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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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[[Category:1953 films]]
[[Category:1953 films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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Gumastha
Film Poster
Directed byR. M. Krishnasami
Produced byV. C. Subburaman
Written byA. T. Krishnasami
Screenplay byAcharya Athreya
Story byAcharya Athreya
StarringV. Nagaiah
Pandari Bai
B. Jayamma
P. V. Narasimha Bharathi
Music byC. N. Pandurangam
G. Ramanathan
Nagaiah
CinematographyR. M. Krishnasami
Edited byP. V. Manikkam
Bal G. Yadhav
Production
company
Aruna Films
Distributed byFilm Center Limited
Release date
  • 3 April 1953 (1953-04-03) (India)
Running time
16,912 ft.
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Gumastha (transl. 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.[1][2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

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 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 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.

How the government clerk Ranganathan, her brother, solves the problems forms the rest of the story.[1]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Cast adapted from the songbook[3]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film was produced by V. C. Subburaman under the banner Aruna Films and was shot at Film Centre, Madras.[1]

Sound Track[edit | edit source]

Music was scored by C. N. Pandurangam, G. Ramanathan, Nagaiah and while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi and S. D. S. Yogiar. Singers are: V. Nagaiah and B. Jayamma. Playback singers are A. M. Raja, P. Leela, M. L. Vasantha Kumari, Rani, G. Kasthoori and K. R. Chellamuthu.[1][3]

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

External links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Gumastha 1953". The Hindu. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 332. ISBN 1-57958-146-3.
  3. 3.0 3.1 குமாஸ்தா