Periya Gounder Ponnu

Periya Gounder Ponnu (transl. Daughter of Periya Gounder) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Manivasagam. The film stars R. Sarathkumar and Gautami, with Manorama, Goundamani, Senthil, Jai Ganesh, Vadivukkarasi, Delhi Ganesh and Vijayaraj in supporting roles. It was released on 28 February 1992.

Periya Gounder Ponnu
Directed byManivasagam
Written byManivasagam
Erode Soundar(dialogues)
Produced byRajeswari Manivasagam
P. S. Mani
Starring
CinematographyR. H. Ashok
Edited byL. Kesavan
Music byDeva
Production
company
Raaja Pushpa Pictures
Release date
  • 28 February 1992 (1992-02-28)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Periya Samy, called Periya Gounder by the villagers, is the village chief and a wealthy respected man in his village. His daughter Manjula, an arrogant girl who studied in the city, comes back to her village during summer vacations. Her cousin Thangamuthu is an educated blacksmith and lives with his widow mother, he is the future husband of Manjula as per the village custom. But Periya Samy doesn't want to marry a man from a poor family, so he refuses Thangamuthu and Manjula's marriage.

Periya Samy slowly falls in love with the village belle Jillu and she becomes his secret mistress. He even accepts to marry his daughter with his mistress's rowdy brother. One day, Manjula insults Thangamuthu and his mother. Enraged, he ties a mangala sutra around her neck. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Kalidasan.[1]

SongSinger(s)Duration
"Summa Summa"Mano4:16
"Kottampatti"Malaysia Vasudevan, Swarnalatha4:39
"Chikku Mukku"S. Janaki4:23
"Nalu Vartha"Krishnaraj4:42
"Umai Kuyil Onnu"Malaysia Vasudevan, Sundar4:10

Reception

NKS of The Indian Express wrote, "Such a skewed scenario notwithstanding, director Manivasagam keeps the drama going because of good performances [..]."[2] C. R. K. of Kalki also gave the same comments on his review.[3]

References
  1. "Periya Goundar Ponnu". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. NKS (3 April 1992). "Periagounder Ponnu". The Indian Express. p. 7. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. சி.ஆர்.கே. (22 March 1992). "பெரிய கவுண்டர் பொண்ணு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 17. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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