| Director: | V. Sekhar |
| Producer: | C. Kannappan S. S. Durairaju S. Tamilselvi S. Jayalakshmi |
| Music: | Deva |
| Cinematography: | G. Rajendran |
| Editing: | A. P. Manivannan |
| Studio: | Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam |
| Runtime: | 150 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Pongalo Pongal is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Vignesh, Vadivelu, Charle, Chinni Jayanth, and Vivek. Sangita Madhavan Nair, Kovai Sarala, Indhu, and Latha play the female leads. Supporting roles are done by Malaysia Vasudevan, Thyagu, Rajesh, and Vennira Aadai Moorthy. The film had music by Deva, cinematography by G. Rajendran and editing by A. P. Manivannan. The film was released on 9 May 1997,[1] and became a commercial success.[2]
Subramani, Vellaisamy, Arumugam, and Ponrasu are four friends from poor families; they are graduates but cannot find jobs. Their fathers feel that they are good-for-nothing and decide to corrupt the politician Anja Nenjam to find them a decent job. Anja Nenjam is linked to Pannaiyar, a ruthless landlord who exploited the villagers. Pannaiyar orders him to flee with their money, otherwise, nobody will respect him. Their friend Pazhanisamy, who is supposed to be a supervisor in the city, is back to his village and was also cheated by Anja Nenjam. The five friends, on advice of a retired school teacher, decide to become milk suppliers in their village.
The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics by Vaali.[3]
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Appanukku Paadam Sonna" | 4:34 | ||
| "Namma Thaikulamthan" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 4:21 | |
| "Bsc, Msc" | 4:58 | ||
| "Kalam Namakkunnu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:08 | |
| "Pattikattu Pattadharigala" | Anuradha Sriram, Krishnaraj | 3:59 |
Sekhar won the Cinema Express Award for Best Story.[4] [5]