Ponni Thirunaal

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Ponni Thirunaal
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Film poster
Directed byA. K. Velan
Screenplay byA. K. Velan
M. Rajarathinam
Produced byA. K. Velan
StarringMuthukrishnan
Rajasulochana
L. Vijayalakshmi
CinematographyV. Ramamurthi
Edited byP. S. Gopalakrishnan
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Arunachalam Pictures
Release date
  • 9 September 1960 (1960-09-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ponni Thirunaal is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by A. K. Velan. The film stars Muthukrishnan, Rajasulochana and L. Vijayalakshmi. It was released on 9 September 1960. [1]

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Plot

Vimala is the daughter of a rich man, Naganathar. She falls in love with a poor young man, Ponnan. Naganathar strongly opposes her marrying Ponnan. Naganathar employed some thugs and they attacked Ponnan, who then was admitted to a hospital. Vimala, in disguise, visits him in the hospital. Ponnan's father was afraid for his son's safety. So he sends Ponnan to serve in the army. Vimala writes a letter to Ponnan, but the letter falls into the hands of a conspirator. Meanwhile, Naganathar arranges a marriage to Vimala. She escapes and falls into the hands of the conspirator. However, everyone thinks Vimala has drowned in a river. Naganathar, unable to bear the loss of his daughter, donates his money by building schools, etc. Ponnan returns to the village and learns that Vimala is dead. He becomes ill due to sorrow and he convalesces at the house of Vimala's friend, Sarasa. Due to pressure from relatives, Ponnan agrees to marry Sarasa. But, on the day of the marriage, Vimala escapes from the clutches of the conspirator and returns only to see Ponnan and Sarasa ready to marry each other. What happens next forms the rest of the story. [2]

Cast

The cast was compiled from Film News Anandan's database. [1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. One Andal pasuram also was included in the film. [2] [3]

SongSinger/sLyricistDuration(m:ss)
"Pongi Varum Kaviriye"Seergazhi Govindarajan, Thiruchi Loganathan,
Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi & L. R. Eswari		 A. Maruthakasi 05:19
"Pattu Siragadithu"P. Susheela03:50
"Inba Vazhvu Malara"K. Jamuna Rani03:00
"Athaanai Paaru Adi"03:55
"Karumbu Villai Eduthu"Seergazhi Govindarajan, Thiruchi Loganathan
A. L. Raghavan, S. V. Ponnusamy & L. R. Eswari		 Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass 05:52
"Naattukor Thandhaiyadi"(Radha) Jayalakshmi & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi04:03
"Mathalam Kotta"Soolamangalam RajalakshmiAndal Pasuram01:33
"Veesu Thendrale Veesu"P. B. Srinivas & P. SusheelaPuthaneri Subrahmaniam03:17
"Kannum Kannum Kadhai Pesi"P. K. Muthusami02:50
"Yaen Sirithai Enai Paarthu"P. B. Srinivas03:20

Reception

The critic from The Indian Express said Rajasulochana "sparkles with her usual vivacity" in the role of an heiress. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1960 – பொன்னித் திருநாள் – அருணாசலம் பிக்" [1960 – Ponni Thirunaal – Arunachalam Pic.]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 பொன்னித் திருநாள் (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). Madras: Arunachalam Pictures. 1960. Retrieved 4 July 2022– via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ Neelamegam, G. (2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 207–208.
  4. ↑ "Ponni Thirunal". The Indian Express . 8 July 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019– via Google News Archive.
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