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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi<br />
| image = Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[A. Bhimsingh]]<br />
| producer = P. K. Satyapal<br />
| writer = (Dialogues) Erama. Arangannal<br />
| screenplay = A. Bhimsingh<br />
| story = <br />
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]<br />[[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = K. H. Reddy<br />
| cinematography = G. Vittal Rao<br />
| editing = A. Bhimsingh<br />A. Bal Durai Singh<br />A. Thangaraj<br />
| studio = Oriental Movies<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1959|1|14|India}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi''''' ({{trans|Land of gold}}) is a 1959 Indian [[Tamil language]] film<ref name="anandan">{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1959.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |date=23 October 2004 |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films |author-link=Film News Anandan |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171227102919/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1959.asp |archive-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> directed by [[A. Bhimsingh]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998 |page=629 |authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen}}</ref> The film featured [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] in the lead roles.<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNbzU1OHJuYU0zZzQ/view |title=Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi Song book |publisher=Kalaimagal Press, Madurai}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Nagan is a farmer who owns a fertile farming land in Vayalur. Nagan is an honest and hardworking person who considers his farming land as his temple. Though the land is fertile, at times the yield is not so good. He has a son called Nallaan who is a brave and fearless young lad. Nagan decides to marry Nallaan to a girl called Muthamma. She is a pretty girl who works as a house maid in the house of a rich man called Balakotinathar. Her father has left her in that position and had run away to Malaysia. Nagan had to borrow money from the rich man Balakotinathar for the wedding ceremony of Nallaan and Muthamma. As the days pass by, Nallaan and Muthamma are blessed with a son. They name him Inban. Nagan is unable to settle the loan. Balakotinathar threatens to sue the family. So, the family decides to abandon the village and migrate to Chennai in search of employment. They hand over their properties in lieu of the loan. Nallan tells Balakotinathar that he will pay the balance money some day and recover the land. Balakotinathar's benevolent wife gives them an amount of money for them to survive in Chennai. However, when the family arrives in Chennai some cheaters take all their money. Left with nothing the family gets dissipated. The child gets lost. Nallaan goes away in search of earning money. Muthamma and Nagan are left alone. How the family is reunited and recovers their land forms the rest of the story.<ref name=songbook /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
The list is adapted from the film's song book.<ref name=songbook /><br />
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;Male cast<br />
* [[Gemini Ganesan]] as Nallan<br />
* [[T. S. Balaiah]] as Rathnam<br />
* [[J. P. Chandrababu]] as Samadharmam<br />
* [[S. V. Subbaiah]] as Nagan<br />
* [[D. Balasubramaniam]] as Balakodi Mudaliar<br />
* Master Sridhar as Husband<br />
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;Female cast<br />
* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Muthamma<br />
* [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]] as Roopa<br />
* [[Sukumari]] as Kala<br />
* Lakshmikantham as Sundari<br />
* P. Chandra as Thayamma<br />
* K. S. Angamuthu as Gundamma<br />
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;Support cast<br />
* P. K. Satyapal, Rama Rao, M. N. Krishnan, Nellai Azhagiyasundaram, G. N. Mahalingam, Gemini Balu, V. K. Achari, and Nambirajan.<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film was produced by P. K. Sathyapal under the banner ''Oriental Movies'' and was directed by [[A. Bhimsingh]] who also wrote the screenplay and edited the film. The story and dialogues were penned by Erama. Arangannal. G. Vittal Rao handled the cinematography. Choreography was done by Hiralal, Sohanlal, Chinnilal and Sampath. The film was shot at Newtone and Neptune studios.<ref name=songbook /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was composed by K. H. Reddy while the lyrics were penned by [[Kannadasan]], [[Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram]], [[A. Maruthakasi]], Thiruchi Thiyagarajan and [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]. [[Playback singer]]s are [[C. S. Jayaraman]], [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[Jikki]], [[K. Jamuna Rani]], [[P. Susheela]] and [[S. Janaki]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;– Part 1 |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers 044 25361039 |edition=1st |location=Chennai |date=December 2014 |page=180 |language=Tamil}}</ref><br />
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The song "Sollaamathaan Purinjikalaame" and "Ulagam Nappathellaam.... Naattu Nadappu Ellam" did not take place in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFeBde1NIII|title= PONNU VILAYUM BHOOMI (1959)--Sollamathaan purinjikkalaame--OLD SONG BOOK (vMv)--Rare song|accessdate=2021-06-12|publisher=youtube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtwc5nuHZ10|title= PONNU VILAYUM BHOOMI (1959)--Naattu nadappu ellam enga paiyile--OLD SONG BOOK (vMv)--Rare song<br />
|accessdate=2021-06-24|publisher=youtube}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "Koththumalli Poo Pookka" || T. M. Soundararajan || rowspan=4|A. Maruthakasi || 03:46<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Sellakkiliye Sendhamaraiye" || Jikki & S. Janaki || 03:40<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Urulum Panam Munne" || K. Jamuna Rani || 04:47<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Karumbaana Yen Vaazhvu" || P. Susheela ||<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Aangila Naagarigam Nalladhu" || K. Jamuna Rani & P. Susheela || K. S. Gopalakrishnan || 08:33<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Pon Vilaiyum Boomilyile....<br>Kudumba Vandi Kudu Kudu Endru" || C. S. Jayaraman || Thiruchi Thiyagarajan || 03:03<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Kanniyur Saalaiyile" || T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela || Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram || 03:51<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || "Mannit Pirandhaan" || Sirkazhi Govindarajan || rowspan=2|Kannadasan ||<br />
|-<br />
| 9 || "Aanandham Unmai" || K. Jamuna Rani || 05:41<br />
|-<br />
| 10 || "Sollaamathaan Purinjikalaame" || T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela || A. Maruthakasi || 03:15<br />
|-<br />
| 11 || "Ulagam Nappathellaam.... Naattu Nadappu Ellam" || T. M. Soundararajan || A. Maruthakasi || 03:03<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0156902}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by A. Bhimsingh]]<br />
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