Ponram

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Ponram
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Ponram in 2025
OccupationsDirector, screenwriter
Years active2007-present

Ponraman Perumal, known professionally as Ponram, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and has worked in Tamil films. [1]

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Career

In 2007, he directed Thirutham who has also written the story, screenplay and dialogue. [2]

He directed Sivakarthikeyan in the comedy film Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam . In a review of the film, a critic stated that the film is a "jolly good fun ride". [3] The film was a commercial success. [4] Ponram went on to work with Sivakarthikeyan in Rajinimurugan (2016) and Seemaraja (2018). [5] [6] Rajinimurugan and Seemaraja received mixed reviews upon release although the former ended up as a commercial success. [7] [8] [9] Ponram also directed Town Bus, starring Gautham Karthik, for the nine-episode anthology series Navarasa ; the episode, despite being filmed in October 2020, was not included in the series. [10] [11]

Ponram teamed up with M. Sasikumar and Sathyaraj for MGR Magan (2021). [12] Then, he directed DSP starring Vijay Sethupathi. Ponram makes tame attempts to tap into hIs ability for quirky characters while also trying to deliver a typical revenge drama. He fails at both. [13] In 2025, the next film was Kombuseevi stars Shanmuga Pandian and R. Sarathkumar in lead roles. [14]

Filmography

As director
YearFilmNotes
2007 Thirutham credited as Ponraman
2013 Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam
2016 Rajinimurugan
2018 Seemaraja
2021 MGR Magan
2022 DSP
2025 Kombuseevi

References

  1. ↑ "Director Ponram promises 'Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam' sequel". The Times of India. 7 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Thirutham has average music". Rediff. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  3. ↑ "Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam". Sify . Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "#7yearsofVaruthapadathaValibarSangam: Seven years since the Sivakarthikeyan-starrer hit screens". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (17 June 2015). "Rajini Murugan is here". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sivakarthikeyan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu resume shooting for Ponram's film". The Indian Express . 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Srinivasan, Sudhir (14 January 2016). "Rajini Murugan: Sivakarthikeyan lifts an average film". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  8. ↑ Subramanian, Anupama (15 September 2018). "Seemaraja movie review: Lacks a fresh storyline". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rajini Murugan box office collection: Sivakarthikeyan-starrer holding well on weekdays". ibtimes.co.in. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Llewellyn, Tom (6 August 2021). "Navarasa season 2: Will the emotional anthology series return to Netflix?". HITC . Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  11. ↑ S, Srivatsan (3 November 2021). "Sasikumar discusses 'MGR Magan', Ponram on why he was ousted from 'Navarasa'". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "Exclusive! Director Ponram: It is quite disheartening to see MGR Magan going the OTT way, but we are left with no option". OTT Play. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "DSP review: For ardent Vijay Sethupathi fans, this cop drama is a letdown". The News Minute. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Ponram on Kombuseevi's story: 'I got inspired by an incident I saw in the Vaigai dam…'". Cinema Express. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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