Poovum Pottum

1968 Indian film

Poovum Pottum

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Directed by| Dada Mirasi
Screenplay by| Aaroor Dass
Story by| Nihar Ranjan Gupta
Produced by| Vasu Menon
Starring| S. V. Ranga Rao
A. V. M. Rajan
Muthuraman
P. Bhanumathi
Cinematography| Jakidhar
Edited by| K. Narayanan
K. Sangunni
Music by| R. Govardhanam

Production
company

Vasu Films

Release date

* 26 January 1968 (1968-01-26)

Running time

| 165 minutes
Country| India
Language| Tamil

Poovum Pottum (transl. Flower and Vermilion) is 1968 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Dada Mirasi and produced by Vasu Menon.[1] The film stars S. V. Ranga Rao, A. V. M. Rajan, Muthuraman and Bhanumathi. It is a remake of the 1967 Hindi film Nai Roshni.[2] The film was released on 26 January 1968.[3]

## Plot

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## Cast

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Male cast

* S. V. Ranga Rao as Professor Raja Rathinam
* A. V. M. Rajan as Professor Prakash
* Muthuraman
* K. D. Santhanam
* Veerappan as Rickshaw puller
* Nagesh as Sukumar

Female cast

* P. Bhanumathi as Padmavathi[4]
* Pandari Bai as Charu
* Bharathi as Amudha
* Jyothi Lakshmi as Chithra
* M. Bhanumathi as Kamala

## Soundtrack

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Music was by R. Govardhanam and lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi, Kannadasan and Vaali.[5] The song "Nathaswara Osaiyile Devan" is set in Brindavani Sarang raga.[6]

Songs | Singer | Length

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"Ennam Pola Kannan Vandhan" | P. Susheela | 04:06
"Un Azhagai Kandu Kondal" | P. B. Srinivas | 03:37
"Nathaswara Osaiyile Devan" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03:49
"Muthal Embathu Thodakkam" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:27
"Ponvandu Theendatha" | L. R. Eswari | 04:45
"Ulagam Olimayangum" | P. Leela | 03:19
"Ellorum Kondadum Engal" | S. Janaki | 03:30
Club Dance | Instrumental | 03:07

## Reception

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Kalki appreciated the film for various aspects, including the writing and cast performances.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Poovum Pottum". The Indian Express. 3 February 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 31 March 2021 - via Google News Archive.
2. ^ Vamanan (30 April 2018). "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 125 | 'தெய்வ மகன்' பெற்ற ஆஸ்கார் வெற்றி!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. ^ "Poovum Pottum (1968)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
4. ^ "பானுமதி: 9. நடிப்புக்கு இலக்கணம்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
5. ^ "Poovum Pottum". Gaana. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
6. ^ ராமானுஜன், டாக்டர் ஜி. (29 June 2018). "ராக யாத்திரை 11: நீ சின்ன நி! நான் பெரிய நி!!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
7. ^ "பூவும் பொட்டும்". Kalki (in Tamil). 11 February 1963. p. 33\. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

## External links

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* Poovum Pottum at IMDb

*[transl.]: translation