Pongalo Pongal Explained

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]

Plot

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.

Soundtrack

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

Accolades

Sekhar won the Cinema Express Award for Best Story.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pongalo pongal (1997) . dead . https://archive.today/20130410170729/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=pongalo%20pongal . 10 April 2013 . 2 February 2013 . Cinesouth.
  2. Vazhakku (Crime Story) : Who are my Parents..? Where are They...? - Actor Vignesh (15/4/15) Thanthi . 15 April 2015 . Ta . . 11 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120055525/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GymyNvwvma0 . 20 November 2023 . live . YouTube.
  3. Web site: Pongalo Pongal (1997) . live . https://archive.today/20240115025450/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/pongalo-pongal-songs-T0003852 . 15 January 2024 . 15 January 2024 . Raaga.com.
  4. Web site: 24 August 1998 . Cinema Express Awards: Sree Devi Gave Away Best Actor Award For Sarath Kumar . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19990203185354/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/24-08-98/express.htm . 3 February 1999 . 15 August 2024 . Dinakaran.
  5. Web site: 24 August 1998 . Cinema Express awards presented . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071012164116/http://indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980824/23650774.html . 12 October 2007 . 15 August 2024 . The Indian Express.