Kumbakonam Gopalu is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Keyaar, starring Pandiarajan, Mayoori, Janagaraj and Thyagu.

One day, he turns himself into an hospital, faking an abdominal issue, solely to get free lodging and food, and also his love interest Geetha.

The second man wanted her to pretend that they were married to fool his parents in return for money for Sangeetha's sister's marriage.

[citation needed] A critic from Deccan Herald wrote "I can't find a word that can aptly describe this film — vulgar, tacky, obscene would all fit, but its worse than all that put together.

[1] In contrast, a reviewer from The Hindu wrote the director's "approach in the second- half however enlivens the film".