Kungumam | |
Frequency: | Weekly |
Based: | Chennai |
Category: | Entertainment |
Company: | Sun Group |
Firstdate: | 25 December 1977 |
Country: | India |
Language: | Tamil |
Website: | Kungumam homepage |
Kungumam (Tamil: குங்குமம்|[[Kumkuma|kuṅkumam]]) is a Tamil weekly entertainment magazine published in Chennai, India.[1]
Kungumam was first published on 25 December 1977.[2] The magazine is owned by Kalanidhi Maran's Sun Group.[1] According to the Indian Readership Survey 2006 Kungumam emerged as the top-selling Tamil weekly magazine[3] overtaking historical market leaders such as Kumudam and Ananda Vikatan.[4] 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.[5]