Pongalo Pongal

Pongalo Pongal is a 1997 Tamil comedy film directed by V. Sekhar. The film features Vignesh, Vadivelu, Charle, Chinni Jayanth, and Vivek in lead roles. Sangita Madhavan Nair, Kovai Sarala, Indhu, and Latha play the female leads. Supporting roles are done by Malaysia Vasudevan, Thyagu, Rajesh, and Venniradai Moorthy. The film had musical score by Deva, cinematography by G. Rajendran and editing by A. P. Manivannan. The film released on 9 May 1997 and became a commercial success at the box office.[1][2][3]

Pongalo Pongal
DVD cover
Directed byV. Sekhar
Produced byC. Kannappan
S. S. Durairaju
S. Tamilselvi
S. Jayalakshmi
Written byV. Sekhar
Starring
Music byDeva
CinematographyG. Rajendran
Edited byA. P. Manivannan
Production
company
Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam
Release date
  • 9 May 1997 (1997-05-09)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Subramani (Vignesh), Vellaisamy (Vadivelu), Arumugam (Charle), and Ponrasu (Chinni Jayanth) 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 (Thyagu) to find them a decent job. Anja Nenjam is linked to Pannaiyar (Malaysia Vasudevan), a ruthless landlord who exploited the villagers. Pannaiyar orders him to flee with their money, otherwise, nobody will respect him. Their friend Pazhanisamy (Vivek), 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 (Rajesh), decide to become milk suppliers in their village.

Cast

Soundtrack
Pongalo Pongal
Soundtrack album by
Deva
Released1997
Recorded1997
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length22:19
LabelLucky Audio
ProducerDeva

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.[4][5]

TrackSongSinger(s)LyricsDuration
1'Appanukku Paadam Sonna'S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. ChithraVaali4:34
2'Namma Thaikulamthan'Mano, K. S. Chithra4:21
3'Bsc, Msc'Mano, Suresh Peters4:58
4'Kalam Namakkunnu'S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:08
5'Pattikattu Pattadharigala'Anuradha Sriram, Krishnaraj3:59

References
  1. "Filmography of pongalo pongal". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. "Pongalo Pongal (1997)". en.600024.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  3. "Vazhakku (Crime Story) : Who are my Parents..? Where are They...? - Actor Vignesh (15/4/15) Thanthi". Youtube. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. "Pongalo Pongal". hummaa.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  5. "Pongalo Pongal by Deva". muzigle.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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