Karuththamma

Karuththamma (1994)

கருத்தம்மா

A father blames his miseries on the birth of his third daughter, but soon understands her true value after he becomes paralyzed.

Date of release
1994-11-03
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (7)
Runtime
2h 33m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Bharathiraja

Casting

Interesting facts

Karuthamma is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by Bharathiraja from a story by M. Rathnakumar. The film stars Raja, Rajashree and Maheswari, with Saranya, Periyar Dasan, Ponvannan, Vadivukkarasi, Vaani, Vadivelu, and Janagaraj in supporting roles. It is set in a village where female infanticide is prevalent and encouraged, but the title character is against the practice. The music was scored by A. R. Rahman with cinematography by Ilavarasu and editing by K. Pazhanivel.

Production

The film was titled after Bharathiraja's mother. Periyar Dasan, who worked as a professor in Pachaiyappa's College, made his acting debut with this film, as did Rajashree and Maheswari; Rajashree's voice was dubbed by Radikaa. Kamala Sekhar, the film's art director, also portrayed the village chairman Chellamuthu.

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