Ponnukku Thanga Manasu
Ponnukku Thanga Manasu (transl. The girl has a heart of gold) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, produced and directed by P. Madhavan. The film's script was written by Bala Murugan. The film stars Sivakumar, Jayachitra, Vijayakumar and Vidhubala, with Manorama, K. A. Thangavelu and M. R. R. Vasu in supporting roles.[1][2][3] The film's soundtrack was composed by G. K. Venkatesh. The film was remade in Malayalam as Bhoomidevi Pushpiniyayi.[4]
Ponnukku Thanga Manasu | |
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Poster | |
Directed by | Devaraj–Mohan |
Produced by | P. Madhavan |
Written by | Balamurugan |
Story by | Balamurugan |
Starring | Sivakumar Jayachitra Vijayakumar Vidhubala |
Music by | G. K. Venkatesh |
Cinematography | A. Soma Sundaram P. N. Sundaram (Supervising) |
Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Arun Prasad Movies |
Release date | 2 June 1973 |
Running time | 143 Mins |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
Ramu(Sivakumar) is a poor orphan who dreams of becoming a collector. Shankar(Vijayakumar), his rich best friend, assists him financially and by providing him a place to stay. Geetha(Vidhubala) and Shanthi(Jayachitra) are college students and best friends who often clash due to the differences in their beliefs. Geetha is rich, arrogant and feels entitled to special treatment due to her wealth. Shanthi is poor and believes that all people should be treated with respect regardless of wealth. Both friendships end due to various circumstances. When the four meet years later, Geetha and Shanthi challenge each other over their worldviews - will wealth or hard-work and respect win?
Cast
- Sivakumar as Ramu
- Jayachitra as Shanthi
- Vijayakumar as Shankar
- Vidhubala as Geetha
- K. A. Thangavelu
- M. R. R. Vasu
- C. K. Saraswathi
- Manorama
- S. N. Lakshmi
- Sami Kannu
- Chandran Babu as Pakkiri
- I. S. R
Crew
- Art: Radha
- Stills: Tiruchi K. Arunachalam
- Design: Eswar
- Publicity: Elegant
- Processing: C. Kannan by AVM film Laboratory
- Audiography (song): S. P. Ramanathan and R. Kannan
- Audiography (dialogue): D. V. Nathan and G. Kanthasamy
- Re—Recording: J. J. Manickam
- Choreography: Saliem
- Stunt: Madakulam Azhagirisami
- Outdoor: Arun Prasad Movies Pvt. Ltd.
Production
Vijayakumar, who went on to become one of the popular actors in Tamil cinema, made his acting debut in this film as a leading actor.[5]
Soundtrack
Ponnukku Thanga Manasu | |
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Released | 1973 |
Recorded | 1973 |
Length | 18:08 |
Language | Tamil |
Producer | G. K. Venkatesh |
Music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and lyrics were written by Kannadasan Poovai Senguttuvan and Muthulingam(Intro). The playback singers consist of Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Suseela, L. R. Eswari, S. Janaki and S. P. Balasubramanyam.[6]
No. | Songs | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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1 | "Penn Ullame" | P. Suseela L. R. Eswari | Poovai Senguttuvan | 05:13 |
2 | "Thean Sindhuthey Vaanam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam S. Janaki | Kannadasan | 03:42 |
3 | "Neram Iravu Neram" | L. R. Eswari | 04:04 | |
4 | "Thanjavoor Seemayile" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan, S. Janaki | Muthulingam | 06:21 |
References
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- "ponnukku thanga manasu movie". gomolo. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- http://tamilrasigan.com/ponnukku-thanga-manasu-1973-tamil-movies-online-watch-free/
- http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.in/2010/12/original-tamil-malayalam-remake-nalla.html
- http://www.thehindu.com/2005/12/08/stories/2005120815220200.htm
- "Ponukku Thanga Manasu". tamiltunes. Retrieved 12 May 2016.