Poonthottam

Poonthottam (English: Garden of flowers) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Kalanjiyam. The film features Murali and Devayani in the lead roles, while Raghuvaran, Manivannan and Vijayalakshmi play other supporting roles. The film, which has music by Ilaiyaraaja, released in July 1998.

Poonthottam
Directed by	Kalanjiyam
Produced by	M. Kajamaideen V. Gnanavel V. Jayaprakash
Written by	Kalanjiyam
Starring	Murali Devayani Raghuvaran Manivannan Vijayalakshmi
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	R. M. Ramnath Shetty
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Production company	Roja Combines
Release date	10 July 1998
Running time	156 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Murali as Moorthy
• Devayani as Sundari
• Raghuvaran as Panneerselvam "Panneer"
• Manivannan as Mani
• Vadivelu as Auto driver
• M. N. Nambiar as Sundari's grandfather
• Manorama as Sundari's grandmother
• Vijayalakshmi as Sumathi
• Thalaivasal Vijay
• Venniradai Moorthy
• Vijay Adhiraj as Suresh
• Santhana Bharathi as Suresh's father
• Vichithra as Guest appearance
• Crane Manohar as Guest appearance
• Nassar as Guest appearance
• Ambika as Guest appearance
• Vadivukkarasi as Guest appearance

Soundtrack

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics
1	"Vennilavukku Aasai"	Ilaiyaraaja	Vaasan
2	"Vaanathu Tharagaiyo	Hariharan
3	"Vaanathil Irunthu"	Ilaiyaraaja
4	"Ponnumani"	Mano, Gangai Amaran, Vadivelu
5	"Meetatha Oru Veenai"	Hariharan, Mahalakshmi Iyer	Mu. Metha
6	"Iniya Malargal"	Ilaiyaraaja	Arivumathi
7	"New Year"	Karthik Raja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Venkat Prabhu, Premji Amaran, Mano, Bhavatharini, Malaysia Vasudevan	Vaasan

Production

Director Kalanjiyam chose to re-collaborate with Murali and Devayani, who he had worked with in his first film Poomani (1996).

Release

The film won positive reviews upon release, with a critic from Indolink.com noting it was "a soft and sentimental movie largely playing with human emotions, but ineffectively supported by screenplay and direction." The presence of bigger budget film releasing in the same period meant that the film went largely unnoticed at the box office.