Ponmana Selvan
| Ponmana Selvan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Written by | P. Vasu |
| Produced by | Peter Selvakumar |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Shobana Vidhyashree Gemini Ganesan B. Saroja Devi Goundamani Jaishankar Radha Ravi |
| Cinematography | M. C. Sekar |
| Edited by | P. Mohan Raj |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | V. N. S. Films |
| Distributed by | V. N. S. Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ponmana Selvan is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by P. Vasu. The film features Vijayakanth, Shobana, Vidhyashree, Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi. The film's score was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 15 August 1989. The film was one of super hits of the year.[1][2] The film was a remake of Kannada film Karunamayi for which Vasu had written the screenplay.
Plot[]
Ambalakarar and Meenakshi have four children - Raja, Raghu, Ravi and Radha. The family is highly respected in their home town for always standing up for justice. They successfully fight to keep alcohol from being sold in town. Meenakshi's older brother, Ammavasai, joins the family after a years-long feud but still harbors resentment. He gets the two younger brothers - Raghu and Ravi - to start drinking. Hong Kong Annamalai, the local Nataamai, has a daughter, Parvathi that's recently returned home. She falls for and pursues the clueless Raja. Marriages are arranged for both Raghu and Ravi. Parvathi maneuvers her father and Ambalakarar into arranging her marriage with Raja as well. As the wedding talks take place, Annamalai won't permit his daughter to marry Raja as he is the adopted son of the couple. The other three are their biological children and this is first time any of the children learn the truth. Raghu and Ravi, egged on by their uncle and Annamalai, treat Raja very poorly. At the two youngest brothers' insistence, their respective marriages take place. Kaadher Baai, Ambalakarar's closest friend, is in desperate need of money for his daughter's wedding and steals a necklace from his friend. Raja stops the theft but gets caught when returning the necklace. He takes the blame for attempted theft and gets kicked out of home. This leaves Ammavasai with free rein and he is instrumental in the younger brothers leaving home. Raja must deal with the problems in his family while also working to establish his business and reunite with Parvathi.
Cast[]
- Vijayakanth as Raja
- Shobana as Parvathi
- Vidhyashree as Radha
- Gemini Ganesan as Ambalakarar
- B. Saroja Devi as Meenakshi
- Goundamani as Hong Kong Annamalai
- Jaishankar as Mettupalayam Jameen
- Radha Ravi
- V. K. Ramasamy Kaadher Baai
- S. S. Chandran as Ammavasai
- Ravikiran
- Udayashankar
- Pradeep
- Vaithi
- Dr. Muthu
- Rafi
- Sindhu
- Anjana
- Srilatha
- Master Sanjay as Parvathi's brother
Soundtrack[]
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Adichen" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | Vaali | 04:35 |
| 2 | "Inimelum" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Uma Ramanan | Gangai Amaran | 04:30 |
| 3 | "Kana Karunguyile" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 04:28 | |
| 4 | "Nee Pottu Vacha" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Mano, K. S. Chithra | 04:26 | |
| 5 | "Poovana" | Mano, Vani Jayaram | 04:38 | |
| 6 | "Thoppile Irunthaalum" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Ilaiyaraaja | 04:33 |
References[]
- ^ "Ponmana Selvan". spicyonion. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Ponmana Selvan". oneindia. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Ponmana Selvan Songs". raaga. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
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