| Kurathi Magan | |
| Director: | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Producer: | Balu |
| Screenplay: | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Story: | Kalaignanam |
| Starring: | |
| Music: | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography: | K. S. Prasad |
| Editing: | R. Devarajan |
| Studio: | Ravi Productions |
| Runtime: | 172 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Kurathi Magan is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan.[1] The film features Gemini Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Master Sridhar and Jayachitra introduced in the film, Shylashri, V. S. Raghavan, Suruli Rajan and Kamal Haasan in a brief role. R. Muthuraman plays a cameo. The film was released on 29 April 1972.[2]
The plot is about how a mother from the Kuravar community sacrifices her motherhood for the sake of her son's future.
Kurathi Magan was the debut film of actress Jayachitra.[3] Padmini and Sivakumar was considered for the Kurathi and Kurathi son role, before K. R. Vijaya and Master Sridhar was finalised. Padmini withdrew from the film 2 days after production began as a result of her marriage.[4]
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics were written by Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Kannadasan and A. Maruthakasi.[5]
| Song | Singers | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Anjathe Nee" | 06:15 | ||
| "Geena Geguna" | S. C. Krishnan, Krishnamoorthy, 'Tiruchy' Loganathan, Thangappan, M. R. Vijaya | 03:19 | |
| "Jaathigal Illaiyadi" | M. R. Vijaya | 05:46 | |
| "Kurathi Vadi" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03:15 | |
| "Nattukkulle" | 03:13 |