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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ponmudi<br />
| image = Ponmudi film poster.JPG<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Ellis R. Dungan]]<br />
| writer = [[Bharathidasan]]<br />
| starring = [[P. V. Narasimha Bharathi]]<br />[[Madhuri Devi]]<br />[[R. Balasubramaniam]]<br />[[Kali N. Rathnam]]<br />[[T. P. Muthulakshmi]]<br />[[M. G. Chakrapani]]<br />[[A. Karunanidhi]]<br />
| producer = [[T. R. Sundaram]]<br />
| studio = [[Modern Theatres]]<br />
| distributor = Modern Theatres<br />
| music = [[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam<br />
| editing = L. Balu<br />
| released = 14 January 1950<br />
| runtime = 170 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Ponmudi''''' is a 1950 [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film directed by [[Ellis R. Dungan]]. It was based on the Tamil poet [[Bharathidasan]]'s [[verse novel]] ''Ethirparatha Mutham''.<ref name="guy1">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=3 October 2008 |title=Blast from the Past&nbsp;– Ponmudi 1950 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/ponmudi-1950/article3023405.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=25 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012090048/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/ponmudi-1950/article3023405.ece |archive-date=12 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="baskaran_eye">{{Cite book |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PhFlAAAAMAAJ |title=The eye of the serpent: an introduction to Tamil cinema |publisher=East West Books |year=1996 |location=Chennai |pages=201 |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran}}</ref><ref name="anandan">{{Cite book |last=Film News Anandan |title=Sadhanaigal padaitha Tamil Thiraipada Varalaaru |publisher=Sivagami Publications |year=2004 |location=Chennai |pages=28:53 |language=ta}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
''Ponmudi'' was a love story based on the Bharathidasan novel ''Edhirparatha Mutham''.<br />
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== Production ==<br />
Producer T. R. Sundaram of [[Modern Theatres]] wanted to make a film based on ''Edhirparatha Mutham'' (lit. Unexpected Kiss)&nbsp;– a novel written by the Tamil rationalist poet [[Bharatidasan]]. Ellis Dungan was hired to direct Bharathidasan's script. The film was made at the Modern Theatres studio in Salem. Some scenes were also filmed in [[Yercaud]]. For shooting beach scenes, Dungan had a beach set constructed in Salem, out of sand brought from [[Adyar (Chennai)|Adyar]] beach. Music was composed by G. Ramanathan and lyrics were written by Marudhakasi-Ka. Mu. Sheriff. Most of the songs were copied from popular Hindi movie tunes. P. V. Narasimha Bharathi and Madhuri Devi were cast in the lead roles and M. G. Chakrapani as the villain. The film had intimate love sequences which were unusual in the (then) conservative Tamil film industry.<ref name="guy1" /><ref name="malaimalar">{{Cite news |date=26 October 2009 |title=T. R. Sundaram becomes hero in P. U. Chinnapa's absence |language=ta |work=Malai Malar |url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/2009/10/26114508/sundaram.html |url-status=dead |access-date=7 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714013315/http://www.maalaimalar.com/2009/10/26114508/sundaram.html |archive-date=14 July 2011}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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;Male cast<br />
* [[P. V. Narasimha Bharathi|Narsimha Bharathi]]<br />
* [[R. Balasubramaniam]]<br />
* [[M. G. Chakrapani|Chakrapani]]<br />
* [[Kali N. Rathnam]]<br />
* Alwar Kuppusami<br />
* Rama Krishnan<br />
* K. K. Perumal<br />
* [[A. Karunanidhi|Karunanidhi]]<br />
* [[V. M. Ezhumalai|Ezhumalai]]<br />
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;Female cast<br />
* [[Madhuri Devi]]<br />
* Saraswathi<br />
* Dhanalakshmi<br />
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi|Muthulakshmi]]<br />
* Lalitha<br />
;Dance<br />
* [[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]]-[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]<br />
* Sinha-Party<br />
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== Release and rception ==<br />
''Ponmudi'' was released on Pongal day (14 January) 1950.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 January 1950 |title=Ponmudi |page=1 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19500114&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> It was a commercial failure as its intimate scenes shocked the Tamil audience. The film was criticised in the press for being "vulgar" and Dungan was accused of "corrupting the population with American ways".J. G. Vijayam's cinematography was acclaimed and won him an award.<ref name="guy1" /><ref name="anandan" /><ref name="muthiah">{{Cite news |last=Muthiah |first=S |date=6 September 2004 |title=Americans in Tamil cinema |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/09/06/stories/2004090600190300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050109181852/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/09/06/stories/2004090600190300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 January 2005 |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[G. Ramanathan]] while the lyrics were penned by [[Ka. Mu. Sheriff]] and [[A. Maruthakasi]].<ref name="guy1" /><br />
Partial list of songs from ''Ponmudi'' :<br />
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{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer(s)<br />
|-<br />
| "Neela Vanum Nilavum Pol" || [[G. Ramanathan]] & [[T. V. Rathnam]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Van Mazhaiyindri Vadidum Payir Pola" || G. Ramanathan & T. V. Rathnam<br />
|-<br />
| "Nam Jeevaatharame Selvam Agume" || G. Ramanathan<br />
|-<br />
| "En Prema Rooba...Inbathin Ellai Ithuthana" || T. V. Rathnam<br />
|-<br />
| "Vaazha Venum Vaazha Venum" || [[Kali N. Rathnam]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Aruyire Premai Amudha Variyil" || G. Ramanathan & T. V. Rathnam<br />
|-<br />
| "Dhesamenggum Nalvalam" || G. Ramanathan<br />
|-<br />
| "Meikadhal Arumbu Vazhvinile Poothathe Indre" || G. Ramanathan & T. V. Rathnam<br />
|-<br />
| "Vaanam Kumurudhammaa" || U. R. Chandra & [[N. Lalitha Bhanu|N. Lalitha]]<br />
|-<br />
| "En Kaalamo Maranam" || G. Ramanathan<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0215065|Ponmudi}}<br />
{{Ellis R. Dungan}}<br />
{{Modern Theatres}}<br />
{{T. R. Sundaram}}<br />
[[Category:1950 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Ellis R. Dungan]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on poems]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by G. Ramanathan]]<br />
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