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Periya Gounder Ponnu
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Wikipedia article
'Periya Gounder Ponnu' is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Manivasagam. The film stars R. Sarathkumar and Gautami, with Manorama, Goundamani, Senthil, Jaiganesh, Vadivukkarasi, Delhi Ganesh and Vijayaraj in supporting roles. The film, produced by Rajeswari Manivasagam and P. S. Mani, had musical score by Deva and was released on 28 February 1992.
Plot
Periya Samy (Jai Ganesh), called Periya Gounder by the villagers, is the village chief and a wealthy respected man in his village. His daughter Manjula (Gautami), an arrogant girl who studied in the city, comes back to her village during summer vacations. Her cousin Thangamuthu (R. Sarathkumar) is an educated blacksmith and lives with his widow mother (Manorama), he is the future husband of Manjula as per the village custom. But Periya Samy doesn't want to marry a man from a poor family, so he refuses Thangamuthu and Manjula's marriage.
Periya Samy slowly falls in love with the village belle Jillu (Jillu) and she becomes his secret mistress. He even accepts to marry his daughter with his mistress's rowdy brother (Vijayaraj). One day, Manjula insults Thangamuthu and his mother. Then, angry, he ties a mangalsutra around her neck (synonym of marriage). What transpires next forms the rest of the story.
Cast
*R. Sarathkumar as Thangamuthu
*Gautami as Manjula
*Manorama as Thangamuthu's mother
*Goundamani as Pazhanisamy
*Senthil
*Jai Ganesh as Periya Samy (Periya Gounder)
*Vadivukkarasi as Deivatha
*Delhi Ganesh as Thangamuthu's father
*Vijayaraj
*Pasi Narayanan
*Jillu as Jillu
*Thideer Kannaiah
*Sharmili as Kanthamani
*Karuppu Subbiah
*Senji Krishnan
*Chandrika
*Umasri
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Kalidasan.
Reception
'The Indian Express' wrote "Such a skewed scenario notwithstanding, director Manivasagam keeps the drama going because of good performances [..]."
References
Category:1992 films
Category:1990s Tamil-language films
Category:Indian drama films
Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)
Category:Films directed by Manivasagam
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