Karpagam

Karpagam is a 1963 Tamil film starring Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Muthuraman, and K.R. Vijaya. Directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan.The film depicts the life of a young girl, Karpagam played by K.R. Vijaya and shows tragedies, difficulties, and love. The film was released onNovember 1963. Amar Jothi Movies produced the film. The film was a box office hit. From the profit the producer made from this film, he built and named a studio, Karpagam Sudio .

Nallasivam is reluctant for Rajangam marrying Sheela, but agrees for it. Karpagam marries a hardworking and straight forward farmer Sundharam Gemini Ganesan. Both marriages take place simultaneously. Nallasivam gives the entire responsibility to runthe farm to Sundharam, who then earns the ire of Rajangam and Thandavam. Sheela gives birth to a girl, Meenakshi. Childless Sundharam and Karpagam associate themselves closely with Meenakshi as she doesnt get much attention from RajangamSheela.After fewyears with Thandavam still eyeing for the property demands Rajangam to send a legalnotice to his father, this breaks the family, Rajangam comes out of thehouse and settles for minimummonthly compensation. ........

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