Karuththamma (1994)
November 3, 1994Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Raja
Stephen
Maheswari
Rosy
Saranya Ponvannan
Periyakanni
Raja
Stephen
Ponvannan
Thavasi
Rajashree
Karuththamma
Periyar Dasan
Mokkaiyan
Bharathiraja
Director
A.R. Rahman
Composer
B. Kannan
Cinematographer
K. Pazhanivel
Editor
K. Palanivel
Editor
R. Sundarrajan
Vaathiyar
S. N. Lakshmi
Maruthuvachi
Kamala Sekhar
Chellamuthu, Village Chairman
Vani
Mokkatha, Mokkaiyan's wife
Vaiyapuri
Bus Conductor
M. Rathnakumar
Story
Mano
Playback Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Playback Singer
Deepan Chakravarthy
Playback Singer
T. K. Kala
Playback Singer
Unni Menon
Playback Singer
K. S. Chithra
Playback Singer
Details.
Release DateNovember 3, 1994
Original Nameகருத்தம்மா
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 33m
Genres
Wiki.
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 considered acceptable, but the title character is against the practice. The music was scored by A. R. Rahman with cinematography by B. Kannan and editing by K. Pazhanivel.
Karuthamma was released on 3 November 1994 and became a commercial success. Besides being the blockbuster of that year, the film won three National Film Awards, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil. The film brought widespread attention to the practice of female infanticide and compelled the government at national and state levels to enact various laws to curb this practice.