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Ponnukku Thanga Manasu
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Wikipedia article
'Ponnukku Thanga Manasu' is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, produced and directed by P. Madhavan, and written by Bala Murugan. The film stars Sivakumar, Jayachitra, Vijayakumar and Vidhubala, with Manorama, K. A. Thangavelu and M. R. R. Vasu in supporting roles. It was released on 2 June 1973. The film was remade in Malayalam as 'Bhoomidevi Pushpiniyayi'.
Plot
Ramu(Sivakumar) is a poor orphan who dreams of becoming a collector. Shankar(Vijayakumar), his rich best friend, assists him financially and by providing him a place to stay. Geetha(Vidhubala) and Shanthi(Jayachitra) are college students and best friends who often clash due to the differences in their beliefs. Geetha is rich, arrogant and feels entitled to special treatment due to her wealth. Shanthi is poor and believes that all people should be treated with respect regardless of wealth. Both friendships end due to various circumstances. When the four meet years later, Geetha and Shanthi challenge each other over their worldviews will wealth or hard-work and respect win?
Cast
* Sivakumar as Ramu
* Jayachitra as Shanthi
* Vijayakumar as Shankar
* Vidhubala as Geetha
* K. A. Thangavelu
* M. R. R. Vasu
* C. K. Saraswathi
* Manorama
* S. N. Lakshmi
* Sami Kannu
* Chandran Babu as Pakkiri
* I. S. R
Production
Vijayakumar, who went on to become one of the popular actors in Tamil cinema, made his acting debut in this film as a leading actor.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and lyrics were written by Kannadasan, Poovai Senguttuvan and Muthulingam. "Thanjavoor Seemayile" was Muthulingam's debut as lyricist.
References
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