Ponnu Velayira Bhoomi

Ponnu Velayira Bhoomi
Directed byK. Krishnan
Written byK. Krishnan
Produced byA. G. Subramanian
Starring
CinematographyRavi Shankar
Edited byA. K. Shankar
C. Srinivasan
Music byDeva
Production
company
AGS Films International
Release date
  • 10 April 1998 (1998-04-10)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ponnu Velayira Bhoomi (transl. Land of gold) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by K. Krishnan. The film stars Rajkiran, Khushbu and Vineetha, with Manivannan, Vadivelu, R. Sundarrajan, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, Vittal Rao and Latha in supporting roles. It was released on 10 April 1998.[1]

Plot

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Palanisamy (Rajkiran) is a kind-hearted rich farmer and he soon becomes the village chief. Palanisamy is known in his village for holding demonstrations. The poor village girl Valli (Vineetha) falls in love with Palanisamy until Valli knows that Palanisamy is in fact married to Pushpa (Khushbu) who is mentally ill.

In the past, Pushpa was an arrogant english-medium school owner. She first clashed with Palanisamy, then they fell in love with each other. On a misunderstanding, they get married and they lived happily together. Pushpa's father (Vittal Rao) wanted to take revenge on Palanisamy. During her childbirth, Pushpa's newborn baby died and Pushpa couldn't get pregnant again. Just after this incident, Pushpa became mentally ill.

Valli decides to take care of Pushpa. Later, at the village court, Valli claims that Palanisamy married her. In the meantime, Pushpa becomes again as she was and the upset Pushpa goes back to her parents. Palanisamy feels lost.

Meanwhile, the farmers have been scammed by a vicious businessman (Manivannan) and Pushpa's father. Palanisamy recovers the farmers' properties and ultimately saves Pushpa's father from the angry farmers. Pushpa then reveals to Palanisamy that she wanted to see Palanisamy having a baby so she plans everything with Valli's help. Palanisamy and Valli forgive Pushpa. Palanisamy and Pushpa live happily ever after.

Cast

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Production

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The film took over a year to make, and had a delayed release.[2]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vaali.[3][4]

Song Singer(s) Duration
"Paattu Kattum Kuyilu" Swarnalatha 5:09
"Oorae Mathichi Nikkum" Swarnalatha, Mano 4:09
"Poya Unn Moonjila" Swarnalatha, Anuradha Sriram, Vadivelu, Deva 3:36
"Vettu Vettu" K. S. Chithra 4:33
"Manja Thalikatti" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 5:55

Release

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The film failed at box-office.[5]

Legacy

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The dialogue "Sodhikadinga Da Ennaya" (Don't test my patience) spoken by Vadivelu became popular and has entered Tamil vernacular.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "ponnu velayira bhoomi ( 1998 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ^ "A-Z Continues..." INDOlink. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Ponnu Velayira Bhoomi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Wynk Music. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Ponnu Vilayiura Boomi Tamil Film Audio Cassette". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. ^ சுரா. "கனவு ராஜாக்கள் - PAGE 30". Lekha Books (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ U, Saradha (15 February 2022). "Enna Koduma Saravanan Idhu: Tamil film dialogues that are part of everyday lingo". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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