Thangam of Kongu country) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar.
[2] Kongunattu Thangam is the story of a young woman named Thangam and her boy friend Rajavel rescuing Muthurathina Boopathy, Zamindar of Kongu Naadu, from the clutches of his concubine Amutha and uniting the Zamindar with his wife.
After producing Thaikkupin Tharam in 1956, there was a misunderstanding between M. G. R. and Devar who were good friends from the very beginning.
However, both united in 1961 and Devar produced Thaai Sollai Thattadhe with MGR.
A remarkable aspect of this film is Devar's use of a horse and a dog almost as main characters in the story.