Gumastha (film) explained

Gumastha
Native Name:குமாஸ்தா
Director:R. M. Krishnasami
Producer:V. C. Subburaman
Screenplay:Acharya Aatreya
Story:Acharya Aatreya
Starring:V. Nagayya
Pandari Bai
B. Jayamma
P. V. Narasimha Bharathi
Music:C. N. Pandurangam
G. Ramanathan
Nagayya
Cinematography:R. M. Krishnasami
Editing:P. V. Manikkam
Bal G. Yadhav
Studio:Aruna Films
Distributor:Film Center Limited
Runtime:16,912 ft.
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Gumastha is a 1953 Tamil language film starring V. Nagayya, R. S. Manohar and Pandari Bai. The film was produced in Tamil and Telugu under the same title.[1] [2]

Plot

Ranganathan is a government clerk struggling in life with a low salary and a big family. He has to support his aged father, his wife, two children, his brother Gopu and an unmarried sister, Susheela.

Though Gopu is a smart young man, he couldn't continue his college education due to the financial situation in the family.In the meantime, a rich man's son, Ravi meets Susheela and is attracted to her. Eventually, they both become lovers.Ravi has a medical problem in the heart. The doctor advises him against marriage. But he dismisses it and marries Susheela. She learns of Ravi's medical condition and refuses to be intimate with him. However, one day Ravi forces and make love to her due to which she becomes pregnant.

People, who know about Ravi's medical condition, suspects Susheela as carrying someone else's child. She becomes distressed. Her old father, learning about her plight, dies of shock.

How the government clerk Ranganathan, her brother, solves the problems forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Cast adapted from the songbook[3]

Male Cast
Female Cast

Production

The film was produced by V. C. Subburaman under the banner Aruna Films and was shot at Film Centre, Madras.

Soundtrack

Music was scored by C. N. Pandurangam, G. Ramanathan, Nagayya and while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi and S. D. S. Yogiar.

Track Song Singer(s) Lyricist Composer
1 "Aadhari Jegadheeswari Amba" C. N. Pandurangam
2 "Aiyavin Penndattikku" M. L. Vasanthakumari, K. R. Chellamuthu S. D. S. Yogi
3 "Aasaiye Veen Aanadhe!" Maruthakasi Pandurangam
4 "Sopalangi Mappillaikku" Rani, G. Kasthoori & Party Maruthakasi G. Ramanathan
5 "Inbamo! ThunbamoEdhuvume Nilladhe!" Maruthakasi Pandurangam
6 "Theeradha Varumaiyudan" B. Jayamma Maruthakasi
7 "Hey Manidha! Enge Odugirai?" Nagayya Nagayya
8 "Dance Baby Dance!" Maruthakasi

Notes and References

  1. News: Gumastha 1953. The Hindu. 24 October 2015. 30 May 2018. https://archive.today/20170122052750/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gumastha-1953/article7800205.ece. 22 January 2017. live.
  2. Book: Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen. [{{google books|plainurl=y|id=SLkABAAAQBAJ|pages=332}} Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema]. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. 332. 1999. 1-57958-146-3.
  3. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNTVdLNWtxZHhsd28/view குமாஸ்தா