Chitra Pournami (film)
| Chitra Pournami | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Written by | Balamurugan |
| Produced by | R. M. Subramaniyan K. R. Srinivasan N. Naga Subramaniyan |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Jayalalithaa C. R. Vijayakumari R. Muthuraman |
| Cinematography | P. N. Sundaram |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Sri Bhuvaneswari Movies |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Chitra Pournami (transl. The full moon in the month of Chithirai)[2] is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. Madhavan and produced by Sri Bhuvaneswari Movies. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, R. Muthuraman and C. R. Vijayakumari. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.[3]
Plot[]
Sengodan's parents are murdered by their landlord and his sister gets separated from him. Several years later, he plans to kill the landlord, but is shocked upon realising that his sister is now the landlord's daughter-in-law and leads a peaceful life. He too falls in love with the landlord's daughter. Sengodan now has to decide which is greater, revenge or his present relations.
Cast[]
Credits adapted from Nadigarthilagam.com:[3]
- Sivaji Ganesan as Sengodan
- Jayalalithaa as Rani
- C. R. Vijayakumari as Vijaya/Durga
- R. Muthuraman as Kumar
- Major Sundarrajan as Vaithiyar
- R. S. Manohar as Jameendar
- Nagesh as Chinnamalai Jameendar
- Jayakumari as Ramba
- Senthamarai as Kadamban
- Heran Ramasamy as Sengodan's father
Production[]
Chitra Pournami was directed by P. Madhavan, written by Balamurugan,[3] and produced by R. M. Subramaniyan, K. R. Srinivasan and N. Naga Subramaniyan under Sri Bhuvaneswari Movies. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, and the editing by R. Devarajan. P. A. Saleem worked as the choreographer, and the film's final cut measured 3,968 metres (13,018 ft).[3]
Soundtrack[]
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, and the songs were written by Kannadasan.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Senthoora Netri Pottin" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Kannadasan |
| 2 | "Vandhalum Vandhandi Raja" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | |
| 3 | "Ennadi Chinnak Kutti Potta Pulli Saridhana" | T. M. Soundararajan | |
| 4 | "Kalam Undu Paruvam Undu" | L. R. Eswari | |
| 5 | "Neeyum Vaazha Vendum" | Vani Jairam |
References[]
- ^ "நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல்". Seithi Saral (in Tamil). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ Emmanuel, Gladwin (21 April 2019). "Seven devotees killed, over 10 injured in Tamil Nadu temple stampede". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "181-190". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Chithrapournami". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
External links[]
- 1976 films
- Tamil-language films
- 1970s Tamil-language films
- Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
- Indian films