Karunthel Kannayiram

Karunthel Kannayiram (transl. Kannayiram, the black scorpion) is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed by R. Sundaram and produced by Modern Theatres. The film stars Jaishankar and Lakshmi. It was released on 17 May 1972 and failed commercially.

Karunthel Kannayiram
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. Sundaram
Written by	Ma. Ra. (dialogues)
Starring	Jaishankar Lakshmi
Cinematography	G. R. Nathan
Edited by	L. Balu
Music by	Shyam–Philips
Production company	Modern Theatres
Release date	17 May 1972 (1972-05-17)
Running time	146 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

Male cast

• Jaishankar^[2]
• Manohar^[1]
• V. S. Raghavan^[1]
• Thengai Srinivasan^[1]
• Moorthy^[1]

Female cast

• Lakshmi^[1]
• Manorama as a vamp^[3]
• A. Sakunthala^[1]

Production

Karunthel Kannayiram was directed by R. Sundaram and produced by Modern Theatres. Cinematography was handled by G. R. Nathan, and editing by L. Balu. The producer and screenwriter were not credited; the dialogues were written by Ma. Ra.^[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Shyam–Philips, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[4] The song "Haha! Poonthamalliyile" belongs to Baila, a Sri Lankan music genre.^[5][6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Unga Kalyanathil"	P. Susheela
2.	"Parakkum"	P. Susheela and chorus
3.	"Haha! Poonthamalliyile"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manorama and Sadan
4.	"Parandhu Vaa Vaa"	P. Susheela and chorus
5.	"Panam Venum"	P. Susheela
6.	"Netruvarai"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela (humming only)

Release and reception

Karunthel Kannayiram was released on 17 May 1972,^[7] and failed commercially.^[8]