Ponvandu

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Ponvandu
Ponvandu poster.jpg
Poster
Directed byN. S. Maniam
Written byN. S. Maniam
Produced byN. S. Maniam
Starring Jaishankar
Bharathi
Ushanandini
Shubha
Jayachitra
CinematographyC. Ramachandran
Edited byR. Devarajan
Music by V. Kumar
Production
company
Maniam Pictures
Release date
  • 29 June 1973 (1973-06-29)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ponvandu (transl. Golden Beetle) [1] is 1973 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film [2] written, produced and directed by N. S. Maniam. The film stars Jaishankar, Bharathi, Ushanandini, Shubha and Jayachitra. It was released on 29 June 1973. [3]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali and Alangudi Somu. [5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Naan Oru Thani Ragam" L. R. Eswari, T. M. Soundararajan 4:14
2."Pani Malaro"T. M. Soundararajan3:33
3."Adi Vaadiyamma"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari, K. Swarna5:07
Total length:12:54

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the performances of Jaishankar, Manorama and humour of Cho, Suruli Rajan, Srinivasan and Moorthy but panned Bharathi's makeup and costumes. [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ "#GoldenFrames: Jaishankar, the 'James Bond' of Tamil Cinema". Indiatimes . Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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