Poovum Pottum

1968 Indian film
  • 26 January 1968 (1968-01-26)
Running time
165 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Poovum Pottum (transl. Flower and Vermilion) is 1968 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Dada Mirasi and produced by Vasu Menon.[1] The film stars S. V. Ranga Rao, A. V. M. Rajan, Muthuraman and Bhanumathi. It is a remake of the 1967 Hindi film Nai Roshni.[2] The film was released on 26 January 1968.[3]

Plot

Cast

Male cast
  • S. V. Ranga Rao as Professor Raja Rathinam
  • A. V. M. Rajan as Professor Prakash
  • Muthuraman
  • K. D. Santhanam
  • Veerappan as Rickshaw puller
  • Nagesh as Sukumar
Female cast
  • P. Bhanumathi as Padmavathi[4]
  • Pandari Bai as Charu
  • Bharathi as Amudha
  • Jyothi Lakshmi as Chithra
  • M. Bhanumathi as Kamala

Soundtrack

Music was by R. Govardhanam and lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi, Kannadasan and Vaali.[5] The song "Nathaswara Osaiyile Devan" is set in Brindavani Sarang raga.[6]

Songs Singer Length
"Ennam Pola Kannan Vandhan" P. Susheela 04:06
"Un Azhagai Kandu Kondal" P. B. Srinivas 03:37
"Nathaswara Osaiyile Devan" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 03:49
"Muthal Embathu Thodakkam" T. M. Soundararajan 03:27
"Ponvandu Theendatha" L. R. Eswari 04:45
"Ulagam Olimayangum" P. Leela 03:19
"Ellorum Kondadum Engal" S. Janaki 03:30
Club Dance Instrumental 03:07

Reception

Kalki appreciated the film for various aspects, including the writing and cast performances.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Poovum Pottum". The Indian Express. 3 February 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 31 March 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ Vamanan (30 April 2018). "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 125 | 'தெய்வ மகன்' பெற்ற ஆஸ்கார் வெற்றி!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Poovum Pottum (1968)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ "பானுமதி: 9. நடிப்புக்கு இலக்கணம்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Poovum Pottum". Gaana. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ^ ராமானுஜன், டாக்டர் ஜி. (29 June 2018). "ராக யாத்திரை 11: நீ சின்ன நி! நான் பெரிய நி!!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  7. ^ "பூவும் பொட்டும்". Kalki (in Tamil). 11 February 1963. p. 33. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

External links

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