''Kunguma Pottu Gounder'' is a 2001 Indian

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-language comedy drama film directed by Suraj (credited as G. Saisuresh) and produced by Vishnuram under Ganga Gowri Productions. The film stars Sathyaraj and Rambha, with Kausalya,

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, Mouli and

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in supporting roles.

Plot

In desperation to enroll his son in a good school, Kandasamy takes the help of an educated woman to pose as his son's mother. Problems arise when Kandasamy's wife finds it out.

Cast

* Sathyaraj as Kandasamy/Kunguma Pottu Gounder (dual role) * Rambha as Alamelu * Kausalya as Saraswati *

as Chinnasamy *

as Shiva * Ramesh Khanna as Paramasivam * T. S. B. K. Moulee as School principal and Shiva's brother *

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as Alamelu's father * Pandu as Sundaram Pillai *

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as School teacher *

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as Textile shop owner *Bayilvan Ranganathan as Police inspector *

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as Lawyer *Master Kaushik as Sakthivel, Kandasamy's son *Master Bharath as young Kandasamy * Suryakanth *Kalidoss *Arulmani *MLA Thangaraj *

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*Gowthami Vembunathan *Priyanka as Saraswati's friend *Soundar as Munusamy *Lekhasri in a special appearance *

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in a special appearance

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Sirpy.

Reception

Malathi Rangarajan of ''

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'' praised the comic exchanges of Sathyaraj and

and said, "despite fairly good acting and appealing dialogue the film does not make an impact, it is the pitfalls in the story and screenplay that are to be blamed". Visual Dasan of ''

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'' gave the film a verdict of "average". Malini Mannath wrote in ''Chennai Online'', "The message that the director intended to convey, about the importance of education and the stringent rules certain prestigious schools follow, is diluted as the director shuttles between the comic and the serious, and gives more importance to the marital discord and the jealous wife story".

References

External links

* {{Suraj (director) 2000s Tamil-language films 2001 films Films scored by Sirpy Films about the education system in India Tamil films remade in other languages