Ponvizha Explained

Ponvizha
Director:Ashokan
Producer:K. S. Srinivasan
K. S. Sivaram
Cinematography:P. S. Tharan
Editing:B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music:Deva
Studio:Shiva Shree
Runtime:150 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Ponvizha is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Ashokan, who had previously directed the film Thamizhachi (1995). The film stars Napoleon and Suvalakshmi. It was released on 6 August 1999.[1] [2]

Plot

Ponni lives with her grandmother and they are set aside by the villagers. Bharathi, a jobless man, landed in Ponni's village. Manivanan was village chief(gounder).

In the past, Ponni was the village and she was going to marry. Before the marriage, the villagers including her father and Velusamy met an accident and many villagers lost their lives in the accident. Since that day, the villagers began to hate Ponni. Bharathi was, in fact, the lorry driver who perpetrated the accident but nobody knows about it.

Bharathi felt guilty for the accident and he is now on a quest for redemption so he wants to help Ponni.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva.[3]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Adiye Annakiliye" Swarnalatha, Bharathi 5:31
"Barma Bazaru" Sabesh, Sindhu Kalidasan 4:26
"Kammangaatu" Gangai Amaran, Sindhu 4:52
"Konjum Kilikku" Kadhal Mathi 5:11
"Naadu Sezhikka" Chorus Piraisoodan 5:33
"Ponni Nadhi" Ashokan 5:11

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ponvizha (1999) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100607133818/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=ponvizha . 7 June 2010 . 2012-12-10 . Cinesouth.
  2. Web site: Ponvizha (Tamil) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240312050121/http://www.actornepoleon.com/cinema/filmography/tamil-films/276-ponvizha . 12 March 2024 . 14 March 2024 . . en.
  3. Web site: Ponvizha (1998) . live . https://archive.today/20240314140927/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/Ponvizha-songs-T0003853 . 2024-03-14 . 2019-03-21 . Raaga.com.