Ponvandu

1973 Indian film
  • 29 June 1973 (1973-06-29)
Running time
120 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Ponvandu (transl. Golden Beetle)[1] is 1973 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film[2] written, produced and directed by N. S. Maniam. The film stars Jaishankar, Bharathi, Ushanandini, Shubha and Jayachitra. It was released on 29 June 1973.[3]

Plot

Cast

  • Jaishankar as Kannan[4]
  • Bharathi as Leela
  • Ushanandini as Sathya Bama
  • Shubha as Rukmani
  • Jayachitra as Radha
  • Manorama as Rathna Devi
  • Thengai Srinivasan as Rukmani's father
  • Cho as Sikkal Singaravelan
  • Suruli Rajan as Gothandam
  • Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Kumar
  • S. A. Ashokan as Kannan's father (guest appearance)
  • Srikanth as Pichandi (guest appearance)
  • M. N. Rajam as Kamala (guest appearance)
  • Sachu as Vasantha (guest appearance)
  • P. R. Varalakshmi as Lakshmi (guest appearance)
  • Jayakumari as Prema (guest appearance)
  • Kalpana as Mangamma (guest appearance)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali and Alangudi Somu.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Naan Oru Thani Ragam"L. R. Eswari, T. M. Soundararajan4:14
2."Pani Malaro"T. M. Soundararajan3:33
3."Adi Vaadiyamma"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari, K. Swarna5:07
Total length:12:54

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the performances of Jaishankar, Manorama and humour of Cho, Suruli Rajan, Srinivasan and Moorthy but panned Bharathi's makeup and costumes.[6]

References

  1. ^ Gopalaswamy, T.P. (2009). Rural Marketing – Environment, Problems. Vikas Publishing House. p. 97. ISBN 9788125930976.
  2. ^ "#GoldenFrames: Jaishankar, the 'James Bond' of Tamil Cinema". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. ^ "பொன்வண்டு / Ponvandu (1973)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Proposals". New Straits Times. 21 August 1980. p. 17. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Pon Vandu". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  6. ^ காந்தன் (22 July 1973). "பொன்வண்டு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 27. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

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