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{{Infobox film
| image = Poovellam Kettuppar DVD Cover.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Vasanth]]
| writer = [[Crazy Mohan]]<br />({{small|Dialogue}})
| screenplay = Vasanth
| story = Vasanth
| producer = [[Panchu Arunachalam]] ({{small|Presents}})
| starring = [[Suriya]]<br />[[Jyothika]]
| cinematography = [[M. S. Prabhu]]
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| studio = P. A. Art Production
| released = {{film date|df=y|1999|08|06}}
| runtime = 148 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Poovellam Kettuppar''''' ({{Translation|Ask all the flowers}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] [[musical film|musical]] film written and directed by [[Vasanth]]. It stars [[Suriya]] and [[Jyothika]]. [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Vadivelu]] and [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] appear in supporting roles. The film was released on 6 August 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |last=மாதேவன் |first=சந்தோஷ் |last2=ப |first2=பிரியங்கா. |date=6 August 2019 |title={{'}}' 'பூவெல்லாம் கேட்டுப்பார்' ஸ்பெஷல் படம்தான்; ஆனாலும் ஓர் ஏமாற்றம் ..!" - வசந்த் |trans-title="''Poovellam Kettuppar'' is a special film; but still a disappointment..!" - Vasanth |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/vasanth-speaks-about-20-years-of-poovellam-kettuppar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260106165034/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/vasanth-speaks-about-20-years-of-poovellam-kettuppar |archive-date=6 January 2026 |access-date=6 January 2026 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{long plot|section|date=November 2015}}

Two music directors, Bharathi and Kannan, used to be friends and composed music together. After Kannan has a fight with the director on a project, Bharathi decides to split from Kannan and compose the music by himself. He offers Kannan the chance to reconcile after the movie, but Kannan rejects the offer and gives details about the fallout to newspapers, causing Bharathi to lose the movie deal.

Kannan's daughter Janaki lives with her grandparents and mother in [[Bangalore]] while her father, struggles with his friend Ramanathan in [[Chennai]]. Janaki goes on a college tour and stays at a hotel, where Krishna, Bharathi's son, is staying. He falls in love with her and tries to woo her, but she rejects his advances. Four days later, Janaki misses her bus to college and she takes a public bus home. Krishna gets on the bus to impress her. After taking a ride from a drunk driver, Janaki lets Krishna drive.

On the way, the drunk driver becomes sober and leaves them stranded until Janaki stops another bus. On their journey, they learn their fathers' identities. Krishna takes Janaki back to her college and leaves, but they admit their feelings for one another. Krishna has to return to Chennai because his mother is in the hospital. He promises Janaki that he will speak to his father about their marriage, and Janaki has one condition: if they disapprove, she will not elope with Krishna without her parents' consent. Krishna agrees and goes to see his mother.

The doctor tells Krishna's mother that she will send a nurse to their home to help her. At the same time, Bharathi has a fallout with a prominent music director and Kannan is recruited to anger Bharathi. Kannan's music in the movie becomes successful and he becomes an overnight sensation — gaining fame and being flooded with offers. Bharathi is severely affected by the fallout and loses his status and offers, further angering him. In response, Krishna goes to Kannan's house as a driver while telling his parents that he went to [[Bombay]] to pursue further studies, and Janaki pretends to be the nurse that the family doctor sent and tells her parents that she has an extra class at college.

Krishna assumes the name of Driver Pandi while Janaki becomes Nurse Kalyani. Janaki impresses Krishna's parents while Krishna does the same with Janaki's. Problems arise when Krishna is kicked out of Kannan's house when he takes the blame for Kannan's father-in-law accidentally telling the media about Kannan's drinking. Janaki is kicked out as she stands up to Bharathi and tells him it is ironic that he is named after Bharathiyaar, who fought for women's rights, when he does not allow his wife to sing in public after their marriage.

Bharathi realises his mistake and invites Janaki back. Krishna, however, has to struggle much more to gain back Kannan's trust. Kannan has a fight with a director, which gives Kannan a bad image in the media. When Kannan realises that Krishna helped him out despite his anger, he invites him back to his house. Krishna and Janaki tell Kannan and Bharathi that they are in love and that their parents and their lover's parents are against it. They convince them to speak to the lovers' parents. The families arrive at a beach house. Krishna's parents accept the union, but Kannan storms off. Kannan's wife convinces the couple that Kannan will not miss his only daughter's wedding.

Kannan does not turn up for the wedding. Janaki and Krishna turn up at his house; Krishna tells him that they are not married and that they won't until he approves. Krishna claims that they will wait and remain lovers until Kannan gives his consent. As Krishna drives away, he comes to a sudden halt as Kannan and his family block his path. Kannan tells him that he better marry Janaki or else. Janaki then brings Bharathi while Krishna brings Kannan to him, and they reconcile.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Suriya]] as Krishna Bharathi/Palpandi
* [[Jyothika]] as Janaki Kannan/Kalyani
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as K. R. Bharathi
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as C.R. Kannan
* [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] as Nirmala Bharathi
* [[Karan (actor)|Karan]] as Venu Mahadevan
* [[Delhi Ganesh]] as Ramanathan
* [[Vadivelu]] as Shanmugam
* [[Vadivukkarasi]] as Kasthuri
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Dr. Bala Thirupurasundari
* [[Maadhu Balaji]] as Balaji
* [[Dhamu]] as Dhamu
* [[Madhan Bob]] as Rathavelu
* [[Kaka Radhakrishnan]] as Rangasamy
* [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Lakshmi
* [[Pasi Sathya]] as Nurse Kalyani
* Thadi Balaji as Reporter
* [[Raju Sundaram]] (special appearance in the song "Oh Senyoreeta")<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 July 2020 |title='Livelihood a Question Mark': Dancer-Couple Out of Work Amid COVID |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/tamil-nadu-dancer-couple-out-of-jobs-during-covid19-pandemic |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604104748/https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/entertainment/tamil-nadu-dancer-couple-out-of-jobs-during-covid19-pandemic |archive-date=4 June 2021 |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=[[The Quint]]}}</ref>
* [[Dinesh (choreographer)|Dinesh]] (special appearance in the song "CBI Enge")
* Japan Kumar (special appearance in the song "CBI Enge")
* [[Bhavatharini]] as herself (special appearance)
* [[Agathian]] as himself (special appearance)
* [[Ramki]] as himself (special appearance)
*[[Ranjitha]] as herself (special appearance)
*[[Sonia Bose]] as herself (special appearance)
*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as himself (special appearance)
* [[Parthiban]] as himself (special appearance)
*[[Simran (actress)|Simran]] as herself (special appearance)
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as himself (special appearance)
*[[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] as himself (special appearance)
*[[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as herself (special appearance)
*[[Sarathkumar]] as himself (special appearance)
*[[Revathi]] as herself (special appearance)
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as herself (special appearance)
* Ganesh (of [[Shankar–Ganesh]]) as himself (special appearance)
* [[Pyramid Natarajan]] as himself (special appearance)
*[[Kushboo]] as herself (special appearance)
*[[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]] as himself (special appearance)
*[[Theni Kunjarammal]] as herself (special appearance)
}}

== Production ==
The film was initially titled ''Romance'', but was later retitled ''Poovellam Kettuppar'' during production.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GOKUL'S TAMIL CINEMA NEWS |url=http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/lot/2330/gcnapril.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222100034/http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/lot/2330/gcnapril.htm |archive-date=22 February 2014 |access-date=3 February 2012 |website=oocities.org}}</ref> ''Poovellam Kettupar'' was one of the working titles for the director [[Vasanth]]'s previous film ''[[Aasai]]'' (1995).<ref name="to">{{Cite news |date=8 September 2020 |title=#25YearsOfAasai: For Aasai, I wanted another Arvind Swami, and I found Ajith: Vasanth |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/25yearsofaasai-for-aasai-i-wanted-another-arvind-swami-and-i-found-ajith-vasanth/articleshow/77986763.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20200908082558/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/25yearsofaasai-for-aasai-i-wanted-another-arvind-swami-and-i-found-ajith-vasanth/articleshow/77986763.cms |archive-date=8 September 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Vasanth considered changing the title again briefly to ''Thathi Thaavathu Manasu'', but eventually decided not to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GOKUL'S TAMIL CINEMA NEWS |url=http://www.geocities.ws/gokima/rangan.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045858/http://www.geocities.ws/gokima/rangan.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=15 February 2016 |website=geocities.ws}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chennai Bits & Pieces |url=http://members.tripod.com/~tamilcinenews/cbits.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991005184906/http://members.tripod.com/~tamilcinenews/cbits.htm |archive-date=5 October 1999 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=members.tripod.com}}</ref> During production, media speculation arose that the lead pair, [[Suriya]] and [[Jyothika]], were dating.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=23 October 2002 |title=Fighting her way to success |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/23/stories/2002102300330200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701123340/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/23/stories/2002102300330200.htm |archive-date=1 July 2003 |access-date=4 January 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The film was the first of seven films in which Suriya appeared alongside Jyothika, whom he married in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 May 2014 |title=Suriya and Jyothika have done 7 films together |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/suriya-and-jyothika-have-done-7-films-together/articleshow/35388362.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630045902/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/suriya-and-jyothika-have-done-7-films-together/articleshow/35388362.cms |archive-date=30 June 2023 |access-date=30 June 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

The film shared a similar storyline to several other Tamil films released during the same period including ''[[Jodi (1999 film)|Jodi]]'', which incidentally had Vijayakumar and Nassar playing similar roles as patriarchs of feuding families. Likewise the films ''[[Minsara Kanna]]'' (1999) and ''[[Anbulla Kadhalukku]]'' (1999) were also noted for similarities in their plots.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lack of script-writers? |url=http://www.tamilstar.com/topnews/lack.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000818181502/http://www.tamilstar.com/topnews/lack.shtml |archive-date=18 August 2000 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=Tamil Star}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack features eight songs composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 1999 |title=Poovellam Kettuppar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/poovellam-kettuppar-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1581440841 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616204953/https://music.apple.com/in/album/poovellam-kettuppar-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1581440841 |archive-date=16 June 2023 |access-date=15 May 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> The album opened the opportunity for his first breakthrough in the industry and proved to be a major turning point in his career.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 October 2003 |title=Generation NEXT |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/22/stories/2003102200060100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031110173902/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/22/stories/2003102200060100.htm |archive-date=10 November 2003 |access-date=9 April 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline = Track listing
| all_lyrics = [[Palani Bharathi]]
| total_length = 39:48
| title1 = CBI Enge
| extra1 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]]
| length1 = 6:04
| title2 = Chudithar Aninthu
| extra2 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| length2 = 5:56
| title3 = Irava Pagala
| extra3 = Hariharan, [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length3 = 5:12
| title4 = Poothathu
| extra4 = [[Bhavatharini]]
| length4 = 3:02
| title5 = Poove Poove
| extra5 = [[Nithyasree Mahadevan]]
| length5 = 5:55
| note5 = female
| title6 = Poove Poove
| extra6 = [[P. Unnikrishnan]]
| length6 = 5:53
| note6 = male
| title7 = Oh Senyoreeta
| extra7 = P. Unnikrishnan
| length7 = 5:01
| title8 = Sevvaanam Vetkam Kondathu
| extra8 = [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]]
| length8 = 2:45
}}

== Reception ==
Rajitha of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' described the film as "a winner" and praised Vasanth's direction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajitha |date=7 September 1999 |title=Here comes the winner |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/07spice.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075241/https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/07spice.htm |archive-date=28 November 2018 |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> D. S. Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' praised the director, saying he "maintains a light vein right through, the humour escalating as the drama thickens".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=13 August 1999 |title=Film Reviews: Poovellam Kaettupaar/Kanavae Kalayathae/Malabar Police |url=http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/1999/08/13/stories/09130225.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010413132359/http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/1999/08/13/stories/09130225.htm |archive-date=13 April 2001 |access-date=19 June 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> K. P. S. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the film's cast, humour and music.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=கே. பி. எஸ். |date=22 August 1999 |title=பூவெல்லாம் கேட்டுப்பார் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1999-08-22/page/n13/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230126154527/https://archive.org/details/kalki1999-08-22/page/n13/mode/2up |archive-date=26 January 2023 |access-date=18 November 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=12–13 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote that "The-romantic part has little novelty, but Jyothika and Surya perform with bouncy exuberance. The absolutely enchanting musical score by Yuvan Shankar Raja (Ilayaraja's son) bears testimony to his 'Raja' surname. But like the edifice that crumbled due to an unstable pillar, the entire movie collapses under the weight of a debutant editor".<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 1999 |title=Film: POOVELLAM KETTUPAAR (Tamil) |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/A194789BC4D9414965256941003DC8A7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322152742/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/%28docid%29/A194789BC4D9414965256941003DC8A7 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |access-date=20 August 2011 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

Although the film performed well outside of India, it was received poorly domestically, which Vasanth attributed to when the film was released and the lack of publicity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warrier |first=Shobha |author-link=Shobha Warrier |date=5 July 2000 |title='I don't mind falling, but I like to fall forward…' |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jul/05vas.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202020716/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jul/05vas.htm |archive-date=2 February 2023 |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Vasanth's wife Renuga won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Costume Designer]] in 1999 for her work in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 December 2000 |title=Tamilnadu Government Announces Cinema State Awards -1999 |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/29-12-00/state.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622010121/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/29-12-00/state.htm |archive-date=22 June 2008 |access-date=15 May 2023 |website=[[Dinakaran]]}}</ref>

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