Kungumam (magazine)

Kungumam (Tamil: குங்குமம், romanized: kuṅkumam) is a Tamil weekly entertainment magazine published in Chennai, India.^[1]

Kungumam

Cover of Kungumam dated 25.10.2010
Categories	Entertainment
Frequency	Weekly
First issue	25 December 1977
Company	Sun Group
Country	India
Based in	Chennai
Language	Tamil
Website	Kungumam homepage

History

Kungumam was first published on 25 December 1977.^[2] The magazine is owned by Kalanidhi Maran's Sun Group.^[1] According to the Indian Readership Survey 2006 Kungumam emerged as the top-selling Tamil weekly magazine^[3] overtaking historical market leaders such as Kumudam and Ananda Vikatan.^[4] Also, Kungumam is the second best-selling magazine in national league tables, ranking behind the Hindi weekly Saras Saleel. "Best kanna best" is the tagline for the magazine commercial.^[5]