Karpoora Deepam
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{{Infobox film
| name = Karpoora Deepam
| director = A. Jagannathan
| producer = Mylai R. V. Gurupatham
|story =M. Prabhakar Reddy
|screenplay =A. L. Narayanan
|editing =P. R. Gautham Raj
|cinematography =P. Ganesa Pandiyan
| starring = Sivakumar
Sujatha
Ambika
Goundamani
| music = Gangai Amaran
| studio = G. R. P. Arts
| released = {{Film date|1985|5|31|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Karpoora Deepam is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. Jagannathan. The film stars Sivakumar, Sujatha, Ambika and Goundamani. It is a remake of the Telugu film Karthika Deepam.{{Cite web |title=Maang Bharo Sajana |url=http://myswar.co/album/maang-bharo-sajna-1980 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902104654/http://myswar.co/album/maang-bharo-sajna-1980 |archive-date=2 September 2022 |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=MySwar}} The film was released on 31 May 1985.{{Cite web |title=Karpoora Deepam (1985) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/karpoora-deepam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231026122754/https://screen4screen.com/movies/karpoora-deepam |archive-date=26 October 2023 |access-date=5 May 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}
Plot
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Cast
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran, with lyrics by Vaali.{{Cite web |title=Karpoora Deepam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Gangai Ameran |url=https://mossymart.com/product/karpoora-deepam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-gangai-ameran/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505053557/https://mossymart.com/product/karpoora-deepam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-gangai-ameran/ |archive-date=5 May 2022 |access-date=5 May 2022 |website=Mossymart}}{{Cite web |date=31 May 1985 |title=Karpooradeepam |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/karpooradeepam/LNQglodFSlM_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011070214/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/karpooradeepam/LNQglodFSlM_ |archive-date=11 October 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=JioSaavn}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Vaa Maalai Neram
| extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length1 = 4:21
| title2 = Kaalam Kaalamai
| extra2 = P. Susheela, S. Janaki
| length2 = 4:20
| title3 = Vilakketri
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length3 = 4:47
| title4 = Malligai Poovile
| extra4 = S. N. Surendar, S. Janaki
| length4 = 4:20
| total_length = 17:48
}}
Reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki felt it has become a fashion to give new colour to old plots and added all the actors performed well but none of them gets registered in the mind and concluded that director should be asked for this.{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=1985-06-16 |title=கற்பூர தீபம் |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki1985-06-16/kalki1985-06-16.pdf |access-date=17 May 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=66 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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