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'''''Ponmana Selvan''''' is a 1989 [[India]]n [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]], directed by [[P. Vasu]]. The film features [[Vijayakanth]], [[Shobana]], [[Sunitha (actress)|Vidhyashree]], [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]].  
'''''Ponmana Selvan''''' is a 1989 [[India]]n [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]], directed by [[P. Vasu]]. The film features [[Vijayakanth]], [[Shobana]], [[Sunitha (actress)|Vidhyashree]], [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]].  
The film's score was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 15 August 1989. The film was one of super hits of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/ponmana-selvan/|title=Ponmana Selvan|access-date=2014-02-12|publisher=spicyonion}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/movies/ponmana-selvan.html|title=Ponmana Selvan|access-date=2014-02-12|work=oneindia}}</ref> It was also dubbed in Telegu as ''Gharana Raja''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6qu2YtXyM4</ref> The film was a remake of Kannada film ''[[Karunamayi (film)|Karunamayi]]'' for which Vasu had written the screenplay.
The film's score was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 15 August 1989. The film was one of super hits of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/ponmana-selvan/|title=Ponmana Selvan|access-date=2014-02-12|publisher=spicyonion}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/movies/ponmana-selvan.html|title=Ponmana Selvan|access-date=2014-02-12|work=oneindia}}</ref> It was also dubbed in Telegu as ''Gharana Raja''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6qu2YtXyM4</ref> The film was a remake of Kannada film ''[[Karunamayi (film)|Karunamayi]]'' for which Vasu had written the screenplay.
 
==Plot==
Ambalakarar and Meenakshi have four children - Raja, Raghu, Ravi and Radha. The family is highly respected in their home town for always standing up for justice. They successfully fight to keep alcohol from being sold in town. Meenakshi's older brother, Ammavasai, joins the family after a years-long feud but still harbors resentment. He gets the two younger brothers - Raghu and Ravi - to start drinking. Hong Kong Annamalai, the local Nataamai, has a daughter, Parvathi that's recently returned home. She falls for and pursues the clueless Raja. Marriages are arranged for both Raghu and Ravi. Parvathi maneuvers her father and Ambalakarar into arranging her marriage with Raja as well. As the wedding talks take place, Annamalai won't permit his daughter to marry Raja as he is the adopted son of the couple. The other three are their biological children and this is first time any of the children learn the truth. Raghu and Ravi, egged on by their uncle and Annamalai, treat Raja very poorly. At the two youngest brothers' insistence, their respective marriages take place. Kaadher Baai, Ambalakarar's closest friend, is in desperate need of money for his daughter's wedding and steals a necklace from his friend. Raja stops the theft but gets caught when returning the necklace. He takes the blame for attempted theft and gets kicked out of home. This leaves Ammavasai with free rein and he is instrumental in the younger brothers leaving home. Raja must deal with the problems in his family while also working to establish his business and reunite with Parvathi.
==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Vijayakanth]] as Raja
* [[Vijayakanth]] as Raja
* [[Shobana]] as Mallika
* [[Shobana]] as Parvathi
* [[Sunitha (actress)|Vidhyashree]] as Radha
* [[Sunitha (actress)|Vidhyashree]] as Radha
* [[Gemini Ganesan]]
* [[Gemini Ganesan]] as Ambalakarar
* [[B. Saroja Devi]]
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Meenakshi
* [[Goundamani]]
* [[Goundamani]] as Hong Kong Annamalai
* [[Jaishankar]]
* [[Jaishankar]] as Mettupalayam Jameen
* [[Radha Ravi]]
* [[Radha Ravi]]  
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] Kaadher Baai
* [[S. S. Chandran]]
* [[S. S. Chandran]] as Ammavasai
* Ravikiran
* Ravikiran
* Udayashankar
* Udayashankar
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* Anjana
* Anjana
* Srilatha
* Srilatha
* [[Sanjeev (Tamil actor, born 1975)|Master Sanjay]]
* [[Sanjeev Venkat|Master Sanjay]] as Parvathi's brother
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Revision as of 18:12, 24 October 2021

Ponmana Selvan
Directed byP. Vasu
Produced byPeter Selvakumar
Written byP. Vasu
StarringVijayakanth
Shobana
Vidhyashree
Gemini Ganesan
B. Saroja Devi
Goundamani
Jaishankar
Radha Ravi
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographyM. C. Sekar
Edited byP. Mohan Raj
Production
company
V. N. S. Films
Distributed byV. N. S. Films
Release date
  • 15 August 1989 (1989-08-15)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ponmana Selvan is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by P. Vasu. The film features Vijayakanth, Shobana, Vidhyashree, Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi. The film's score was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 15 August 1989. The film was one of super hits of the year.[1][2] It was also dubbed in Telegu as Gharana Raja.[3] The film was a remake of Kannada film Karunamayi for which Vasu had written the screenplay.

Plot

Ambalakarar and Meenakshi have four children - Raja, Raghu, Ravi and Radha. The family is highly respected in their home town for always standing up for justice. They successfully fight to keep alcohol from being sold in town. Meenakshi's older brother, Ammavasai, joins the family after a years-long feud but still harbors resentment. He gets the two younger brothers - Raghu and Ravi - to start drinking. Hong Kong Annamalai, the local Nataamai, has a daughter, Parvathi that's recently returned home. She falls for and pursues the clueless Raja. Marriages are arranged for both Raghu and Ravi. Parvathi maneuvers her father and Ambalakarar into arranging her marriage with Raja as well. As the wedding talks take place, Annamalai won't permit his daughter to marry Raja as he is the adopted son of the couple. The other three are their biological children and this is first time any of the children learn the truth. Raghu and Ravi, egged on by their uncle and Annamalai, treat Raja very poorly. At the two youngest brothers' insistence, their respective marriages take place. Kaadher Baai, Ambalakarar's closest friend, is in desperate need of money for his daughter's wedding and steals a necklace from his friend. Raja stops the theft but gets caught when returning the necklace. He takes the blame for attempted theft and gets kicked out of home. This leaves Ammavasai with free rein and he is instrumental in the younger brothers leaving home. Raja must deal with the problems in his family while also working to establish his business and reunite with Parvathi.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 "Adichen" Mano, K. S. Chithra Vaali 04:35
2 "Inimelum" Malaysia Vasudevan, Uma Ramanan Gangai Amaran 04:30
3 "Kana Karunguyile" Mano, K. S. Chithra 04:28
4 "Nee Pottu Vacha" Malaysia Vasudevan, Mano, K. S. Chithra 04:26
5 "Poovana" Mano, Vani Jayaram 04:38
6 "Thoppile Irunthaalum" Malaysia Vasudevan Ilaiyaraaja 04:33

References

  1. ↑ "Ponmana Selvan". spicyonion. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ponmana Selvan". oneindia. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6qu2YtXyM4
  4. ↑ "Ponmana Selvan Songs". raaga. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

External links

Ponmana Selvan on IMDb

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