Ponvandu
1973 Indian film
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Ponvandu (transl. Golden Beetle)[1] is 1973 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written, produced and directed by N. S. Maniam. The film stars Jaishankar, Bharathi, Usha Nandini, Shubha and Jayachitra. It was released on 29 June 1973.[2]
Directed byN. S. Maniam
Written byN. S. Maniam
Produced byN. S. Maniam
| Ponvandu | |
|---|---|
Poster | |
| Directed by | N. S. Maniam |
| Written by | N. S. Maniam |
| Produced by | N. S. Maniam |
| Starring | Jaishankar Bharathi Usha Nandini Shubha Jayachitra |
| Cinematography | C. Ramachandran |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | V. Kumar |
Production company | Maniam Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Cast
- Jaishankar as Kannan[3]
- Bharathi as Leela
- Usha Nandini 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)
Production
Two songs and fight sequences were filmed at Kodaikanal.[4]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali and Alangudi Somu.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Naan Oru Thani Ragam" | L. R. Eswari, T. M. Soundararajan | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Pani Malaro" | T. M. Soundararajan | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Adi Vaadiyamma" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari, K. Swarna | 5:07 |
| Total length: | 12:54 | ||
