Poova Thalaiya

Poova Thalaiya (transl. Heads or Tails?) is a 1969 Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander. The film features Gemini Ganesan, Jaishankar, Rajasree, Vennira Aadai Nirmala and S. Varalakshmi. The film, produced by M. L. A. Rama. Arangakannal, had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan and was released on 10 May 1969. The film was remade in Telugu as Bomma Borusa, in Malayalam as Balapareekshanam and in Kannada as Balondhu Uyyale.[1]

For the 2011 action film, see Poova Thalaiya (2011 film).

Poova Thalaiya
Directed byK. Balachander
Produced byRama. Arangakannal
Written byK. Balachander
StarringGemini Ganesan
Jaishankar
Nagesh
S. Varalakshmi
Rajasree
Vennira Aadai Nirmala
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyN. Balakrishnan
Edited byN. R. Kittu
Production
company
Arul Films
Release date
  • 10 May 1969 (1969-05-10)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Gemini Ganesan is a widower and S. Varalaxmi is his mother in law. Jaishankar is the younger brother of Gemini Ganesan and he falls in love with S. Varalaxmi's youngest daughter Venniradai Nirmala. A healthy competition takes place between evil minded S. Varalaxmi and Jai Shankar so as to overthrow one another.

Cast

Production

The film was shot at AVM Studios and was produced by Rama Arangannal, an active politician.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Vaali.[3] The song "Maduraiyil Parandha" is based on Kalyani raga.[4]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Adi Sarithan Podi"T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. EswariVaali03:50
2"Madhurayil Parantha"T. M. Soundararajan03:58
3"Paladai Meni"P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari04:28
4"Poda Chonnal Pottu"T. M. Soundararajan, Manorama, A. L. Raghavan05:43
5"Poova Thalaiya"T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan04:21

Release & reception

Poova Thalaiya was released on 10 May 1969.[5] The Indian Express called the film "an all-out attempt at comedy and it succeeds reasonably well", however cited Balachander's direction "not come up with the standard of his previous films".[6] Randor Guy of The Hindu stated that the film is remembered for "The interesting story line, situational comedy, humorous dialogues, tuneful music and superb acting by Varalakshmi, Jai Shankar, Gemini Ganesh, Nagesh, Rajasri, Manorama, Srikanth and Rama Rao".[2]

References
  1. "பொன்விழா படங்கள் : 3 மொழிகளில் ரீமேக் ஆன பூவா தலையா?". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. Guy, Randor (10 October 2015). "Poova Thalaiya (1969)". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. "Poova Thalaiya (1969)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. Mani, Charulatha (14 October 2011). "A Raga's Journey: Kinetic Kalyani". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. "கே.பாலசந்தர் சுண்டிவிட்ட 'பூவா தலையா'; 51 வருடமாகியும் இன்னும் 'ஹிட் ஸ்கிரிப்ட்'!". Hindu Tamil Thisai. 18 May 2020. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  6. "Cinema". The Indian Express. 17 May 1969. p. 5.
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