Ponnagaram

Ponnagaram
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Directed by	K. S. Madhangan
Written by	K. S. Madhangan
Produced by	K. Raja
Starring	Sarath Babu Shoba
Cinematography	A. V. Ramakrishnan
Edited by	Vellaichami
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Production company	True Films
Release date	4 July 1980 (1980-07-04)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Ponnagaram is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by K. S. Madhangan in his debut. The film stars Sarath Babu and Shoba. It was released on 4 July 1980, two months after Shoba's death. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Sarath Babu as Raja
• Shoba as Bhavani ^[3]
• Suruli Rajan as Mayil Vahanam
• Sachu as Muthukannu
• Sri Kumar
• I. Lavanya
• V. S. Raghavan as Bhavani's father
• M. N. Rajam as Bhavani's mother
• S. V. Ramadas

Production

Ponnagaram is the directorial debut of Madhangan. ^[4] The title of the film is a reference to a short story of the same name by Pulamaipithan. ^[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. ^[6] The film marks lyricist Kamakodiyan's debut. ^{[7] [8]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Muthu Rathamo Mullai"	Sulthan	Vani Jairam, P. Jayachandran
2.	"Chithada Muthu Kannu"	Kamakodiyan	S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan
3.	"Deyaandoe"	Kamakodiyan	S. Janaki, Chorus
4.	"Irupavarukku"	Kamakodiyan	K. J. Yesudas

Reception

P. S. M. of Kalki felt Madhangan gave himself work overload by handling both writing and directing, and criticised him for trying to capitalise on Shoba's death. ^[9]

References

1. "என் அன்பு மனைவி ஷோபா... – 'மூடுபனி'யில் பாலுமகேந்திரா உருக்கம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 6 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
2. "Ponnagaram ( 1980 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 1 September 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
3. "கலர் பிம்பங்கள்: 3 மன்னிப்பின் மாண்பைப் பேசும் திரைப்படம் ஷோபாவின் பொன்னகரம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
4. "காமகோடியன்: பூஞ்சிட்டுக் குருவிகளின் காதலன்!". Kamadenu (in Tamil). 5 January 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
5. குமார், ப கவிதா (8 October 2021). "யாருங்க இந்த சி.எஸ்.கணேஷ்?". Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
6. "Ponnagaram Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
7. "Three-time State Government Award-winning lyricist Kamakodeyen passes away". Cinema Express . 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
8. "ஆனந்தத் தேன்காற்று தாலாட்டுதே - 59: பட்டுக்கோட்டையார் போல் எழுதியவர்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
9. பி. எஸ். எம். (27 July 1980). "பொன்னகரம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 59. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024– via Internet Archive.

External links

• Ponnagaram at IMDb