Kunguma Pottu Gounder is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Suraj, credited as G. Saisuresh. The film stars Sathyaraj and Rambha, with Kausalya, Karan, Mouli and Goundamani in supporting roles. It was released on 8 June 2001.
Plot
In desperation to enroll his son in a good school, Kandasamy takes the help of an educated woman to pose as his son's mother. Problems arise when Kandasamy's wife finds it out.
Cast
Sathyaraj as Kandasamy/Kunguma Pottu Gounder (dual role) Rambha as Alamelu Kausalya as Saraswati Goundamani as Chinnasamy Karan as Shiva Ramesh Khanna as Paramasivam T. S. B. K. Moulee as School principal and Shiva's brother Vinu Chakravarthy as Alamelu's father Pandu as Sundaram Pillai Sindhu as School teacher Balu Anand as Textile shop owner Bayilvan Ranganathan as Police inspector Vichu Viswanath as Lawyer Master Kaushik as Sakthivel, Kandasamy's son Master Bharath as young Kandasamy Suryakanth Kalidoss Arulmani MLA Thangaraj Omakuchi Narasimhan Gowthami Vembunathan Priyanka as Saraswati's friend Soundar as Munusamy Lekhasri in a special appearance Radhika Chaudhari in a special appearance
Production
Kunguma Pottu Gounder was directed by Suraj under the name G. Saisuresh. The film's story was written by T. K. Maheshwar while Shankar handled the cinematography.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Sirpy.
Reception
Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu praised the comic exchanges of Sathyaraj and Goundamani and said, "despite fairly good acting and appealing dialogue the film does not make an impact, it is the pitfalls in the story and screenplay that are to be blamed". Visual Dasan of Kalki gave the film a verdict of "average". Malini Mannath wrote in Chennai Online, "The message that the director intended to convey, about the importance of education and the stringent rules certain prestigious schools follow, is diluted as the director shuttles between the comic and the serious, and gives more importance to the marital discord and the jealous wife story".