Pona Machaan Thirumbi Vandhan
Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan | |
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Directed by | C. S. Rao |
Written by | V. Seetharaman (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Mercury Films Story Department |
Based on | Punarjanmam by Thumilan |
Produced by | T. S. Venkataswami |
Starring | Sriram Kusalakumari |
Cinematography | Jiten Bannerjee V. Kumara Devan |
Edited by | P. M. Ramamoorthy |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan C. N. Pandurangan |
Production company | Mercury Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan (transl. The disappeared husband has returned) is 1954 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by C. Srinivasa Rao and produced by T. S. Venkataswami of Mercury Films. The dialogues were written by V. Seetharaman and screenplay by Mercury Films' Story Department. Based on the novel Punarjanmam by Thumilan, it stars Sri Ram and Kusalakumari. The film was released on 27 November 1954 and did not succeed commercially.
Plot[]
A young man named Sambu (K. A. Thangavelu) is from a well-to-do family and his life is only to chew betel leaves and tobacco, besides eating. He also fond of reeling out platitudes about old times to his servant Kittan (C. P. Kittan). The young man is very fond of his sister Chandra (T. D. Kusalakuamari). He is keen on getting her married to a suitable young man and keeping the couple in his house. So, he release a peculiar advertisement asking for a bridegroom who has to send application money of Rs.1, 000/- to be considered for the alliance!. A young man (Sri Ram), who was mostly in North India and sick of Chappathi – Kuruma, wishes to get back home. So, he replies to the ad. Another person and his sister Vimala (Lakshmi Kantha) then come to Sambhu's house. Not interested in the "Ad for groom" business. Chandra leaves the house. She meets Sriram and both, unaware of identity fall in love. They meet with a car accident and the rich car owners takes them home for treatment, thinking they are a married couple! Afraid of scandals, they change their names, leading to more complications. How the complication are solved forms the rest of the film.
Cast[]
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Soundtrack[]
Music by M. S. Viswanathan, C. N. Pandurangan and lyrics were written by V. Seetharaman and N. S. Chithambaram.[1][2]
No | Song | Singers | Lyrics | MD | Length |
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1 | "Aatharam Nin Paadham" | Radha Jayalakshmi | V. Seetharaman | M. S. Viswanathan | 03:37 |
2 | "Pennai Veeddil" | P. Leela & A. G. Rathnamala | |||
3 | "Koduthidu Neeye Koduthidu" | A. G. Rathnamala & K. R. Chellamuthu | 03:11 | ||
4 | "Yaarai Yematra Vandheer" | U. R. Jeevarathinam | 03:28 | ||
5 | "Idhayam Ennum" | A. M. Rajah & U. R. Jeevarathinam | C. N. Pandurangan | 02:41 | |
6 | "Odam Polae Namathu" | V. N. Sundharam, A. L. Raghavan, Sathyavathi & Subbulakshmi |
02:34 | ||
7 | "Yeno Naanum Vaaduren" | Jikki | N. S. Chithambaram | 03:03 |
Release[]
Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan was released on 27 November 1954,[3] and did not succeed commercially.[4]
References[]
- ^ போன மச்சான் திரும்பிவந்தான் (song book) (in Tamil). Mercury Films. 1954.
- ^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 77–78.
- ^ "Ponamachan Thirumbi Vandhan". The Indian Express. 27 November 1954. p. 1.
- ^ Guy, Randor (14 December 2013). "Blast from the Past – Pona Machaan Thirumbi Vandhan 1954". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
External links[]
- 1954 films
- Tamil-language films
- 1950s Tamil-language films
- Films based on Indian novels
- Films based on short fiction
- Films set in 1959
- Indian black-and-white films
- Indian drama films
- Indian films
- Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan