Poova Thalaiya (1969 film) explained

Poova Thalaiya
Director:K. Balachander
Producer:Rama. Arangakannal
Starring:Gemini Ganesh
Jaishankar
Nagesh
S. Varalakshmi
Rajasree
Vennira Aadai Nirmala
Cinematography:N. Balakrishnan
Editing:N. R. Kittu
Music:M. S. Viswanathan
Studio:Arul Films
Runtime:150 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Poova Thalaiya is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesh, Jaishankar, Nagesh, S. Varalakshmi, Rajasree and Vennira Aadai Nirmala. It was released on 10 May 1969. The film was remade in Telugu as Bomma Borusa, in Malayalam as Balapareekshanam and in Kannada as Balondu Uyyale.[1] It was also an influence on the 2000 Tamil film Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela.[2]

Plot

Ganesan is a widower and Parvathamma is his mother-in-law. Shankar is the younger brother of Ganesan and he falls in love with Parvathamma's youngest daughter Nirmala. A healthy competition takes place between evil minded Parvathamma and Shankar so as to overthrow one another.

Production

The film was shot at AVM Studios and was produced by Rama Arangannal, an active politician.[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Vaali.[4] The title song is set to the raga Mohanam, and "Maduraiyil Parandha" is set to Kalyani.[5]

Song Singers Length
"Adi Sarithan Podi" 03:50
"Madhurayil Parantha" T. M. Soundararajan 03:58
"Paladai Meni" P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari 04:28
"Poda Chonnal Pottu" T. M. Soundararajan, Manorama, A. L. Raghavan 05:43
"Poova Thalaiya" 04:21

Release and reception

Poova Thalaiya was released on 10 May 1969.[6] The Indian Express called the film "an all-out attempt at comedy and it succeeds reasonably well", but said Balachander's direction had "not come up with the standard of his previous films".[7]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 July 2019 . பொன்விழா படங்கள் : 3 மொழிகளில் ரீமேக் ஆன பூவா தலையா? . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210623101207/https://www.dinamalar.com/mgr/detail.php?id=79765 . 23 June 2021 . 20 December 2019 . . ta.
  2. News: Rangarajan . Malathi . 12 May 2000 . Film Review: Kandha Kadamba Kadhir-Vela . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302042515/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-kandha-kadamba-kadhir-vela/article28015717.ece . 2 March 2022 . 2 March 2022 . The Hindu.
  3. News: Guy . Randor . Randor Guy . 10 October 2015 . Poova Thalaiya (1969) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210305232542/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/tamil-film-poova-thalaya/article7747085.ece . 5 March 2021 . 11 October 2015 . The Hindu.
  4. Web site: Poova Thalaiya (1969) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130331012450/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000706 . 31 March 2013 . 7 June 2014 . Raaga.com.
  5. News: Mani . Charulatha . Charulatha Mani . 14 October 2011 . A Raga's Journey: Kinetic Kalyani . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020184028/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-kinetic-kalyani/article2537329.ece . 20 October 2020 . 18 May 2020 . The Hindu.
  6. Web site: ராம்ஜி . வி. . 18 May 2020 . கே.பாலசந்தர் சுண்டிவிட்ட 'பூவா தலையா'; 51 வருடமாகியும் இன்னும் 'ஹிட் ஸ்கிரிப்ட்'! . live . https://archive.today/20200518104953/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/156652--3.html . 18 May 2020 . 18 May 2020 . . ta.
  7. News: 17 May 1969 . Cinema . 1 May 2019 . . 5 . Google News Archive.