Ponvandu

Ponvandu
Ponvandu
	Poster
Directed by	N. S. Maniam
Written by	N. S. Maniam
Produced by	N. S. Maniam
Starring	Jaishankar; Bharathi; Ushanandini; Shubha; Jayachitra
Cinematography	C. Ramachandran
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	V. Kumar
Production; company	Maniam Pictures
Release date	29 June 1973;
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Ponvandu (transl. Golden Beetle)^[1] is 1973 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film^[2] written, produced and directed by N. S. Maniam. The film stars Jaishankar, Bharathi, Ushanandini, Shubha and Jayachitra. It was released on 29 June 1973.^[3]

Plot

Cast

Jaishankar as Kannan^[4]
Bharathi as Leela
Ushanandini as Sathya Bama
Shubha as Rukmani
Jayachitra as Radha
Manorama as Rathna Devi
Thengai Srinivasan as Rukmani's father
Cho as Sikkal Singaravelan
Suruli Rajan as Gothandam
Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Kumar
S. A. Ashokan as Kannan's father (guest appearance)
Srikanth as Pichandi (guest appearance)
M. N. Rajam as Kamala (guest appearance)
Sachu as Vasantha (guest appearance)
P. R. Varalakshmi as Lakshmi (guest appearance)
Jayakumari as Prema (guest appearance)
Kalpana as Mangamma (guest appearance)

Production

Two songs and fight sequences were filmed at Kodaikanal.^[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali and Alangudi Somu.^[6]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Naan Oru Thani Ragam"	L. R. Eswari, T. M. Soundararajan	4:14
2.	"Pani Malaro"	T. M. Soundararajan	3:33
3.	"Adi Vaadiyamma"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari, K. Swarna	5:07
Total length:			12:54

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the performances of Jaishankar, Manorama and humour of Cho, Suruli Rajan, Srinivasan and Moorthy but panned Bharathi's makeup and costumes.^[7]

References

^ Gopalaswamy, T.P. (2009). Rural Marketing – Environment, Problems. Vikas Publishing House. p. 97. ISBN 9788125930976.
^ "#GoldenFrames: Jaishankar, the 'James Bond' of Tamil Cinema". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ "'பொன் வண்டு' 29-ம் தேதி வெளிவரும்". Navamani (in Tamil). 27 June 1973. p. 4. Archived from the original on 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
^ "Proposals". New Straits Times. 21 August 1980. p. 17. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2023 – via Google News Archive.
^ "கொடைக்கானலில் 'பொன்வண்டு'". Navamani (in Tamil). 14 March 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 8 October 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
^ "Pon Vandu". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ காந்தன் (22 July 1973). "பொன்வண்டு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 27. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

Ponvandu at IMDb

[1] Gopalaswamy, T.P. (2009). Rural Marketing – Environment, Problems. Vikas Publishing House. p. 97. ISBN 9788125930976.

[2] "#GoldenFrames: Jaishankar, the 'James Bond' of Tamil Cinema". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[3] "'பொன் வண்டு' 29-ம் தேதி வெளிவரும்". Navamani (in Tamil). 27 June 1973. p. 4. Archived from the original on 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

[4] "Proposals". New Straits Times. 21 August 1980. p. 17. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2023 – via Google News Archive.

[5] "கொடைக்கானலில் 'பொன்வண்டு'". Navamani (in Tamil). 14 March 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 8 October 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

[6] "Pon Vandu". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[7] காந்தன் (22 July 1973). "பொன்வண்டு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 27. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via Internet Archive.

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