Pondatti Rajyam
| Pondatti Rajyam | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. S. Ravikumar |
| Screenplay by | K. S. Ravikumar |
| Story by | Agathiyan |
| Produced by | K. Prabhakaran |
| Starring | Saravanan Ranjitha Chithra |
| Cinematography | Ashok Rajan |
| Edited by | K. Thanikachalam |
| Music by | Deva |
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Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pondatti Rajyam (transl. Martial regime) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars Saravanan, Ranjitha and Chithra, with the director Ravikumar and Raja Ravindra in supporting roles. It was released on 15 August 1992.[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Akka Pettanam Chelleli Kapuram.
Plot
Krishnan, an engineer working at a roof tiles company owned by R. Sundarrajan, meets Bharathi at a hotel and settles her bill. They fall in love and get married. Influenced by her sister, Bharathi begins to suspect Krishnan of infidelity. While pregnant, Krishnan travels to Kanyakumari for work. There, he meets his friend Sundaresan, who plans to marry Sona. During an accident while saving Krishnan, Sundaresan dies. Later, Bharathi gives birth to their child. Krishnan brings Sona to Chennai, but Bharathi and her sister expel her. Krishnan then returns with Sona to Kanyakumari, where she gives birth to Sundaresan’s son, and he cares for them. Bharathi, still suspicious, visits Kanyakumari and finds Sona and her child. In anger, she asks Krishnan to tie a Mangal Sutra on Sona, but he refuses, claiming Sona is like a sister. Sandhegam and Sundarrajan arrive with proof of Sona’s pre-registered marriage and the accident news, clearing all misunderstandings. Bharathi realizes her mistake, and Sundarrajan takes Sona and her child under his care.
Cast
- Saravanan as Krishnan
- Ranjitha as Bharathi
- Sona as Sona
- Chithra as Bharathi's sister
- Raja Ravindra as Sundaresan
- Chinni Jayanth as Peon
- K. S. Ravikumar as Sandhegam
- Kovai Sarala
- R. Sundarrajan as MD of Company
- C. R. Saraswathi
Production
The film was initially titled Malligai Mullai.[2]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Deva and lyrics written by Kalidasan.[3] The song "Raagam Ondru" was originally composed for the film Adhikaalai Subavelai which never released.[4]
| Song | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Anilukku Moonu Kodu" | S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| "Ettukudi Velavare" | Malaysia Vasudevan |
| "Naalu Pakkam Kadalu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| "Pondatti Rajyamthan" | Mano, S. Janaki |
| "Raagam Ondru" | Mano, S. Janaki |
| "Thandaal Edungada" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| "Uchimara Pachakiliye" | P. Jayachandran |
Critical reception
Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "the direction by K. S. Ravikumar is smooth [..] and the situations are imaginatively handled."[5] Supraja Sridharan of Kalki praised the performances of cast and concluded that Ravikumar who made us laugh for two and half hours could have avoided double meaning dialogues at certain places.[6]
References
- ^ "Pondatti Rajyam". The Indian Express. 14 August 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 8 February 2022 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "As always". The Hindu. 27 May 2005. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Pondati Rajyam". JioSaavn. 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "70/80/ 90's Kids... இந்த சினிமா பாட்டு நினைவில் இருக்கா..?". Kungumam (in Tamil). 4 April 2021. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (21 August 1992). "Doubting wife". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ ஸ்ரீதரன், சுப்ரஜா (20 September 1992). "பொண்டாட்டி ராஜ்யம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 43. Retrieved 30 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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