''Karungali'' is a 2011 Tamil-language film written and directed by

Kalanjiyam Mu. Kalanjiyam is an Indian film director who has made Tamil films. A winner of the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer, Kalanjiyam has also featured in the lead role in his films. Career Kalanjiyam's first film, ''Poomani'' (199 ...

and produced by Vivekanandan. The film stars the director himself alongside Srinivas, Anjali, and

Sunitha Verma Sunitha Varma Alluri is an Indian actress who works in the South Indian film industries. She has been appearing in feature films in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films along with a few Kannada languages for over a decade, since her debut in ''Neev ...

in the lead roles, while Asmitha and

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play supporting roles. The music was composed by

Srikanth Deva Srikanth Deva is an Indian music director of Tamil films. He made his debut as music director in the Tamil movie '' Doubles'' in 2000. He is the son of composer Deva, nephew of the famous music director duo Sabesh–Murali and the cousin of actor ...

, while editing was done by LVK Doss. The film released on 29 July 2011 and became a critical and commercial failure.

Plot

Dr. Kanimozhi (

) is drawn to Pottalam Ravi (

) because of his life-saving act and ultimately decides to marry him. She overlooks Ravi's brutal past life, during when he had murdered many, including Sengudi (Asmitha), who was with him right from their childhood days. She loves him, but he appears quite satisfied by using her whenever he is driven by his sexual urge. Believing that she could change him for the better, Kani marries him after his return from prison after a jail term. Ravi looks like a changed man after emerging from jail and tells his wife that the talks that he had with some religious people made him a complete man. However, his real self comes out when he hears about Kani's good-looking patient Amudhanila Gunasekharan ( Anjali) and her "inability" to give birth to a child. Ravi's evil mind springs back to life as his urge to have sex with Amudha increases. He gets close to her, pretending to be the doctor's assistant. Ravi almost succeeds in making Amudha believe that he had the "solution" to "cure" her problem. How Amudha is saved and how Kani treats her sex-maniac husband is what the script is all about.

Cast

as Pottalam Ravi * Srinivas as Guna * Anjali as Amudhanila Gunasekharan * Sunitha Varma as Dr. Kanimozhi * Asmitha as Sengudi *

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva. Lyrics written by Ilaya Kamban, Ma. Pugazhenthi and Erodu Iraivan.

Reception

The film opened to unanimously poor reviews, with a critic noting that the film was a "crude affair", citing that the "subject in question is too heavy and has been handled in an insensitive way, making the film come across as a cheap, sex thriller." The film was later dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Sathi Leelavathi'', with the director crediting himself under the name Prabhakaran.

References

2011 films 2010s Tamil-language films Films scored by Srikanth Deva Films directed by Kalanjiyam {{2010s-Tamil-film-stub