Pona Machaan Thirumbi Vandhan
| Pona Machaan Thirumbi Vandhan | |
|---|---|
 Film Poster | |
| Directed by | C. Srinivasa Rao |
| Produced by | T. S. Venkataswami |
| Written by | V. Seetharaman |
| Screenplay by | Mercury Films Department |
| Based on | Punarjanmam by Thumilan |
| Starring |
T. D. Kusalakumari K. A. Thangavelu Sri ram Lakshmikantha Friend Ramasamy T. K. Ramachandran |
| Music by |
M. S. Viswanathan C. N. Pandurangam |
| Cinematography |
Jiten Bannerjee V. Kumara Devan |
| Edited by | P. M. Ramamoorthy |
Production company |
Newtone Studios |
| Distributed by | Mercury Films |
Release dates | 1954 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan (English: The disappeared husband has returned) is 1954 Tamil Drama film directed by C. Srinivasa Rao and produced by T. S. Venkataswami.[1][2] The film dialogue were written by V. Seetharaman and Screenplay by Mercury film Department. Music by M. S. Viswanathan and C. N. Pandurangam assets to the film. It Stars K. A. Thangavelu, T. D. Kusala Kumari and Sri Ram played major role with Lakshmi Kantha, T. K. Ramachandran, Friend Ramasamy and K. S. Angamuthu played portraying supporting role. The film was based on Punarjanmam by Thumilan.[3][4]
Plot
A young men named Sambu (K. A. Thangavelu) is from a well-to-do family and his life is only to chew betel leaves and tobacco, besides eating. He also fond of reeling out platitudes about old time to his servant Kittan(C. P. Kittan). The young man is very fond of his sister Chandra (T. D. Kusalakuamari). He is keen on getting her married to a suitable young man and keeping the couple in his house. So, he release a peculiar advertisement asking for a bridegroom who has to send application money of Rs.1, 000/- to be considered for the alliance!. A Young man(Sri Ram), who was mostly in North Indian and sick of Chappathi - Kuruma, wishes to get back home. So, he replies to the ad. Another person and his sister Vimala(Lakshmi Kantha) then come to sambhu's house. Not interested in the "Add for groom" business. Chandra leaves the house. She meets Sriram and both, unaware of identity fall in love. They meet with a car accident and the rich car owners takes them home for treatment, thinking they are a married couple! afraid of scandals, they change their names, leading to more complications. How the complication are solved forms the rest of the film.[1]
Cast
- T. D. Kusalakumari as Chandra
- Sri Ram
- K. A. Thangavelu as Sambu, Chandra's brother
- Lakshmi Kantha as Vimala
- Friend Ramasamy
- T. K. Ramachandran
- K. S. Angamuthu
- Raja Wahab Kashmiri
- K. R. Jayagowri
- Roja
- Ranganayaki
- Ganapathi Bhatt
- Sambath Kumar
- Shankaramoorthy
- Velappan
- Ganesh Singh
- Varada Bai
- Rukmini
- C. P. Kittan as Kittan
Crew
- Art = N. Kuppuswami
- Stills = R. N. Nagaraja Rao
- Publicity = S. Pichandi and K. P. Hari
- Properties = Dr. Giri Museum and Cine Crafts
- Audiography = Dinshaw K. Tehrani and V. Meenakshi
- Choreography = Ramasamy and Sambi
Reception
Randor Guy stated the article, In spite of the impressive cast and talented technical behind the camera, the movie did not do well. Not surprisingly, U. R. Jeevarathinam, a talented singer with a high - pitched voice sang all the songs for the heroine, but the music dis not become popular.[1]
Soundtrack
Music by M. S. Viswanathan, C. N. Pandurangan and lyrics were written by V. Seetharaman and N. S. Chithambaram. Singer is U. R. Jeevarathinam. Playback singers are A. M. Rajah, Jikki, U. R. Jeevarathinam, Radha Jayalakshmi, P. Leela, A. G. Rathnamala, Sathyavathi, Subbulakshmi, Chellammuthu, V. N. Sundharam and A. L. Raghavan
| No | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length(m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idhayam Ennum | A. M. Rajah & U. R. Jeevarathinam | 02:41 | |
| 2 | Aatharam Nin Paadham | P. Leela | 03:37 | |
| 3 | Pennai Veeddil | Radha Jayalakshmi A. G. Rathnamala & K. Chella Muthu | ||
| 4 | Koduthidum | A. G. Rathnamala & K. R. Chellamuthu | ||
| 5 | Odam Polae Namathu | Radha Jayalakshmi & V. N. Sundharam | 02:34 | |
| 6 | Yaar Ingey | U. R. Jeevarathinam | 03:28 | |
| 7 | Yeno Naanum Vaaduren | Jikki | 03:03 |
References
- 1 2 3 Randor Guy (December 14, 2013). "Blast from the Past - Pona Machaan Thirumbi Vandhan 1954". "The Hindu". Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ↑ "Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan". In.com India. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ↑ "Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan". gomolo. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ↑ "Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan 1954 Tamil Movie". filmiclub. Retrieved 2016-07-11.