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{{short description|1969 film by K. Balachander}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Poova Thalaiya
| image = Poova Thalaiya (1969 film).jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[K. Balachander]]
| writer = K. Balachander
| producer = [[Arangannal|Rama. Arangakannal]]
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan|Gemini Ganesh]] [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] [[Nagesh]] [[S. Varalakshmi]] [[Rajasree]] [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]
| cinematography = N. Balakrishnan
| editing = N. R. Kittu
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| studio = Arul Films
| released = {{Film date|1969|05|10|df=y}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Poova Thalaiya''''' ({{translation|Heads or Tails?}}) is a 1969 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[K. Balachander]]. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan|Gemini Ganesh]], [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]], [[Nagesh]], [[S. Varalakshmi]], [[Rajasree]] and [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]. It was released on 10 May 1969. The film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Bomma Borusa]],'' in [[Malayalam]] as ''[[Balapareekshanam]]'' and in [[Kannada]] as ''Balondu Uyyale''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2019 |title=பொன்விழா படங்கள் : 3 மொழிகளில் ரீமேக் ஆன பூவா தலையா? |url=http://www.dinamalar.com/mgr/detail.php?id=79765 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623101207/https://www.dinamalar.com/mgr/detail.php?id=79765 |archive-date=23 June 2021 |access-date=20 December 2019 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref> It was also an influence on the 2000 Tamil film ''[[Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=12 May 2000 |title=Film Review: Kandha Kadamba Kadhir-Vela |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-kandha-kadamba-kadhir-vela/article28015717.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302042515/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-kandha-kadamba-kadhir-vela/article28015717.ece |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=2 March 2022 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=November 2021}}
Ganesan is a widower and Parvathamma is his mother-in-law. Shankar is the younger brother of Ganesan and he falls in love with Parvathamma's youngest daughter Nirmala. A healthy competition takes place between evil minded Parvathamma and Shankar so as to overthrow one another.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Gemini Ganesan|Gemini Ganesh]] as Ganesan<ref name="hindutamil" />
* [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Shankar<ref name="hindutamil" />
* [[Nagesh]] as Nagesh<ref name="hindutamil" />
* [[S. Varalakshmi]] as Parvathamma
* [[Rajasree]] as Raji
* [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] as Nirmala
* [[Srikanth (actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Nagamma's son
* [[M. R. R. Vasu]] as the hotel manager
* S. Rama Rao as Indra's father
* J. Balayya
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Indra
* [[Sachu]] as Saraswathy
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Nagamma
* [[S. N. Parvathy|Parvathy]] as Indra's mother
}}

== Production ==
The film was shot at AVM Studios and was produced by [[Arangannal|Rama. Arangakannal]],<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=10 October 2015 |title=Poova Thalaiya (1969) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/tamil-film-poova-thalaya/article7747085.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305232542/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/tamil-film-poova-thalaya/article7747085.ece |archive-date=5 March 2021 |access-date=11 October 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> then [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Mylapore (constituency)|Mylapore constituency]] in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], with lyrics by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poova Thalaiya (1969) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000706 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331012450/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000706 |archive-date=31 March 2013 |access-date=7 June 2014 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The title song is set to the raga [[Mohanam]],{{Sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=154}} and "Maduraiyil Parandha" is set to [[Kalyani (raga)|Kalyani]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=14 October 2011 |title=A Raga's Journey: Kinetic Kalyani |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-kinetic-kalyani/article2537329.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020184028/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-kinetic-kalyani/article2537329.ece |archive-date=20 October 2020 |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Length
|-
| "Adi Sarithan Podi" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[L. R. Eswari]] || 03:50
|-
| "Madhurayil Parantha" || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:58
|-
| "Paladai Meni" || [[P. Susheela]], L. R. Eswari || 04:28
|-
| "Poda Chonnal Pottu" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], A. L. Raghavan || 05:43
|-
| "Poova Thalaiya" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]] || 04:21
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Poova Thalaiya'' was released on 10 May 1969.<ref name="hindutamil">{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=18 May 2020 |title=கே.பாலசந்தர் சுண்டிவிட்ட 'பூவா தலையா'; 51 வருடமாகியும் இன்னும் 'ஹிட் ஸ்கிரிப்ட்'! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/555035-poova-thalaiya-51-years-kb.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200518104953/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/156652--3.html |archive-date=18 May 2020 |access-date=18 May 2020 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' called the film "an all-out attempt at comedy and it succeeds reasonably well", but said Balachander's direction had "not come up with the standard of his previous films".<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 May 1969 |title=Cinema |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19690517&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=1 May 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=5 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0155032}}

{{K. Balachander}}

[[Category:1969 Indian films]]
[[Category:1969 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1969 comedy films]]
[[Category:1969 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Films shot in Tirunelveli]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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