Pagalil Pournami

Pagalil Pournami (transl. A full moon in the day) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language horror film directed by Cochin Haneefa. The film stars Sivakumar, Raadhika, Rahman and Lissy in the lead roles.[1]

Pagalil Pournami
Directed by	Cochin Haneefa
Starring	Sivakumar Raadhika Rahman Lissy
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Ajayan Vincent[1]
Release date	11 May 1990
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Sivakumar as the police officer[1]
• Raadhika as the police officer's wife[1]
• Rahman as the police officer's brother[1]
• Lissy as Rahman's lover[1]
• J. V. Somayajulu as the monk[1]
• Cochin Haneefa as the hotel manager[1]
• Raghuvaran as the Hindu saint[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and the lyrics were written by Vaali.[2][3]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Poothendralum"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
2.	"Karaiyora Katru"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
3.	"Tomy Come"	S. Janaki
4.	"Maname Avan Vazhum"	Ilaiyaraaja
5.	"Poothendralum" (instrumental)	—
6.	"Chadu Gudu"	Mano, S. Janaki

Release and reception

Pagalil Pournami was released on 11 May 1990.[4] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "From family melodrama to murder thriller to a horror line about spirits of dead persons hungering for revenge, Pagalil Pournami traverses a range of story scenarios haphazardly. While this is diverting, the additional fact that the denouement (the word of French origin) means untying the knots, only reveals that the filmmakers have tied themselves up into knots that they cannot unravel."[1]

References

1. Krishnaswamy, N. (11 May 1990). "Pagalil Pournami". The Indian Express. p. 7.
2. "Pagalil Pournami (1990)". Music India Online. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
3. Ilaiyaraaja (1990). பகலில் பவுர்ணமி [A full moon in the day] (liner notes) (in Tamil). Echo Records.
4. "பகலில் பௌர்ணமி". Vellitthirai (in Tamil). Retrieved 13 March 2019.

External links

• Pagalil Pournami at IMDb