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{{Infobox film
| name           = Samundi
| image          = Samundi.jpg
| caption        = VCD cover
| director       = [[Manoj Kumar (Tamil director)|Manoj Kumar]]
| writer         = Manoj Kumar<br />Sivaram Gandhi <small>(dialogues)</small>
| producer       = Mohan Natarajan<br />V. Shanmugam
| starring       = {{ubl|[[R. Sarathkumar]]|[[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]]}}
| cinematography = [[Utpal V Nayanar]]
| editing        = Napoleon
| music          = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| studio         = Sri Raja Kaliamman Enterprises
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|1992|09|18}}
| country        = India
| runtime        = 140 minutes
| language       = Tamil
}}
'''''Samundi''''' is a 1992 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[Manoj Kumar (Tamil director)|Manoj Kumar]]. The film stars [[R. Sarathkumar]] and [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]]. It was released on 18 September 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=சாமுண்டி / Samundi (1992) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/samundi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124115656/https://screen4screen.com/movies/samundi |archive-date=24 January 2023 |access-date=24 January 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen |language=}}</ref>
== Plot ==
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Samundi, his mother and his little sister Lakshmi move into their new house in a little village. Ponnuthayi, a washerwoman, sympathises with Samundi's family and she eventually falls in love with Samundi. Rajangam and his brother spread terror among the villagers. One day, the ringing of temple bells and the heralding of the festival throws Samundi into an uncontrollable fit of rage. Ponnuthayi asks the reason for his rage and Samundi tells her about his tragic past.
In the past, Samundi prepared his sister Rasathi's wedding and he took her to the temple. There, he clashed with some thugs. In the confrontation, Rasathi was pushed into the lake and drowned. The wedding was cancelled and Samundi's family left his village.
Samundi cannot tolerate any more the oppression of Rajangam's henchmen so he beats them. The villagers then acclaim Samundi, and Rajangam feels ridiculed. At Samundi's wedding, a police officer, who is under Rajangam's order, arrests the innocent Samundi. Samundi is then released after the villagers' pressure. The angry Samundi enters in Rajangam's house with a machete and kills Rajangam and to his surprise, he finds his sister Rasathi alive and wearing a white saree (widow's clothes). What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[R. Sarathkumar]] as Samundi
*[[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]] as Ponnuthayi
*[[Meera (Malayalam actress)|Meera]] as Rasathi
*[[Sangita Madhavan Nair|Sangita]] as Lakshmi
*[[Goundamani]]
*[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] as Rajangam
*[[Uday Prakash (actor)|Uday Prakash]]
*Varalakshmi as Samundi's mother
*[[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]]
*Samikannu as Ponnuthayi's father
*[[Thideer Kannaiah]]
*[[Sethu Vinayagam]]
*[[Joker Thulasi]]
*[[Singamuthu]]
*[[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]]
}}
== Production ==
The film's shooting was held in [[Gobichettipalayam]], a small town near [[Coimbatore]], which became famous after the tremendous success of ''[[Chinna Thambi]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prasad |first=Ayyappa |date=28 August 1992 |title=Gobi glamour catching |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920828&printsec=frontpage |access-date=23 December 2013 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 September 1992 |title=Samundi |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/samundi/bB1Oc4u1OMg_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611035047/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/samundi/bB1Oc4u1OMg_ |archive-date=11 June 2022 |access-date=11 June 2022 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2023 |title=Samundi |url=https://isaishop.com/product/shop/digital-albums/deva/samundi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/gHRiY |archive-date=28 October 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=IsaiShop |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
| "Ethungadi" || [[K. S. Chithra]] || 4:46
|-
| "Kannula Paalai" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], K. S. Chithra ||  5:09
|-
| "Kummanum" || [[S. Janaki]] || 4:50
|-
| "Mannai Thottu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 4:13
|-
| "Muthu Nagai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki || 5:24
|-
| "Kathava Sathu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki || 4:43
|}
== Reception ==
Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said, "The film offers nothing new in terms of entertainment nor can it keep viewers glued to their seats for long".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=23 October 1992 |title=Rings a bell |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920925&printsec=frontpage |access-date=23 December 2013 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film completed a 100-day run at the box-office.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=1 January 1993 |title=Run-of-the-mill fare |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930101&printsec=frontpage |access-date=23 December 2013 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:1990s Indian films]]
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[[Category:1992 action drama films]]
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[[Category:Films directed by Manoj Kumar (Tamil director)]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]