Ponmaanai Thedi


Ponmaanai Thedi is a 1998 Indian Tamil language film directed by Paari. The film stars Saravanan and Suvarna Mathew, with Vinu Chakravarthy, R. Sundarrajan, Delhi Ganesh, Vadivelu, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, and Sathyapriya playing supporting roles. It was released on 6 November 1998. Two years after release, the producers were given a subsidy by the Tamil Nadu government along with several other films.

Plot

Sundaram is a young wastrel while his father Ayyappan is a rich house owner. Ayyappan can't bear Sundaram's laziness. One day, his cousin Priya and her parents come from Mumbai to Sundaram's village. Priya is a well-educated and modern girl and Sundaram falls in love with her. Ayyappan decides to solemnise the marriage between Sundaram and Priya. In the meantime, Priya's parents arrange her marriage with another man. Ayyappan hides the truth to the naive Sundaram. On the wedding day, Sundaram manages to stop the wedding in time. In contrast, Priya slaps him and reveals that she was not in love with Sundaram. The groom's family cancels the wedding and Shanmugam dies of heart attack. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Soundaryan, with lyrics written by Soundaryan, Piraisoodan and Hussein Bharathi.
SongSingerDuration
"Idhu Kadhal Pattu"Shahul Hameed3:31
"Naan Paadum Pallavi"S. Janaki4:43
"Ponmaanai"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Chorus4:56
"Solvathellam Unmai"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:49
"Urumi Melam Nadaswaram"Shahul Hameed, Malaysia Vasudevan4:10