Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu

Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu (transl. The girl is new to town) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by R. Selvaraj in his directorial debut. The film stars Sudhakar, Vijayan, Saritha and S. Vijayalakshmi. It was released on 5 May 1979 and became a success.

Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu
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Directed byR. Selvaraj
Written byR. Selvaraj
Produced byK. N. Subbaiah
Starring
CinematographyK. Vasudev
Edited byT. Thirunavukkarasu
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
United International
Release date
  • 5 May 1979 (1979-05-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

The film deals with the problems Rukmani will face when she comes to a new town. Pichaimuthu loves her. But Rukmani wants to go to a new place for work. What happened to Rukmani. How she got along with Pichaimuthu forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Production

Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu marked the directorial debut of screenwriter R. Selvaraj.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3][4] The song "Oru Manjakkuruvi" is set to the Carnatic raga Sankarabharanam,[5] "Oram Po" and "Samakozhi" are set to Kharaharapriya,[5][6] and "Solaikkuyile" is set to Madhyamavati.[7][8] "Oram Po" was banned by All India Radio due to the perceived vulgar nature of its lyrics.[9][10] "Solaikkuyile" was the debut Tamil song of S. P. Sailaja and the debut song of lyricist M. G. Vallabhan.[11][12]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oram Po"Gangai AmaranIlaiyaraaja, Sudhakar5:02
2."Samakozhi"Panchu ArunachalamIlaiyaraaja, S. P. Sailaja3:51
3."Oru Manjakkuruvi"Panchu ArunachalamIlaiyaraaja2:57
4."Unakkenathanae"Gangai AmaranIlaiyaraaja, Sarala, Vidhyadhar4:49
5."Veettukku Oru Magane"MuthulingamIlaiyaraaja3:40
6."Solaikkuyile"M. G. VallabhanS. P. Sailaja4:09
Total length:24:28

Release and reception

Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu was released on 5 May 1979.[1] Kousigan of Kalki felt the director added too many ideas in one film none of them feels compelling and complete but praised the cinematography.[13] The film was one of the most successful Tamil films of the year.[14]

Bibliography
  • Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. OCLC 295034757.

References
  1. "வித்தியாசமான கதை, வில்லங்கமான உறவுகள்... செல்வராஜின் பொண்ணு ஊருக்கு புதுசு!". News18 (in Tamil). 5 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "நட்சத்திர நிழல்கள் 25: ருக்குமணி ஊருக்குப் புதியவள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 29 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. "Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 31 December 1979. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. "Ponnu Oorukku Pudusu ( LP , 45 RPM )". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. Sundararaman 2007, p. 150.
  6. Sundararaman 2007, p. 156.
  7. Sundararaman 2007, p. 159.
  8. "The power of three". The Hindu. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  9. Niyappa, Plum (30 January 2018). "Ilaiyaraaja Is Dalit; There's No Need To Shy Away From Stating It". Silverscreen India. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  10. Rajamani, Rajesh (7 June 2020). "To Appreciate Ilaiyaraaja's Anti-Caste Politics, You Have To Listen To His Music". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  11. ராம்ஜி, வி. (9 October 2020). "'சோலைக்குயிலே', 'ஒருகிளி உருகுது', 'ஆசையக் காத்துல தூது விட்டு'; எண்பதுகளில் இனிய குரலின் நாயகி... எஸ்.பி.சைலஜா; - சைலஜா பிறந்தநாள் ஸ்பெஷல்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  12. அருள்செல்வன், ஆர்.கே. (23 March 2018). "மீன்கொடி தேரில் 'வல்லப' ராகம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  13. கௌசிகன் (27 May 1979). "பொண்ணு ஊருக்குப் புதுசு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 61. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  14. "'நீயா', 'பொண்ணு ஊருக்கு புதுசு', 'உதிரிப்பூக்கள்'; ஒரே வருடத்தில் மூன்று வித படங்களும் ஹிட்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 22 September 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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