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{{Infobox film
| name = Pon Vilangu
| image = Pon Vilangu.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = K. S. Rajkumar
| screenplay = K. S. Rajkumar
| story = [[R. K. Selvamani]]
| producer = K. Rajarathinam
| starring = {{ubl|[[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]|[[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]]|[[Ramya Krishnan]]|[[Ooha|Sivaranjani]]}}
| cinematography = M. Chandra Mouli
| editing = V. Uthayasankaran
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio = RK Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1993|04|10}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Pon Vilangu''''' ({{translation|Golden Chain}}) is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by debutante director K. S. Rajkumar. The film stars [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], [[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]], [[Ramya Krishnan]] and [[Ooha|Sivaranjani]]. It was released on 10 April 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=பொன் விலங்கு / Pon Vilangu (1993) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/pon-vilangu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309122019/https://screen4screen.com/movies/pon-vilangu |archive-date=9 March 2022 |access-date=9 March 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen |language=}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Muthu is a daily wage worker whose whole world revolves around his young sister Mallika. Being a short-tempered man who cannot tolerate injustice, Muthu often gets involved in fights furthermore he hates policemen. Raani, an avid private moneylender, is in love with Muthu and begins to seduce him in various ways.

His sister Mallika falls in love with the honest police inspector Raghu. Both become very close, spending time together until one day Muthu surprises them. The angry Muthu beats up his sister, and Raani intervenes in time to calm the enraged Muthu. Muthu tells them his tragic past.

In the past, his sister Mallika was just a baby and Muthu's parents were very poor. His jobless father looked for a job to feed the family. The only job that he found required a bicycle, so he purchased a bicycle from an unknown person for a low rate. The next day, the police caught his father and beat him for stealing the collector's bicycle. Knowing the news, his mother ran to the police station and she was raped to death by the drunk police officers. After seeing this atrocity, his father committed suicide in police lock-up.

Since that traumatic event, Muthu starts to hate the police. Mallika understands her brother's feelings and asks him forgiveness, she then tries to forget Raghu. Thereafter, Raani begs Muthu to accept for Mallika's wedding with Raghu. Muthu finally accepts for the wedding but only under one condition : Raghu must resign his police job. Raghu, who also has a tragic past, refuses to resign. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] as Raghu
*[[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]] as Muthu
*[[Ramya Krishnan]] as Raani
*[[Ooha|Sivaranjani]] as Mallika
*Veera Pandiyan
*[[Loose Mohan]]
*Krishnamoorthy as Raghu's father
*Yuvasri as Raghu's mother
*Muthukumar
*Arulmani
*[[Bonda Mani]] as Maari
*Mahima
*Soundar
*[[Singamuthu]]
}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pon Vilangu Tamil FIlm Audio Cassette by Ilayaraaja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/pon-vilangu-tamil-film-audio-cassette-by-ilayaraaja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816193028/https://mossymart.com/product/pon-vilangu-tamil-film-audio-cassette-by-ilayaraaja/ |archive-date=16 August 2022 |access-date=8 April 2023 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pon Vilangu |url=https://gaana.com/album/pon-vilangu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309122015/https://gaana.com/album/pon-vilangu |archive-date=9 March 2022 |access-date=9 March 2022 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 26:25
| title1 = Oru Kolakili
| lyrics1 = Kamakodiyan
| extra1 = [[P. Jayachandran|Jayachandran]], Sunanda
| length1 = 5:07
| title2 = Sandhana Kumba
| lyrics2 = [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]
| extra2 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Uma Ramanan]]
| length2 = 6:07
| title3 = Koduthu Vacha
| lyrics3 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra3 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], Sunanda
| length3 = 5:05
| title4 = Indha Pacha Kili
| lyrics4 = Vaali
| extra4 = Jayachandran
| length4 = 5:01
| title5 = Ooty Malai
| lyrics5 = Vaali
| extra5 = Malaysia Vasudevan, Sunanda
| length5 = 5:05
}}

== Reception ==
Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave the film a positive review; she described the film as "an engrossing film centered on the strong bond between a brother and a sister" and praised the lead actors.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=16 April 1993 |title=Flaws minor |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930416&printsec=frontpage |access-date=19 May 2016 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=6 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> K. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' wrote that the film "keeps you entertained".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=24 July 1993 |title=Surprise hit for movie using well-tried formula |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MGs0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=2hMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6841%2C1358950 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407065713/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MGs0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=2hMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6841,1358950 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=9 March 2022 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |pages=26 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> R. P. R. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' gave the film a negative review and was also critical of Ilaiyaraaja's music.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஆர். பி. ஆர். |date=2 May 1993 |title=பொன் விலங்கு |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1993-05-02/page/n49/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230131033649/https://archive.org/details/kalki1993-05-02/page/n49/mode/2up |archive-date=31 January 2023 |access-date=5 December 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=48 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt0318587}}

[[Category:1993 Indian films]]
[[Category:1993 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1993 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:1993 drama films]]
[[Category:1993 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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