Poonthalir

Poonthalir
VCD cover
Directed by	Devaraj–Mohan
Screenplay by	Thuraiyur K. Murthy
Story by	Chetan Anand
Starring	Sivakumar Sujatha
Cinematography	Marcus Batley
Edited by	M. Vellaisamy M. Kesavan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	S. M. Creations
Release date	13 July 1979 (1979-07-13)[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Poonthalir (transl. Budding flower) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Devaraj–Mohan, starring Sivakumar and Sujatha. It is a remake of the Hindi film Aakhri Khat (1966).^[2] The film, Sivakumar's 101st as an actor,^[3] was a success.^[4]

Plot

Ashok, an artist/sculptor, falls in love with and marries Maya, a poor Keralite woman, but they become separated when Ashok leaves for a prolonged assignment in the United States. When he comes back after a few years and looks for his wife, he receives a letter from her that conveys a strange message to him and he soon finds out that she has died due to a terminal illness and that their child has gone missing. He then starts a desperate search for this lost child with the help of a dedicated police officer. Meanwhile, the child a year old or so, wanders around the city and eventually reaches his father's house. Ashok reunites with his son.

Cast

• Sivakumar as Ashok
• Sujatha as Maya
• Master Anand
• Suruli Rajan
• Manorama
• Sivachandran

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[5][6]

Song title	Lyrics	Singers	Duration
"Gnaan Gnaan Paadanum"	M. G. Vallabhan	Jency	4:09
"Vaa Ponmayile"	Panchu Arunachalam	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:23
"Raja Chinna Raja"	Panchu Arunachalam	P. Susheela	4:30
"Manathil Yenna Ninaivugalo"	Panchu Arunachalam	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja, Sujatha Mohan	7:38
"Kannin Mani Ennai Kandupidi"	M. G. Vallabhan	S.P. Sailaja

References

1. "பூந்தளிர் / Poonthaliar (1979)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
2. "Aakhri Khat". MySwar. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
3. "சிவகுமார் 101 | 91–101". Kalki (in Tamil). 23 September 1979. pp. 14–15. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
4. Venkatramanan, Geetha (29 March 2012). "Drama with dignity". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
5. "Poonthalir". Gaana. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
6. "Poonthalir Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraaja". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

External links

• Poonthalir at IMDb