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{{Infobox film
| name = Poomagal Oorvalam
| image = Poomagal Oorvalam (1999 film).jpg
| director = [[Rasu Madhuravan]]
| writer = [[Rasu Madhuravan]]
| starring = [[Prashanth]]<br/>[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]<br>[[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]]
| producer = [[R. B. Choudary]]
| cinematography = M. Prasad
| editing = V. Jaishankar
| music = Siva
| studio = [[Super Good Films]]
| distributor =
| released = 30 April 1999
| runtime = 158 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Poomagal Oorvalam''''' is a 1999 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film|romantic]] [[family]] [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Rasu Madhuravan]]. The film stars [[Prashanth]], [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] and [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Siva.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Poomagal_Oorvalam/2485 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-11-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131102938/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Poomagal_Oorvalam/2485 |archivedate=31 January 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The film was an hit at the box office. Prashanth and Rambha shared the screen for first time.<ref>http://inrelax.com/movie/poomagal-oorvalam-1999/</ref>

==Plot==
Saravanan ([[Prashanth]]), orphaned by his dead mother - a mental patient ([[Anju (actress)|Anju]])- is adopted by a childless couple ([[Manivannan]] and [[Raadhika]]). Theirs is an inter-caste marriage. At college, he runs into Kavitha ([[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]), the granddaughter of caste-obsessed Sengodan ([[Rajan P. Dev]]). The triangle is completed by Aavudayappan alias Armstrong ([[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]]), a US-return who is smitten by Kavitha.

With a little unintentional photo-swapping by the marriage broker ([[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]), the parents of Saravanan and Aavudayappan (the fathers have the same name) both think they have an alliance for their son with Sengodan's family and show up at Kavitha's house at the same time. Romance flowers between Saravanan and Kavitha, who assume they are going to wed, while Aavudayappan continues to dream of Kavitha.

A series of contrivances allow this comedy of errors to carry on till the engagement where the announcement of the groom's name causes all sorts of confusions. Sengodan is now against the Saravanan-Kavitha union since Saravanan's parents are of different castes. Things come to a dramatic conclusion when Sengodan realizes that Prasanth is indeed his own grandson, with a brief flashback relating the 'Nizhalgal' Ravi - Anju marriage split due to her illness. The film ends with Saravanan and Kavitha marrying each other.

==Cast==
*[[Prashanth]] as Saravanan
*[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] as Kavitha
*[[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Aavudayappan (Armstrong)
*[[Manivannan]] as Chidambaram (Saravanan's adoptive father)
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Chidambaram
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as Sengodan
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Boopathy
*[[Raadhika]] as Saravanan's adoptive mother
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Sakthi
*[[Vaiyapuri]] as Muniyandi
*[[Ponvannan]] as Kavitha's father
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Broker Ponnushamy
*[[Sathyapriya]] as Meenakshi
*[[Halwa Vasu]] as Murugesan
*[[Anju (actress)|Anju]] as Saravanan's mother
*[[Mahendran (actor)|Mahendran]] as Young Saravanan
*[[Hemalatha]] as Child actress

==Production==
It was reported that the actor Prashanth was badly hurt on his face, while he took part in a stunt scene. A sharp iron rod hit him on his face and he was hurt on his left cheek and immediately had three stitches on this wound from a local hospital. Further reports claimed that he was set to travel to London to partake in cosmetic surgery to avoid scarring.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chandrag.tripod.com/feb99/|title=Minnoviyam Star Tracks|website=chandrag.tripod.com|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref> The issue was later reported to be exaggerated, with Prashanth citing that he a minor injury and that the media blew the incident out of proportion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chandrag.tripod.com/index.html|title=Minnoviyam Star Tracks|website=chandrag.tripod.com|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref>

==Release==
K. N. Vijiyin of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' gave the film a mixed review.<ref name="NST review">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19990508&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Marriage match mix-up |last=Vijiyin |first=K. N. |date=8 May 1999 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |page=4}}</ref> D. S. Ramanujam from [[The Hindu]] wrote: "Fun-laden situations and humour course along at a brisk pace in Supergood Films’ “Poomagal Oorvalam”. Debutant director Mathuravan, who has written the story, dialogue and screenplay, structures his narration in an enjoyable way. For Prasanth, the hero, it is another proof of his calibre, be it pouring out emotions, without overdoing it, carrying with subtlety the lighter moments or dancing comfortably".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/19AFF656632D842765256941003DC8C4?OpenDocument |title=Poomagal Oorvalam |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=14 May 1999 |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630232709/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/19AFF656632D842765256941003DC8C4?OpenDocument |archive-date=30 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Sandya Krishnan from Indolink wrote, "Watch it for the comedy, if not for anything else".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Poo_Magal_Oorvalam_12717.html |title=Poo Magal Oorvalam |last=Krishna |first=Sandya |date=1999 |website=Indolink |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991002060418/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Poo_Magal_Oorvalam_12717.html |archive-date=2 October 1999 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Poomagal Oorvalam
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = Siva
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1999
| recorded = 1999
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = Star Music
| producer = Siva
| prev_title =''[[Love Today (1997 film)|Love Today]]''
| prev_year =1997
| next_title =''[[Priyamaina Neeku]]''
| next_year =2001
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] Siva. The soundtrack, released in 1999, features 6 tracks.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Malare Oru Varthai" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] || 05:02
|-
|2 || "Vaada Nannbane" || [[Unni Krishnan]] || 04:58
|-
|3 || "Naan Thai Yenndru" || K. S. Chithra || 05:33
|-
|4 || "Antha Vaanukku" ||Unni Krishnan || 04:59
|-
|5 || "Chinna Vennilave" || Hariharan, [[Harini (singer)|Harini]] || 05:00
|-
|6 || "Kannai Parikkira" || Unni Krishnan, K. S. Chithra, Arun Mozhi || 05:05
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Rasu Madhuravan}}

[[Category:1999 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1990s romantic comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:1999 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Rasu Madhuravan]]

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