Poonthottam

Poonthottam (transl. Garden of flowers) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Kalanjiyam.[1] The film stars Murali and Devayani, while Raghuvaran, Manivannan and Vijayalakshmi play other supporting roles. It was released on 10 July 1998.[2]

Poonthottam
VCD cover
Directed byKalanjiyam
Written byKalanjiyam
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyR. M. Ramnath Shetty
Edited by
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Release date
  • 10 July 1998 (1998-07-10)
Running time
156 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Cast

Production

Director Kalanjiyam chose to re-collaborate with actors Murali and Devayani, who he had worked with in his first film Poomani (1996).[3]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4]

SongSingersLyrics
"Vennilavukku Aasai"IlaiyaraajaVaasan
"Vaanathu TharagaiyoHariharan
"Vaanathil Irunthu"Ilaiyaraaja
"Ponnumani"Mano, Gangai Amaran, Vadivelu
"Meetatha Oru Veenai"Hariharan, Mahalakshmi IyerMu. Metha
"Iniya Malargal"IlaiyaraajaArivumathi
"New Year"Karthik Raja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Venkat Prabhu, Premji Amaran, Mano, Bhavatharini, Malaysia VasudevanVaasan

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Director M. Kalanjiyam and hero Murali lead the charge, the former with his sensitive approach and delicate handling of the situations and the latter, riding a success wave, consolidating his position with a mature portrayal, the emotional segments revealing his class".[5] Ji of Kalki praised Murali's acting, Ilaiyaraaja's music and the cinematography but panned the acting of Devayani and Manivannan, felt Raghuvaran was wasted and Devayani's sister character was unneeded and concluded calling it a beautiful flower, even if the unnecessary things stick out here and there.[6]

References
  1. "To change or not". The Hindu. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. "Poonthottam / பூந்தோட்டம்". Screen4Screen (in English and Tamil). Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. "Poonthottam". members.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. "Natpukkaga / Poonthottam". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. Ramanujam, D. S. (17 July 1998). "Film Reviews: Poonthottam / Dharma". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 June 2000. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ஜி. (2 August 1998). "பூந்தோட்டம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 3. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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