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{{short description|2002 Tamil-language film}}
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{{Infobox film  
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| name          = ''Gummalam''
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| 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]]
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'''''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 ==
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==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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Gummalam
Directed bySugi S. Moorthy
Produced byKanthasamy
Written bySugi S. Moorthy
StarringMithun Tejaswi
Adithya
Ganesh
Zakeer
Rathi
Music byGandhidasan
CinematographyKrishna
Production
company
Sharmadha Productions
Release date
  • 29 November 2002 (2002-11-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Gummalam (transl. Excitement) is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language teen film. Sugi S. Moorthy directed this film featuring newcomers Mithun Tejaswi, Rathi, Akash, Ganesh and Zakeer.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

This was the second film produced by Kandhasamy after Sethu (1999) and it marked the directorial debut of Suki S. Murthy who earlier assisted Selva. The film was primarily shot at Ooty.[1] The cinematographer Krishna previously worked as an assistant to Santosh Sivan.[2] Two of the songs were shot at Rameswaram and Ooty.[3]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack was composed by Gandhidasan.[4][5]

Reception[edit | edit source]

The Hindu wrote, "if the story hardly affects you at any point, it is the treatment which leaves much to be desired".[6] Visual Dasan of 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.[7] 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'!".[2] 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".[8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Mannath, Malini (14 July 2002). "Kummalam". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 26 March 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mannath, Malini (6 December 2002). "Gummalam". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 11 March 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "All about teenage love". The Hindu. 15 November 2002. Archived from the original on 10 February 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Gummalam". Hungama. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Gummalam- Thulluvatho Ilamai Tamil FIlm Audio CD by Yuvan Shankar Raja". Mossymart. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Gummalam". The Hindu. 6 December 2002. Archived from the original on 18 April 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ↑ தாசன், விஷுவல் (15 December 2002). "கும்மாளம்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 96. Retrieved 29 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ "Kummalam". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 November 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2025.

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