1974|Gumasthavin Magal

Sivakumar is the son of Pandari Bai, a rich man in the village. V. S. Raghavan is a Gumastha who works for the Zamindar (Kamal Hassan). Pandari Bai arranges a marriage between Sivakumar and Aarathi. Kamal is married to Vimala, an innocent girl, but he also has an eye on Aarathi, Gumastha’s daughter. He manages to woo her and marry her. In the end, she commits suicide in order to escape from the hands of Kamal Hassan.

This was the first film for noted Kannada actress Aarathi in Tamil.

Cast & Crew

Directed by A. P. Nagarajan
Produced by C. N. Venkatasamy
Written by A. P. Nagarajan
Starring Sivakumar, Aarathi, Kamal Haasan, Usha Shakeela
Nagesh
Music by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
Cinematography K. S. Prasad
Edited by T. Vijayarangam, E. Arunachalam
Production company – C. N. V. Movies
Release date – 27 April 1974