https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Periya_Gounder_PonnuPeriya Gounder Ponnu - Revision history2026-10-27T22:11:28ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Periya_Gounder_Ponnu&diff=525207&oldid=prevTawnyaBirdwood7: Made New Info!2026-03-03T04:58:08Z<p>Made New Info!</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Periya Gounder Ponnu.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Manivasagam]]<br />
| writer = Manivasagam<br />[[Erode Soundar]] <small>(dialogues)</small><br />
| producer = Rajeswari Manivasagam<br />P. S. Mani<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[R. Sarathkumar]]|[[Gautami]]}}<br />
| cinematography = R. H. Ashok<br />
| editing = L. Kesavan<br />
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<br />
| studio = Raaja Pushpa Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1992|02|28}}<br />
| runtime = 145 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''''Periya Gounder Ponnu''''' ({{Translation|Daughter of Periya [[Gounder]]}}) is a 1992 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], directed by [[Manivasagam]]. The film stars [[R. Sarathkumar]] and [[Gautami]], with [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], [[Goundamani]], [[Senthil]], [[Jai Ganesh]], [[Vadivukkarasi]], [[Delhi Ganesh]] and Vijayaraj in supporting roles. It was released on 28 February 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=பெரிய கவுண்டர் பொண்ணு / Periya Goundar Ponnu (1992) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/periya-goundar-ponnu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218091020/https://screen4screen.com/movies/periya-goundar-ponnu |archive-date=18 February 2024 |access-date=18 February 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Plot ==<br />
{{more plot|date=June 2024}}<br />
Periya Saamy, called Periya Gounder by the villagers, is the village chief and a wealthy respected man in his village. His daughter Manjula, an arrogant girl who studied in the city, comes back to her village during summer vacations. Her cousin Thangamuthu is an educated blacksmith and lives with his widowed mother. He is the future husband of Manjula as per the village custom. But Periya Saamy does not want to marry a man from a poor family, so he refuses Thangamuthu and Manjula's marriage.<br />
<br />
Periya Saamy slowly falls in love with the village belle Jillu and she becomes his secret mistress. He even accepts to marry his daughter with his mistress's rowdy brother. One day, Manjula insults Thangamuthu and his mother. Enraged, he ties a ''[[mangalasutra]]'' around her neck. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.<br />
<br />
== Cast ==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
*[[R. Sarathkumar]] as Thangamuthu<br />
*[[Gautami]] as Manjula<br />
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Thangamuthu's mother<br />
*[[Goundamani]] as Pazhanisamy<br />
*[[Senthil]]<br />
*[[Jai Ganesh]] as Periya Saamy (Periya Gounder)<br />
*[[Vadivukkarasi]] as Deivatha<br />
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Thangamuthu's father<br />
*Vijayaraj<br />
*[[Pasi Narayanan]]<br />
*Jillu as Jillu<br />
*[[Thideer Kannaiah]]<br />
*Sharmili as Kanthamani<br />
*[[Karuppu Subbiah]]<br />
*Senji Krishnan<br />
*Chandrika<br />
*Umasri<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], with lyrics written by Kalidasan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1992 |title=Periya Goundar Ponnu |url=http://www.saavn.com/s/album/tamil/Periya-Goundar-Ponnu-1992/hvtGo4Y12BY_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510173331/http://www.saavn.com/s/album/tamil/Periya-Goundar-Ponnu-1992/hvtGo4Y12BY_ |archive-date=10 May 2017 |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration<br />
|-<br />
| "Summa Summa" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || 4:16<br />
|-<br />
| "Kottampatti" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], Sundarrajan || 4:39<br />
|-<br />
| "Chikku Mukku" || [[S. Janaki]] || 4:23<br />
|-<br />
| "Naalu Vartha" || Krishnaraj || 4:42<br />
|-<br />
| "Kaattu Karisalile" || Malaysia Vasudevan, [[Swarnalatha]] || 4:10<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Reception ==<br />
NKS of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Such a skewed scenario notwithstanding, director Manivasagam keeps the drama going because of good performances [..]."<ref>{{Cite news |last=NKS |date=3 April 1992 |title=Periagounder Ponnu |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920403&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=8 January 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> C. R. K. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' also gave the same comments on his review.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=சி.ஆர்.கே. |date=1992-03-22 |title=பெரிய கவுண்டர் பொண்ணு |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-03-22/page/n17/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230209105335/https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-03-22/page/n17/mode/2up |archive-date=9 February 2023 |access-date=13 December 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=17 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title}}<br />
<br />
{{Manivasagam}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:1992 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1992 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1992 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1992 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about the caste system in India]]<!-- https://thewire.in/film/kabali-destabilsing-the-established-idioms-of-tamil-cinema --><br />
[[Category:Films directed by Manivasagam]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]</div>TawnyaBirdwood7