| Pondatti Rajyam | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | K. S. Ravikumar |
| Produced by | K. Prabhakaran |
| Screenplay by | K. S. Ravikumar |
| Story by | Agathiyan |
| Starring | Saravanan Ranjitha Chithra K. S. Ravikumar Raja Raveendar |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | Ashok Rajan |
| Edited by | K. Thanikachalam |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anbalaya Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pondatti Rajyam (transl. Wife's rule) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars Saravanan, Ranjitha, K. S. Ravikumar, Raja Raveendar and Chithra. The film, produced by K. Prabhakaran, had musical score by Deva and was released on 15 August 1992. The film was remade in Telugu as Akka Pettanam Chelleli Kapuram.[1]
Cast
- Saravanan as Krishnan
- Ranjitha as Bharathi
- R. Sundarrajan
- Chithra
- K. S. Ravikumar as Samiyar
- Chinni Jayanth
- Raja Ravindar as Sundresh
- Sona
- Thyagu
- Pandu
- Kovai Sarala
- C. R. Saraswathi
- Gemini Rajeshwari
- Nisha
- Sumathi
Production
The film was initially titled as Malligai Mullai.[2]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Deva and lyrics written by Kalidasan.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Anilukku Moonu Kodu" | S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Kalidasan |
| 2 | "Ettukudi Velavare" | Malaysia Vasudevan | |
| 3 | "Naalu Pakkam Kadalu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 4 | "Pondatti Rajyamthan" | Mano, S. Janaki | |
| 5 | "Raagam Ondru" | Mano, S. Janaki | |
| 6 | "Thandaal Edungada" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 7 | "Uchimara Pachakiliye" | P. Jayachandran |
Reception
The Indian Express wrote "the direction by K. S. Ravikumar is smooth [..] and the situations are imaginatively handled."[4]
References
- ↑ http://telugucineblitz.blogspot.in/2015/10/akka-pettanam-chelleli-kapuram-1993.html
- ↑ "As always". The Hindu. 27 May 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ↑ "Pondati Rajyam". JioSaavn. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ↑ Mannath, Malini (21 August 1992). "Doubting wife". The Indian Express. p. 7.