Ponkathir

Ponkathir / Irulukku Pin
Directed by ER Cooper
Produced by P Subramaniam
Written by Muthukulam Raghavan Pilla,
KP Kottarakkara
Screenplay by Muthukulam Raghavan Pilla, KP Kottarakkara
Starring Prem Nazir,Lalitha
Music by Br Lakshmanan
Cinematography V. Ramamurthi
Edited by KD George
Production
company
Neela
Distributed by A Kumaraswamy Release
Release date
  • 17 October 1953 (1953-10-17)
Country India
Language Malayalam
Tamil

Ponkathir is a 1953 Indian Malayalam film, directed by ER Cooper and produced by P Subramaniam.[1] The film stars Prem Nazir, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair in lead roles.[2][3]

The film was dubbed into Tamil with the title Irulukku Pin and released in 1954.[4]

Plot

Ravi is the son of a rich industrialist Prabhu. Madhu is the Factory Manager. Business flourishes under this loyal manager. Vikraman is Prabhu's nephew who tries to manipulate the assets of Prabhu. Ravi loves Radha, daughter of a poor farmer who is also a friend of Prabhu. Vikraman also loves Radha. The story is woven around these people. After many twists and turns, all ends well.[5]

Cast

Production

The film was produced under the banner Neela Productions and was directed by E. R. Cooper. The story and dialogues were written by K. P. Kottarakkara. Cinematography was handled by V. Ramamoorthy and the Sound recording was done by Krishna Elamon. This is the film debut for Playback singer Kamukara Purushothaman and stage actor C. I. Parameswaran Pillai.[5]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Br Lakshmanan and the lyrics were penned by Thirunainar Kurichi Madhavan Nair. Playback singers are Ganabhooshanam N. Lalitha, Jikki and Kamukara Purushothaman. Anjana Sreedhara charumoorthey Krishna..., a song sung by N. Lalitha in traditional style, became popular and is considered one of the best devotional film songs in Malayalam.[5]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1AanandaroopanJikkiThirunainar Kurichi Madhavan Nair
2Aanandavaasam AmaravilaasamN. Lalitha
3AashankaathimiramKamukara Purushothaman00:52
4Ullaasam UlakellamMehboob, N. Lalitha & Kaviyoor Revamma
5Kaliyaadum Poove VarooJikki
6Oh Premamadhuramee
7Paadoo MaanasameJikki
8Paarirulmoodi PaathayaakeN. Lalitha03:19
9PovukanaamGokulapalan & P. Leela
10Pranayamohana SwapnamGokulapalan & N. Lalitha03:07
11Sakalam Vidhiyalle PaarilMehboob
12Sukhame SukhameKamukara Purushothaman
13Anjana SreedharaN. LalithaTraditional03:17

References

  1. ↑ http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=40
  2. ↑ http://en.msidb.org/m.php?3975
  3. ↑ https://oldmalayalamcinema.wordpress.com/tag/ponkathir-1953/
  4. ↑ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers.
  5. 1 2 3 B. Vijayakumar (11 May 2009). "Ponkathir 1953". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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