Kulavilakku

Kulavilakku (transl. Lamp of the clan) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. A remake of the Malayalam film Adhyapika (1968), it stars B. Saroja Devi and Gemini Ganesan. The film was released on 14 June 1969.

Kulavilakku
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Screenplay by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Based on	Adhyapika
Produced by	K. S. Sabarinadhan
Starring	B. Saroja Devi Gemini Ganesan
Cinematography	Masthan
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Amarjothi Movies
Release date	14 June 1969 (1969-06-14)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• B. Saroja Devi as Kannamma
• Gemini Ganesan
• S. V. Ranga Rao
• Nagesh
• G. Sakunthala as the teacher
• Vijayasree
• V. K. Ramasamy
• Sachu
• Rajasulochana
• A. Karunanidhi
• Renuka

Production

Kulavilakku is a remake of the 1968 Malayalam film Adhyapika.^[1] It was produced by K. S. Sabarinadhan under Amarjothi Movies, and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan who also wrote the screenplay.^[2][3] Cinematography was handled by Masthan.^[4]

Themes

According to historian B. Vijayakumar, Kulavilakku follows a trope that was common in 1950s/1960s Indian cinema: "The heroine struggling and sacrificing her life for the people she loved, even though they were not related to her".^[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Poopoova Poothirukku"	P. Susheela
2.	"Kondu Vanthal Athai"	L. R. Eswari, A. L. Raghavan
3.	"Mekam Thiranda"	T. M. Soundararajan
4.	"Penaimaram"	P. Susheela

Release and reception

Kulavilakku was released on 14 June 1969.^[2] On the same day The Indian Express wrote, "The great asset of the film is the story [...] and the dialogue", and also praised the performance of the cast, particularly Saroja Devi.^[4]