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{{Infobox film
| name = Porkkaalam
| image = Porkkalam.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
*M. Kaja Mydeen
*V. Gnanavelu
*[[Jayaprakash|V. Jaya Prakash]]
}}
| writer = Cheran
| starring = {{ubl|[[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]]|[[Meena (actress)|Meena]]|[[Sanghavi (actor)|Sanghavi]]|[[Vadivelu]]|Rajeshwari|[[Manivannan]]}}
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = Priyan
| editing = K. Thanikachalam
| distributor = Roja Combines
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1997|10|30}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Porkaalam''''' ({{lang-ta|பொற்காலம்}} {{trans|Golden Age}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Tamil-language|Tamil]] [[drama]] film written and directed by [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]]. The film has [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], [[Sanghavi (actor)|Sanghavi]], Rajeshwari and [[Vadivelu]] in key roles. It was later remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]] and [[Hindi]]. ''Porkaalam'' was one among 1997 Deepavali releases and became a huge success.

==Plot==
The film deals with the social stigma associated with a handicapped girl in a rural milieu. [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] is a potter by profession. He has a sister, who is born dumb. Murali has to struggle a lot as the handicraft industry is a dying industry and a good amount of money is taken away by his father ([[Manivannan]]), who is a drunkard and a gambler. But, he tries to hide his sorrows by having fun with his sister and servant ([[Vadivelu]]), who is also his trusted friend. He is in love with his neighbour ([[Meena (actress)|Meena]]), a weaver. He wants to get his sister married to a noble man. But many reject her as she is dumb. Finally, one man agrees to marry his sister but on condition that [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] must offer [[dowry]]. [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] then sells many things dearer to him to get money for the dowry. But, that money is taken away by his father and the marriage falls through. Yet [[Vadivelu]] offers to marry his sister without asking dowry and [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] goes home along with [[Vadivelu]] to convey this happy news to his sister. But it was too late as the sister commits suicide. [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] as a penance decides to marry a handicapped girl.

==Cast==
* [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] as Manikam
* [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Maragadham
* [[Sanghavi (actor)|Sanghavi]]
* [[Ilavarasu]]
* [[Vadivelu]]
* [[Manivannan]] as Manikam's father
* [[Crane Manohar]]
* [[Kanal Kannan]] as postman (special appearance)

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack album and background score were composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]. The lyrics were penned by [[Vairamuthu]].

'''Track list'''
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| lyrics_credits =
| total_length = 26:35

| title1 = Chinna Kanangkuruvi
| extra1 = Krishnaraj, [[Febi Mani]], [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
| length1 = 06:13

| title2 = Karuvella Kaatukkulae
| extra2 = [[Sujatha Mohan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]], Arun Mozhi
| length2 = 05:28

| title3 = Thanjavooru Mannu Eduthu
| extra3 = Krishnaraj
| length3 = 05:25

| title4 = Chingucha Chingucha
| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length4 = 04:40

| title5 = Oona Oonam
| extra5 = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], Kovai Kamala
| length5 = 04:49
}}

==Release==

===Critical reception===
The movie generally received positive reviews. Krishna Sivarampuram said, "... very few have the ability to make the viewers think... And only two or three have the rare ability to combine a good comedy line with a tear-jerker...Cheran seems to have revived this genre of film making".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/porkaalam.htm |title=Porkaalam Movie Review |access-date=16 February 2012 |author=Krishna Sivarampurams}}</ref>
''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'' movie 100th day function 'superstar' [[Rajinikanth]] praised well this movie and he appreciated gifted a gold chain to director [[Cheran (director)|cheran]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/news/106297-20-years-of-porkkaalam-movie-special-article.html|title=மாற்றுத்திறனாளிகளின் குரலாக ஒலித்த பொற்காலம்..! #20yearsOfPorkkaalam {{!}} 20 years of porkkaalam movie special article|last=P|first=Dineshkumar|date=2017-10-30|work=vikatan.com|access-date=2018-10-06|language=ta}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film was successful at the box office.
This film running 175 days in 20 theaters.

== Remakes ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Main cast
!Language
|-
|1998
|''Manikyam''
|[[Meka Srikanth]]
|Telugu
|-
|2001
|''[[Meri Pyaari Bahania Banegi Dulhania]]''
|[[Mithun Chakraborty]],
|Hindi
|-
|2006
|''[[Odahuttidavalu]]''
|[[V. Ravichandran|Ravichandran]]
|Kannada
|}

==Awards==
* Cheran won [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director]]
* Meena won [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0169140|title=Porkaalam}}

{{Cheran (director)}}
{{TamilNaduStateFilmAwardBestFilm}}
{{TamilNaduStateFilmAwardBestActress}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Porkaalam}}
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Cheran]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films about disability in India]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]

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