producer = Kanthasamy
	\| writer =Sugi S. Moorthy		\| writer =Sugi S. Moorthy
	\| starring = [[Mithun Tejaswi]]<br/>~~[[Rathi Arumugam]]<br/>Akash~~<br/>Ganesh<br/>Zakeer<br/>[[~~Kaka Radhakrishnan~~]]~~<br/>Ponnambalam<br/>Ravikumar<br/> Selvam<br/>Vasu Vikram~~		\| starring = [[Mithun Tejaswi]]<br />Adithya<br />Ganesh<br />Zakeer<br />[[Rathi Arumugam\|Rathi]]
	\| music = Gandhidasan		\| music = Gandhidasan
	\| studio =Sharmadha Productions		\| studio =Sharmadha Productions
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	\| language = [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]		\| language = [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]
	}}		}}
	'''''Gummalam''''' (lit. Excitement) is a 2002 Tamil film. Sugi S. Moorthy directed this film with newcomers Mithun Tejaswi, Akash, Ganesh and Zakeer.		'''''Gummalam''''' (lit. Excitement) is a 2002 Tamil film. Sugi S. Moorthy directed this film with newcomers Mithun Tejaswi, [[Rathi Arumugam\|Rathi]], Akash, Ganesh and Zakeer.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov231.asp \|title=Archived copy \|website=chennaionline.com \|access-date=14 March 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311222601/http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov231.asp \|archive-date=11 March 2005 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	*[[Mithun Tejaswi]] as Dinesh		*[[Mithun Tejaswi]] as Dinesh
	*[[Rathi Arumugam]] as Anu		*R. Ganesh as Sekhar
			*Adithya as Uncle
			*Zakeer as Iyyappan
			*[[Rathi Arumugam\|Rathi]] as Anu
			*[[Kazan Khan]]
			*[[Vineetha]]
	*[[Kaka Radhakrishnan]]		*[[Kaka Radhakrishnan]]
	*~~Akash~~		*[[Ponnambalam]]
	*~~Ganesh~~		*[[Vasu Vikram]]
	*~~Zakeer~~		*Ravikumar
			*Selvam
			*[[A. C. Murali Mohan\|Murali Mohan]]
			*[[Typist Gopu]]
	*[[Kavitha (actress)\|Kavitha]]		*[[Kavitha (actress)\|Kavitha]]

	==Production==		==Production==
	Two of the songs were shot at Rameswaram and Udhagamandalam.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030210201842/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/15/stories/2002111501030200.htm ]</ref>		Two of the songs were shot at Rameswaram and Udhagamandalam.This is the renowned colorist G Balaji's first film.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/15/stories/2002111501030200.htm \|title=Archived copy \|website=thehindu.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030210201842/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/15/stories/2002111501030200.htm \|archive-date=10 February 2003 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
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	==Reception==		==Reception==
	''Thiraipadam'' wrote "For the most part, Gummaalam reminds us of other recent movies featuring students and their activities. It features four such students and has them fighting over one woman. But the movie ventures into serious territory by giving the woman a sad, serious past. Not only do the two portions of the movie not gel, but the serious portion is too haphazard to make up for the distasteful and vulgar portions involving the four students".<ref>http://thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=267&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english</ref> ''The Hindu'' wrote "And if the story hardly affects you at any point, it is the treatment which leaves much to be desired".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030418023408/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/06/stories/2002120601070200.htm ]</ref>		''Thiraipadam'' wrote "For the most part, Gummaalam reminds us of other recent movies featuring students and their activities. It features four such students and has them fighting over one woman. But the movie ventures into serious territory by giving the woman a sad, serious past. Not only do the two portions of the movie not gel, but the serious portion is too haphazard to make up for the distasteful and vulgar portions involving the four students".<ref>http://thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=267&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english {{Bare URL inline\|date=May 2022}}</ref> ''The Hindu'' wrote "And if the story hardly affects you at any point, it is the treatment which leaves much to be desired".<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/06/stories/2002120601070200.htm \|title=Archived copy \|website=www.thehindu.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030418023408/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/06/stories/2002120601070200.htm \|archive-date=18 April 2003 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/kalki2002-12-15/page/n97/mode/2up ''Kalki'' review]</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
	Soundtrack was composed by Gandhidasan.<ref>https://www.hungama.com/album/gummalam/1913807/</ref>		Soundtrack was composed by Gandhidasan.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hungama.com/album/gummalam/1913807/\|title = Gummalam}}</ref>
	*"Thitranga" - [[Tippu (singer)\|Tippu]]		*"Thitranga" - [[Tippu (singer)\|Tippu]]
	*"Kaatre" - [[Sujatha Mohan\|Sujatha]]		*"Kaatre" - [[Sujatha Mohan\|Sujatha]]

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{{EngvarB|date=April 2013}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = ''Gummalam''
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = Sugi S. Moorthy
| producer = Kanthasamy
| writer =Sugi S. Moorthy
| starring = [[Mithun Tejaswi]] [[Rathi Arumugam]] Akash Ganesh Zakeer [[Kaka Radhakrishnan]] Ponnambalam Ravikumar Selvam Vasu Vikram
| music = Gandhidasan
| studio =Sharmadha Productions
| released = 29 November 2002
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
}}
'''''Gummalam''''' (lit. Excitement) is a 2002 Tamil film. Sugi S. Moorthy directed this film with newcomers Mithun Tejaswi, Akash, Ganesh and Zakeer.

==Cast==
*[[Mithun Tejaswi]] as Dinesh
*[[Rathi Arumugam]] as Anu
*[[Kaka Radhakrishnan]]
*Akash
*Ganesh
*Zakeer
*[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]]

==Production==
Two of the songs were shot at Rameswaram and Udhagamandalam.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030210201842/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/15/stories/2002111501030200.htm ]</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Soundtrack was composed by Gandhidasan.<ref>https://www.hungama.com/album/gummalam/1913807/</ref>
*"Thitranga" - [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]
*"Kaatre" - [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
*"Yaaro" - Unni Menon
*"Dhimsukattai" - Timmy
*"Ovvoru Naalum" - Unnikrishnan

==Reception==
''Thiraipadam'' wrote "For the most part, Gummaalam reminds us of other recent movies featuring students and their activities. It features four such students and has them fighting over one woman. But the movie ventures into serious territory by giving the woman a sad, serious past. Not only do the two portions of the movie not gel, but the serious portion is too haphazard to make up for the distasteful and vulgar portions involving the four students".<ref>http://thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=267&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english</ref> ''The Hindu'' wrote "And if the story hardly affects you at any point, it is the treatment which leaves much to be desired".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030418023408/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/06/stories/2002120601070200.htm ]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=gummalam

[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s coming-of-age drama films]]
[[Category:Indian coming-of-age drama films]]
[[Category:2002 directorial debut films]]

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