Kungumam

Kungumam (Tamil: குங்குமம்) is a Tamil weekly magazine published in Chennai, India.

History

Kungumam was first published on 25 December 1977. The magazine is owned by Kalanidhi Maran's Sun Network. According to the Indian Readership Survey 2006 Kungumam emerged as the top-selling Tamil weekly magazine overtaking historical market leaders such as Kumudam and Ananda Vikatan. Also, Kungumam is the second best-selling magazine in national league tables, ranking behind the Hindi weekly Saras Saleel. "Best kanna best" is the tagline for the magazine commercial.

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Kungumam (film)

Kungumam (Tamil: குங்குமம்) 1963 Tamil language drama film directed by Krishnan-Panju. The film features Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari and Sharadha in lead roles. The film, produced by K. Mohan, had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan and was released on 12 August 1963.

Production

The film has a nice romantic story line and some memorable and melodious songs. This film crossed 100 days and turned out to be a box office hit.

Plot

Sundharam (Sivaji Ganesan) loves Gomathi (C. R. Vijayakumari), where the latter is an orphan and lives with her uncle's family. Sundharam leaves to the United States of America for further studies. When Sundharam comes back four years later, he was shocked to see that his mother Vedhavalli (M. V. Rajamma) as a widow and was told that his father Sambasivam committed suicide due to of disgrace that unable to pay back the loans.