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{{short description|1993 film by R. V. Udayakumar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ponnumani
| image = Ponnumani.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[R. V. Udayakumar]]
| producer = J. B. Rajaravi<br />Jegadeesh
| writer = [[Gokula Krishnan]] (dialogues)
| screenplay = [[R. V. Udayakumar]]
| story = Sujatha Udayakumar
| starring = [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]<br />[[Soundarya]]<br />[[Sivakumar]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />[[Karthik Raja]] (1 song)
| cinematography = Abdul Rahman
| editing = B. S. Nagaraj
| studio = Thaai Sakthi Productions
| distributor = Thaai Sakthi Productions
| released = 16 April 1993
| runtime = 149 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
''''' Ponnumani''''' is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]], directed by [[R. V. Udayakumar]], starring [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Soundarya]] (in her Tamil film debut) and [[Sivakumar]]. It mainly received positive reviews and turned out to be a blockbuster.<ref name="NST">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19930501&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Knuckling under the songs and tale |last=Vijiyin |first=K. |date=1 May 1993 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |page=13}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Ponnumani and Chinthamani are sweethearts who spend their childhood together in a village. Chinthamani goes off to pursue an education, but she and Ponnumani remain devoted to each other. Kathirvel, who dotes on Ponnumani wants to see them happily married.

It is decided that they would marry once Chinthamani's exams are over. Ponnumani, who has been waiting all his life for this moment sets off eagerly to receive Chinthamani at the station. He is shocked to find her in a mentally unbalanced state.

Later on he learns that Chinthamani has been brutally molested by Uday Prakash and is pregnant. Though overwhelmed with grief, he tries to arrange Chinthamani's marriage with the rapist. When the latter shows no [[remorse]] for his act, and tries to kill Chinthamani, Ponnumani kills him and is sentenced for 5 years. He is reunited with childlike Chinthamani and her daughter.

== Cast ==
* [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] as Ponnumani<ref name="NST" />
* [[Soundarya]] as Chinthamani<ref name="NST" />
* [[Sivakumar]] as Kathirvelu<ref name="NST" />
* [[Goundamani]] as Nachi
* [[Senthil]]
* [[Vadivelu]]
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Kathiravelu's Mother
* [[G. M. Sundar]]

== Production ==
The film was entirely shot at Sethumadai near Pollachi.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/travel/amidst-nature-in-sethumadai/article18768339.ece |title=In pleasantville |last=Paitandy |first=Priyadarshini |date=7 June 2017 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=29 April 2019 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Music ==

The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraja]].

=== Tamil (original) version ===

Lyrics were written by [[R. V. Udayakumar]]. The song "Adiye Vanjikodi" was composed by [[Karthik Raja]]. The song "Nenjukulle Innarunu" is set in Keeravani raga. According to playback singer [[Charulatha Mani]], the song brought out "emotion of sadness in love very effectively".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/harmonious-symmetry/article4657111.ece |title=Harmonious symmetry |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |date=26 April 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=29 April 2019 |issn=0971-751X |author-link=Charulatha Mani}}</ref>
{{Infobox album
| name = Ponnumani
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1993
| recorded = 1993
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 34:48
| label = [[Pyramid Saimira|Pyramid]]
| producer = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| prev_title = [[Marupadiyum]]
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = [[Pon Vilangu]]
| next_year = 1993
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 34:48
| title1 = Aathu Mettula
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| length1 = 5:01
| title2 = Aadi Pattam
| extra2 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| length2 = 5:03
| title3 = Anba Sumanthu
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length3 = 4:59
| title4 = Adiye Vanjikodi
| extra4 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| length4 = 4:55
| title5 = Sindhu Nathi Seemane
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length5 = 4:50
| title6 = Nenjukkule Innarendru
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length6 = 4:55
| title7 = Nenjukkule (Sad)
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length7 = 5:05
}}

=== Telugu (dubbed) version ===

This film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Muddula Baava''. All songs were written by [[Rajashri]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://open.spotify.com/album/3UxzcVya6nhiEYhak9NvCx | website = [[Spotify]] | title = Muddula Baava | accessdate = 22 December 2020}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 35:39

| title1 = Kallone Vunnavule
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length1 = 5:14

| title2 = Addirabanna
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length2 = 5:11

| title3 = Yei Vannelannee
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus
| length3 = 5:03

| title4 = Chinnari Naa Jaabili
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 = 4:56

| title5 = Sande Maatuna
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
| length5 = 5:09

| title6 = Penchavu Amma Naannaga
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length6 = 5:10

| title7 = Kallone Vunnavule - 1
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length7 = 4:52
}}

== Reception ==
Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The film is an average entertainer with Karthik getting enough scope to emote".<ref name="IE">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930514&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Does not move a madman |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=14 May 1993 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=6}}</ref>

== Awards ==
[[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] won a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Best Actor Award]] for his role in the film.<ref>{{Citation|title=Filmfare Best Actor Actress Director Tamil|date=2018-05-01|url=http://archive.org/details/FilmfareBestActorActressDirectorTamil|access-date=2020-08-29}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0318586|Ponnumani}}

{{R. V. Udayakumar}}

[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1993 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Mental illness in films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by R. V. Udayakumar]]

Ponnumani - Revision history

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