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{{Infobox film
| name          = Pondatti Rajyam
| image          = Pondatti Rajyam.jpg
| image          = Pondatti Rajyam.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[K. S. Ravikumar]]
| director      = [[K. S. Ravikumar]]
| screenplay    = K. S. Ravikumar
| story          = [[Agathiyan]]
| producer      = K. Prabhakaran
| producer      = K. Prabhakaran
| writer        = [[Agathiyan]] (dialogues)
| starring      = [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]]<br />[[Ranjitha]]<br />[[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]]
| screenplay    = [[K. S. Ravikumar]]
| story          = [[Agathiyan]]
| starring      = [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]]<br />[[Ranjitha]]<br />[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]]<br />[[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]]<br />[[K. S. Ravikumar]]<br />Raja Raveendar<br />Sona<br />[[Chinni Jayanth]]<br />[[Kovai Sarala]]<br />Thyagu<br />Pandu
| music          = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| cinematography = Ashok Rajan
| cinematography = Ashok Rajan
| editing        = K. Thanikachalam
| editing        = K. Thanikachalam
| music          = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| studio        = [[Anbalaya Films]]
| studio        = [[Anbalaya Films]]
| distributor    = Anbalaya Films
| released      = {{film date|1992|8|15|df=yes}}
| released      = {{film date|1992|8|15|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 138 minutes
| runtime        = 138 minutes
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| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
}}
}}
'''''Pondatti Rajyam''''' ({{Translation|Wife's rule}}) is a [[Tamil films of 1992|1992]] [[Tamil language]] [[drama film]] directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]. The film features [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]], [[Ranjitha]], [[K. S. Ravikumar]], Raja Raveendar and [[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]] in lead roles.
'''''Pondatti Rajyam''''' ({{Translation|Martial regime}}) is a 1992 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]. The film stars [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]], [[Ranjitha]] and [[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]], with the director Ravikumar and [[Raja Ravindra]] in supporting roles. It was released on 15 August 1992.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 1992 |title=Pondatti Rajyam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920814&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=6 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Akka Pettanam Chelleli Kapuram]]''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}
The film, produced by K. Prabhakaran, had musical score by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] and was released on 15 August 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=pondatti%20rajyam|title=Pondatti Rajyam|accessdate=2013-09-12|publisher=cinesouth}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/pondati-rajyam-movie/11672|title=Pondatti Rajyam|accessdate=2013-09-12|publisher=gomolo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/pondatti-rajyam/|title=Pondatti Rajyam|accessdate=2013-09-12|publisher=spicyonion}}</ref> The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Akka Pettanam Chelleli Kapuram]]''.<ref>http://telugucineblitz.blogspot.in/2015/10/akka-pettanam-chelleli-kapuram-1993.html</ref>
 
== Plot==
Krishnan, an engineer working at a roof tiles company owned by R. Sundarrajan, meets Bharathi at a hotel and settles her bill. They fall in love and get married. Influenced by her sister, Bharathi begins to suspect Krishnan of infidelity.
While pregnant, Krishnan travels to Kanyakumari for work. There, he meets his friend Sundaresan, who plans to marry Sona. During an accident while saving Krishnan, Sundaresan dies. Later, Bharathi gives birth to their child. Krishnan brings Sona to Chennai, but Bharathi and her sister expel her. Krishnan then returns with Sona to Kanyakumari, where she gives birth to Sundaresan’s son, and he cares for them.
Bharathi, still suspicious, visits Kanyakumari and finds Sona and her child. In anger, she asks Krishnan to tie a Mangal Sutra on Sona, but he refuses, claiming Sona is like a sister. Sandhegam and Sundarrajan arrive with proof of Sona’s pre-registered marriage and the accident news, clearing all misunderstandings. Bharathi realizes her mistake, and Sundarrajan takes Sona and her child under his care.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
{{Cast listing|
* [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]]
* [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]] as Krishnan
* [[Ranjitha]]
* [[Ranjitha]] as Bharathi
* [[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]]
*Sona as Sona
* [[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]]
* [[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]] as Bharathi's sister
* [[K. S. Ravikumar]]
* [[Raja Ravindra]] as Sundaresan
* [[Chinni Jayanth]]
* [[Chinni Jayanth]] as Peon
* Raja Raveendar
* [[K. S. Ravikumar]] as Sandhegam
* Sona
* [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]]
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]
* [[Kovai Sarala]]
* [[Kovai Sarala]]
* C. R. Saraswathi
* [[R. Sundarrajan]] as MD of Company
* Gemini Rajeshwari
* [[C. R. Saraswathi]]
* Nisha
}}
* Sumathi
 
{{colend}}
== Production ==
==Production==
The film was initially titled ''Malligai Mullai''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 May 2005 |title=As always |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/as-always/article28583119.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416170130/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/as-always/article28583119.ece |archive-date=16 April 2020 |access-date=16 April 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
The film was initially titled as ''Malligai Mullai''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/as-always/article28583119.ece|title=As always|date=2005-05-27|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-04-16|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and lyrics written by Kalidasan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 January 2018 |title=Pondati Rajyam |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pondati-rajyam/eYEjr4JX56s_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208070304/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pondati-rajyam/eYEjr4JX56s_ |archive-date=8 February 2022 |access-date=28 May 2021 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> The song "Raagam Ondru" was originally composed for the film ''Adhikaalai Subavelai'' which never released.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2021 |title=70/80/ 90's Kids... இந்த சினிமா பாட்டு நினைவில் இருக்கா..? |url=http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=17930&id1=3&issue=20210404 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423181457/http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=17930&id1=3&issue=20210404 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |access-date=14 February 2025 |website=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |language=ta}}</ref>


The music was composed by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] and lyrics written by Kalidasan.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
! Song !! Singers
|-
|-
| 1 || "Anilukku Moonu Kodu" || [[S. Janaki]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || rowspan=7|Kalidasan
| "Anilukku Moonu Kodu" || [[S. Janaki]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
|-
| 2 || "Ettukudi Velavare" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
| "Ettukudi Velavare" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
|-
|-
| 3 || "Naalu Pakkam Kadalu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| "Naalu Pakkam Kadalu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|-
|-
| 4 || "Pondatti Rajyamthan" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], S. Janaki
| "Pondatti Rajyamthan" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], S. Janaki
|-
|-
| 5 || "Raagam Ondru" || Mano, S. Janaki
| "Raagam Ondru" || Mano, S. Janaki
|-
|-
| 6 || "Thandaal Edungada" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| "Thandaal Edungada" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|-
| 7 || "Uchimara Pachakiliye" || [[P. Jayachandran]]
|-
|-
| "Uchimara Pachakiliye" || [[P. Jayachandran]]
|}
|}


==Reception==
== Critical reception ==
''The Indian Express'' wrote "the direction by K. S. Ravikumar is smooth [..] and the situations are imaginatively handled."<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920821&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref>
Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "the direction by K. S. Ravikumar is smooth [..] and the situations are imaginatively handled."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=21 August 1992 |title=Doubting wife |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920821&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=8 January 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Supraja Sridharan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the performances of cast and concluded that Ravikumar who made us laugh for two and half hours could have avoided double meaning dialogues at certain places.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஸ்ரீதரன் |first=சுப்ரஜா |date=20 September 1992 |title=பொண்டாட்டி ராஜ்யம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-09-20/page/n43/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330104500/https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-09-20/page/n43/mode/2up |archive-date=30 March 2023 |access-date=30 March 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=43 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
 
== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
{{K. S. Ravikumar}}
{{K. S. Ravikumar}}


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Pondatti Rajyam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. S. Ravikumar
Produced byK. Prabhakaran
Screenplay byK. S. Ravikumar
Story byAgathiyan
StarringSaravanan
Ranjitha
Chithra
Music byDeva
CinematographyAshok Rajan
Edited byK. Thanikachalam
Production
company
Release date
  • 15 August 1992 (1992-08-15)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pondatti Rajyam (transl. Martial regime) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars Saravanan, Ranjitha and Chithra, with the director Ravikumar and Raja Ravindra in supporting roles. It was released on 15 August 1992.[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Akka Pettanam Chelleli Kapuram.[citation needed]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Krishnan, an engineer working at a roof tiles company owned by R. Sundarrajan, meets Bharathi at a hotel and settles her bill. They fall in love and get married. Influenced by her sister, Bharathi begins to suspect Krishnan of infidelity. While pregnant, Krishnan travels to Kanyakumari for work. There, he meets his friend Sundaresan, who plans to marry Sona. During an accident while saving Krishnan, Sundaresan dies. Later, Bharathi gives birth to their child. Krishnan brings Sona to Chennai, but Bharathi and her sister expel her. Krishnan then returns with Sona to Kanyakumari, where she gives birth to Sundaresan’s son, and he cares for them. Bharathi, still suspicious, visits Kanyakumari and finds Sona and her child. In anger, she asks Krishnan to tie a Mangal Sutra on Sona, but he refuses, claiming Sona is like a sister. Sandhegam and Sundarrajan arrive with proof of Sona’s pre-registered marriage and the accident news, clearing all misunderstandings. Bharathi realizes her mistake, and Sundarrajan takes Sona and her child under his care.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film was initially titled Malligai Mullai.[2]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Deva and lyrics written by Kalidasan.[3] The song "Raagam Ondru" was originally composed for the film Adhikaalai Subavelai which never released.[4]

Song Singers
"Anilukku Moonu Kodu" S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Ettukudi Velavare" Malaysia Vasudevan
"Naalu Pakkam Kadalu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Pondatti Rajyamthan" Mano, S. Janaki
"Raagam Ondru" Mano, S. Janaki
"Thandaal Edungada" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Uchimara Pachakiliye" P. Jayachandran

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "the direction by K. S. Ravikumar is smooth [..] and the situations are imaginatively handled."[5] Supraja Sridharan of Kalki praised the performances of cast and concluded that Ravikumar who made us laugh for two and half hours could have avoided double meaning dialogues at certain places.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Pondatti Rajyam". The Indian Express. 14 August 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 8 February 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ↑ "As always". The Hindu. 27 May 2005. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Pondati Rajyam". JioSaavn. 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "70/80/ 90's Kids... இந்த சினிமா பாட்டு நினைவில் இருக்கா..?". Kungumam (in தமிழ்). 4 April 2021. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Mannath, Malini (21 August 1992). "Doubting wife". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ↑ ஸ்ரீதரன், சுப்ரஜா (20 September 1992). "பொண்டாட்டி ராஜ்யம்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 43. Retrieved 30 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links[edit | edit source]

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