Ponnu Mappillai
| Ponnu Mappillai | |
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| Directed by | S. Ramanathan |
| Written by | 'Usilai' T. Somanathan |
| Produced by | P. S. Veerappa P. S. V. Hariharan |
| Starring | Jaishankar Kanchana |
| Cinematography | P. Bhaskar Rao A. Venkat |
| Edited by | A. Paul Durai Singam |
| Music by | Vedha |
Production company | P. S. V. Pictures |
| Distributed by | Veerakumar Movies |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ponnu Mappillai (transl. Bride and Bridegroom) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. Ramanathan and written by 'Usilai' T. Somanathan. The film stars Jaishankar and Kanchana.[1] It was released on 26 September 1969.[2]
Plot[edit]
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The film opens with a smuggler getting down from a plane in Madras airport. He comes out of the airport and places a guitar inside a car. The passenger in the car is a masked man who opens a secret compartment in the guitar to find a pouch with many diamonds. The masked man notices that he is being pursued by a police car. He stops the car in front of a shop and places the guitar inside another car parked in front of the shop and hides in a nearby place. The car belongs to a couple Ramesh and Bhuvana who have entered the shop. Meanwhile a bystander notices the guitar and takes it out of the car. The couple come out of the shop and drive away. The masked man notes down the car number so that he can track down the diamonds. The rest of the movie is about how the guitar changes many hands and Ramesh tackles the smugglers.
Cast[edit]
- Jaishankar as Ramesh
- Kanchana as Bhuvana Ramesh
- Nagesh as Sedhu
- P. S. Veerappa as Dharmaprakash
- A. Veerappan as Madhu
- V. K. Ramasamy as Ekambaram
- Manorama as Saraswathi (guest appearance)
- C. L. Anandan as Dharma prakash's henchman
- A. Karunanidhi as Thazhamuthu
- Pakoda Kadhar as Krishna
- B. V. Radha as Mad girl
- Renuka as Owner's daughter
- Typist Gopu as Thazhamuthu's sidekick
- Usilai Mani as Train passenger
- Baby Rani
- Tambaram Lalitha as Kannamma
- Kambar Jayaraman as Neighbor
- S. Rama Rao as Thangamuthu
- K. Vijayan as Inspector
- Angamuthu as Hamsavalli
Soundtrack[edit]
Music composed by Vedha. Lyrics were written by Kannadasan & Thanjai Vanan.[3]
| Song Title | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Ellorum Kai Thattungal" | L. R. Eswari | 04:10 |
| "Manamagan Azhagane" | A. L. Raghavan | 3:10 |
| "Naalaa Naalaa Palanaalaa" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | 04:20 |
| "Sirittha Mugam Sivandhadhenna" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | 04:28 |
Reception[edit]
The Indian Express wrote, "The script is very intelligent and that is the first thing. The credit goes to Usili Somanathan. [..] the credit goes to the director S. Ramanathan who handles the script sensitively and intelligently".[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "வில்லன் நடிகர் தயாரித்த காமெடி திரைப்படம் பொண்ணு மாப்பிளே". News18 (in Tamil). 5 October 2023. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "செப்டம்பர் 26ம் தேதியில் வெளியான படங்கள்..." Screen 4 Screen (in Tamil). 26 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Ponnu Mappilai". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Cinema". The Indian Express. 27 September 1969. p. 12. Retrieved 1 May 2019 – via Google News Archive.
External links[edit]
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