Thambi Pondatti

Thambi Pondatti
Directed by	Panchu Arunachalam
Written by	Panchu Arunachalam
Produced by	Ar. Shanmuganathan P. Ar. Subramanian
Starring	Rahman Ramya Krishnan Sukanya Nizhalgal Ravi
Cinematography	G. Or. Nathan
Edited by	N. Chandran
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Geetha Chitra Combines
Distributed by	Sivasakthi Cine Combines [1]
Release date	7 February 1992 (1992-02-07)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Thambi Pondatti is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Rahman, Sukanya, Nizhalgal Ravi and Ramya Krishnan. It was released on 7 February 1992. ^[2]

Plot

Somu is an advertising photographer who exclusively works with female models. His family is a very modern family. His elder brother Balu falls in love with his friend Maala, a modern woman, and he discloses it to Somu. They finally get married. Thereafter, the entire family searches for a bride for Somu. In turn, Somu gets married with Sumathi, who is from a strict conservative family. Sumathi becomes a suspicious wife and she finds her husband's family's behaviours irritating. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

• Rahman as Somu
• Sukanya as Sumathi
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Balu
• Ramya Krishnan as Maala
• Nagesh as Venugopal
• Rajesh as Chellappa
• Vivek as Mani
• Sulakshana as Parvathi
• Kavitha as Lakshmi
• R. N. K. Prasanth
• Crazy Mohan
• Jayamkondan
• Vijaya Chandrika
• M. Bhanumathi
• Baby Sowmya
• Baby Thenu
• Rajendran as henchman (uncredited)

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. ^{[3] [4]}

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
"En Mane"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	Gangai Amaran	4:40
"Eyru Mayil Eyri"	Swarnalatha, Minmini, Kalpana, Prasanna	Arunagirinathar	5:38
"Kannan Vanthathaaley"	Uma Ramanan	Panchu Arunachalam	4:49
"Sonnaalu Vetkam"	Arunmozhi		4:35
"Un Ennam Enge"	Sunanda	Ilaiyaraaja	4:54

References

1. "தம்பி பொண்டாட்டி". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 12 February 1992. p. 12.
2. "Thambi pondatti ( 1992 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. "Thambi Pondatti (1992)". Raaga.com . Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
4. "Thambi Pondatti Tamil Film Audio Cassette by Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

External links

• Thambi Pondatti at IMDb