KALATHUR KANNAMMA

Rajalingam, a landlord’s son, gets married to Kannamma, a farmer’s daughter. The couple faces difficulties when Rajalingam’s father finds out about their marriage and disapproves of it.

The Indian Film Board’s Best Tamil Feature of 1960, this fetching melodrama from the prolific A. Bhimsingh is electrified by the hour-two arrival of a young Kamal Haasan, just five years old when he was awarded Best Child Actor. Megastar Gemini Ganesan leads, but it’s Haasan who sees it soar.