Karpooram

Karpooram
Karpooram
	File:Karpooram poster.jpg Poster
Directed by	C. N. Shanmugham
Produced by	V. T. Arasu
Screenplay by	C. N. Shanmugham
Starring	A. V. M. Rajan ; Pushpalatha
Music by	D. B. Ramachandra
Cinematography	Vinodhan
Edited by	Govindaswami
Production; company	Shashti Films
Release date	9 December 1967;
Running time	170 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Karpooram (transl. Camphor) is a 1967 Tamil-language film directed by C. N. Shanmugham. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan and Pushpalatha.^[2] It won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film, and Rajan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.^[3]

Plot[edit]

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Karpooram was directed by C. N. Shanmugham, who also wrote the screenplay. It was produced by V. T. Arasu under Shashti Films. Cinematography was by Vinodhan, and the editing by Govindaswami.^[1]

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack of the film was composed by D. B. Ramachandra^[1] and were lyrics written by Vidvan V. Lakshmanan, Mayavanathan & Poovai Senguttuvan. Playback singers are P. B. Sreenivas, Dharapuram Sundararajan, P. Susheela, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi & L. R. Eswari.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Vanangidum Kaigalin Vadivatthai"	P. Susheela & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi		03:45
2	"Azhagu Radham Porakkum"	Dharapuram Sundararajan & P. Susheela	Mayavanathan	04:17
3	"Ammaa Vaenumaa"	L. R. Eswari	Vidvan V. Lakshmanan	03:11
4	"Nilave Unakku Kuraiyedhu"	P. B. Sreenivas & P. Susheela		03:09

Release and reception[edit]

Karpooram was released on 9 December 1967,^[4] and won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Elley, Derek (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-498-01565-6.
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↑ Anandan, ‘Film News’ (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements). Sivagami Publications. p. 738.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Anandan, ‘Film News' (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil Film History and Its Achievements]. Sivagami Publications. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
↑ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Times of India Press. 1968. p. 1119.

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[World_Filmography-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Elley, Derek (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-498-01565-6.

[2] ttps://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/dec/31-12-1967/p20.jpg Template:Bare URL image

[3] Anandan, ‘Film News’ (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements). Sivagami Publications. p. 738.

[Anandan-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Anandan, ‘Film News' (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil Film History and Its Achievements]. Sivagami Publications. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

[5] The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Times of India Press. 1968. p. 1119.

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