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{{short description|2003 film by Vishnuvardhan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kurumbu
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]]
| writer = Vishnuvardhan
| story =Nivas
| starring = [[Allari Naresh]]<br>[[Diya (actress)|Diya]]<br>[[Nikita Thukral]]
| producer = Akkineni Indira Anand
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cinematography = Ra. Krishnaa
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio = Indira Innovations
| released = 21 November 2003
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Kurumbu''''' (English: Naughty) is a 2003 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[Romantic comedy|romantic comedy film]] directed by [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]], making his directorial debut. The film, a remake of the 2002 [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film]] ''[[Allari (film)|Allari]]'', stars [[Allari Naresh]], who also starred in the original version, which marked his acting debut, along with the female artists [[Diya (actress)|Diya]] and [[Nikita Thukral]] in lead roles. The film released on 21 November 2003 to poor reviews, failing to repeat the success of the original version and hence, ending up as a [[box-office bomb]], being considered as the only commercially unsuccessful film of director Vishnuvardhan. Although there is the Telugu original, it was dubbed in Telugu also as ''Naa Allari''.

It deals with a love triangle between three teenagers. The story portrays how the hero finds his true love.

==Cast==
* [[Allari Naresh]] as Ravi
* [[Nikita Thukral]] as Aparna
* [[Diya (actress)|Diya]] as Ruchi
* [[Pyramid Natarajan]] as Ravi's father
* [[Meera Krishnan]] as Kalyani, Ravi's mother
* Apsara as Ravi's sister
* [[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]] as Aparna's mother
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Ruchi's father
* [[Nirosha]] as Ruchi's mother
* [[R. S. Shivaji]] as Arokyam, a lift man in the apartment
* Bava Lakshmanan
* [[Ramya Krishnan]] in a [[cameo role]]

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kurumbu
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover = Kurumbu cd cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = <div style="white-space: nowrap;">7 August 2003 (India)</div>
| recorded = 2003
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma]]
| producer = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| prev_title = [[Thennavan]]
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [[Pudhukottayilirundhu Saravanan]]
| next_year = 2003
}}

The music was composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], teaming up with newcomer [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]], who since then has worked together with him and scored the music in all his films. The soundtrack was released on 7 August 2003, featuring 8 tracks, including one [[remix|remixed song]], which is the first ever remix of a Tamil film song to feature in another Tamil film, starting off a new trend and the era of remixes in the [[Tamil film industry]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/11/02/stories/2007110250280800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104110903/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/11/02/stories/2007110250280800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2007|title=Mix and match|accessdate=2009-06-05|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2 November 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/remix-culture-delighting-or-sickening/|title=Remix culture — delighting or sickening??|publisher=kollywoodtoday.com|accessdate=2009-06-05}}</ref> The lyrics were penned by [[Pa. Vijay]].

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration !! Notes
|-
|1 || "Kingini Mingini" || [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], Shalini Singh, Prashanthi || 3:57 ||
|-
|2 || "Oviya" || P. S. Balram || 4:11 ||
|-
|3 || "Adichchi Pudichchi" || Devan, [[Sunitha Sarathy]] || 4:07 ||
|-
|4 || "Kurumbu" || [[Instrumental]] || ||
|-
|5 || "Theme Music" || Instrumental || ||
|-
|6 || "Aasai Nooru Vagai" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], Devan || 4:04 || Remixed from the Tamil film ''[[Adutha Varisu]]'', composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], featuring the original voice of singer Malyasia Vasudevan with lyrics by [[Vaali (poet)|'Kavignar' Vaali]]
|-
|7 || "Adichchi Pudichchi — II" || Afroze, [[Gopika Poornima]] || ||
|-
|8 || "Vaa Masakaatre" || [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Harish Raghavendra]], [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]], Subiksha || 4:49 ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1503131}}

{{Vishnuvardhan (director)}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Vishnuvardhan (director)]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2003 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2003 romantic comedy films]]

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