Kumki (film)

Kumki is a 2012 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Prabhu Solomon. The film marked the debut of Vikram Prabhu. The story revolves around a mahout portrayed by Vikram and his trained elephant. The film was produced by director N. Lingusamy on his banner Thirupathi Brothers. The filming was launched in July 2011. It was released on December 14, 2012. The film also released in Telugu as Gajaraju. Kumki ran successfully in the cinema halls.

The film which was earlier titled as Komban, was shot across the forests of Kerala and Karnataka. The film was shot at athirappalli falls at Munnar. Later, some scenes were shot in Kerala in dense jungles. For the climax portion, producers bought twoacres of land to shoot a scene where elephants destroy the land.The satellite rights of the film were sold to STAR Vijay. The film was given a U certificate by the Indian Censor Board. Release was initially scheduled for Diwali but due to postproduction works, it was postponed to December 14, 2012. K. E. Gnanavel Rajas Studio Green has acquired the distribution rights. ........

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