:Komatha En Kulamatha

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{{Infobox film

| image = Komatha En Kulamatha.jpg

| caption = Title card

| director = M. A. Thirumugam

| producer = Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar

| starring = Prameela
Srikanth

| music = Shankar–Ganesh

| studio = Dhandayudhapani Films

| released = {{film date|1973|7|27|df=y|ref1=}}

| runtime = 136 minutes

| country = India

| language = Tamil

}}

Komatha En Kulamatha ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|oʊ|m|ɑː|θ|ɑː}} or {{IPAc-en|k|oʊ|m|ɑː|θ|ɑː}} {{translation|Mother cow is our family deity}}) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars Prameela and Srikanth, with a cow in a major role.{{Cite web |last=M |first=Narayani |date=15 August 2022 |title=Myths, a metaphors, and much meaning |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/aug/15/myths-a-metaphors-and-much-meaning-2487568.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816223326/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/aug/15/myths-a-metaphors-and-much-meaning-2487568.html |archive-date=16 August 2022 |access-date=18 August 2022 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}} Thengai Srinivasan, M. Bhanumathi, Nagesh, S. N. Lakshmi, Major Sundarrajan and S. A. Ashokan play supporting roles. It was released on 27 July 1973.{{Cite web |title=கோமாதா என் குலமாதா / Komatha En Kulamatha (1973) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/komatha-en-kulamatha |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118162929/https://screen4screen.com/movies/komatha-en-kulamatha |archive-date=18 November 2023 |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}} The film was remade in Telugu as Palle Paduchu (1974), in Kannada as Seethe Alla Savithri (1973) and in Hindi as Gaai Aur Gori in (1973).{{Cite web |date=5 April 2020 |title=Filmfare recommends: Bollywood movies where pets were the real heroes |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/filmfare-recommends-bollywood-movies-where-pets-were-the-real-heroes-39984.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406181422/https://www.filmfare.com/features/filmfare-recommends-bollywood-movies-where-pets-were-the-real-heroes-39984.html |archive-date=6 April 2020 |access-date=5 April 2020 |website=Filmfare}}