Ponni Thirunaal

Ponni Thirunaal
Ponni Thirunaal
	Film Poster
Directed by	A. K. Velan
Screenplay by	A. K. Velan ; M. Rajarathinam
Produced by	A. K. Velan
Starring	Muthukrishnan; Rajasulochana; L. Vijayalakshmi; Manorama; and others
Cinematography	V. Ramamurthi
Edited by	P. S. Gopalakrishnan
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production; company	Arunachalam Pictures
Release date	September 9, 1960 (India);
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Ponni Thirunaal is a 1960 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by A. K. Velan. The film featured Muthukrishnan, Rajasulochana and L. Vijayalakshmi in the lead roles.^[1]

Plot

Vimala is the daughter of a rich man, Naganathar. She falls in love with a poor young man Ponnan. Naganathar strongly opposes her marrying Ponnan. Naganathar who employed some thugs and they attacked Ponnan who then was admitted to a hospital. Vimala, in disguise, visits him in the hospital. Ponnan's father was afraid of his son's safety. So he sends Ponnan to serve in the army. Vimala writes a letter to Ponnan but the letter falls into the hands of a conspirator. Meanwhile, Naganathar arranges a marriage to Vimala. She escapes and falls into the hands of the conspirator. However, everyone thinks Vimala is drowned in a river. Naganathar, unable to bear the loss of his daughter, donates his money by building schools etc. Ponnan returns to the village and comes to know that Vimala is dead. He becomes ill due to sorrow and he convalesces at the house of Vimala's friend Sarasa. Due to pressure from relatives, Ponnan agrees to marry Sarasa. But, on the day of the marriage, Vimala escapes from the clutches of the conspirator and returns only to see Ponnan and Sarasa ready to marry each other. What happens next forms the rest of the story.^[2]

Cast and Crew

The lists of Cast and Crew were compiled from Film News Anandan's database.^[1]

Cast

Valaiyapathi Muthukrishnan
Pakkirisami
Venkadachalam
V. K. Ramasamy
Rajasulochana
L. Vijayalakshmi
C. K. Saraswathi
K. R. Ratnam
Manorama
Lakshmirajam

Crew

Producer = A. K. Velan
Director = A. K. Velan
Story and Dialogues = A. K. Velan, M. Rajarathinam
Cinematography = V. Ramamurthi
Editing: P. S. Gopalakrishnan
Photography: Thiruchi Arunachalam
Lab: AVM

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan while the lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, P. K. Muthusamy, A. Maruthakasi and Puthaneri Subramaniam.

One Andal pasuram also was included in the film.^[2]

Playback singers are Seergazhi Govindarajan, Thiruchi Loganathan, P. B. Srinivas, A. L. Raghavan, S. V. Ponnusamy, P. Suseela, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, Radha Jayalakshmi, K. Jamuna Rani & L. R. Eswari.^[3]

S/N	Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Duration(m:ss)
1	Pongi Varum Kaviriye	Seergazhi Govindarajan, Thiruchi Loganathan, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi & L. R. Eswari	A. Maruthakasi	05:19
2	Pattu Siragadithu	P. Suseela		03:50
3	Inba Vazhvu Malara	K. Jamuna Rani		03:00
4	Athaanai Paaru Adi	K. Jamuna Rani		03:55
5	Karumbu Villai Eduthu	Seergazhi Govindarajan, Thiruchi Loganathan A. L. Raghavan, S. V. Ponnusamy & L. R. Eswari	Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass	05:52
6	Naattukor Thandhaiyadi	(Radha) Jayalakshmi & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi	Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass	04:03
7	Mathalam Kotta	Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi	Andal Pasuram	01:33
8	Veesu Thendrale Veesu	P. B. Srinivas & P. Suseela	Puthaneri Subrahmaniam	03:17
9	Kannum Kannum kadhai pesi	P. B. Srinivas & P. Suseela	P. K. Muthusami	02:50
10	Yaen Sirithai enai paarthu	P. B. Srinivas	P. K. Muthusami	03:20

References

^ ^a ^b Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Ponni Thirunaal Song Book. Arunachalam Pictures, Madras.
^ G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 207 — 208.

[anandan-1] Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[songbook-2] Ponni Thirunaal Song Book. Arunachalam Pictures, Madras.

[3] G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 207 — 208.

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