Pongalo Pongal
| Pongalo Pongal | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | V. Sekhar |
| Written by | V. Sekhar |
| Produced by | C. Kannappan S. S. Durairaju S. Tamilselvi S. Jayalakshmi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | G. Rajendran |
| Edited by | A. P. Manivannan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pongalo Pongal is a 1997 Tamil comedy film directed by V. Sekhar. The film features Vignesh, Vadivelu, Charle, Chinni Jayanth and Vivek in lead roles. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 9 May 1997. The film became commercial success at the box office.[1][2][3]
Plot
Subramani (Vignesh), Vellaisamy (Vadivelu), Arumugam (Charle) and Ponrasu (Chinni Jayanth) are four friends from poor family, they are graduate but they cannot find a job. Their fathers feel that they are good-for-nothing and decide to corrupt the politician Anja Nenjam (Thyagu) to find them a decent job. Anja Nenjam is linked to Pannaiyar (Malaysia Vasudevan), a ruthless landlord, who exploited the villagers. Pannaiyar orders him to flee with their money otherwise nobody will respect him. Their friend Pazhanisamy (Vivek) who supposed to be a supervisor in city is back to his village and was also cheated by Anja Nenjam. The five friends decides to become milk suppliers in their village.
Cast
- Vignesh as Subramani
- Vadivelu as Vellaisamy
- Charle as Arumugam
- Chinni Jayanth as Ponrasu
- Vivek as Pazhanisamy
- Sangita as Chitra
- Kovai Sarala as Meena
- Indhu as Rukku
- Latha as Asha
- Malaysia Vasudevan as Pannaiyar
- Rajesh as School master
- Thyagu as Anja Nenjam
- Venniradai Moorthy as Meena's father
- Vasu Vikram as Neighbouring village Pannaiyar's son
- Shanmugasundaram as Pichandi, Subramani's father
- Vadivukkarasi as Subramani's mother
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Ponrasu's father
- Kumari Muthu as Vellaisamy's father
- Shanmugasundari as Vellaisamy's mother
- Bonda Mani as Pannaiyar's servant
- Chelladurai as Asha's father
Soundtrack
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.[4][5]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Appanukku Paadam Sonna' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:34 |
| 2 | 'Namma Thaikulamthan' | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 4:21 |
| 3 | 'Bsc, Msc' | Mano, Suresh Peters | 4:58 |
| 4 | 'Kalam Namakkunnu' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:08 |
| 5 | 'Pattikattu Pattadharigal' | Anuradha Sriram, Krishnaraj | 3:59 |
References
- ^ "Filmography of pongalo pongal". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Pongalo Pongal (1997)". en.600024.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Vazhakku (Crime Story) : Who are my Parents..? Where are They...? - Actor Vignesh (15/4/15) Thanthi". Youtube. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Pongalo Pongal". hummaa.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Pongalo Pongal by Deva". muzigle.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.