Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi

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Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi
Poster
Directed byA. Bhimsingh
Written by(Dialogues) Erama. Arangannal
Screenplay byA. Bhimsingh
Produced byP. K. Satyapal
StarringGemini Ganesan
Padmini
Ragini
CinematographyG. Vittal Rao
Edited byA. Bhimsingh
A. Bal Durai Singh
A. Thangaraj
Music byK. H. Reddy
Production
company
Oriental Movies
Release date
1959
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi (transl. Land of gold) is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. Bhimsingh.[1][2] The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Padmini.

Plot

Nagan is a farmer who owns a fertile farming land in Vayalur. Nagan is an honest and hardworking person who considers his farming land as his temple. Though the land is fertile, at times the yield is not so good. He has a son called Nallaan who is a brave and fearless young lad. Nagan decides to marry Nallaan to a girl called Muthamma. She is a pretty girl who works as a house maid in the house of a rich man called Balakotinathar. Her father has left her in that position and had run away to Malaysia. Nagan had to borrow money from the rich man Balakotinathar for the wedding ceremony of Nallaan and Muthamma. As the days pass by, Nallaan and Muthamma have a son. They name him Inban. Nagan is unable to settle the loan. Balakotinathar threatens to sue the family. So, the family decides to abandon the village and migrate to Chennai in search of employment. They hand over their properties in lieu of the loan. Nallan tells Balakotinathar that he will pay the balance money some day and recover the land. Balakotinathar's benevolent wife gives them an amount of money for them to survive in Chennai. However, when the family arrives in Chennai some cheaters take all their money. Left with nothing the family gets dissipated. The child gets lost. Nallaan goes away in search of earning money. Muthamma and Nagan are left alone. How the family is reunited and recovers their land forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Support cast[3]
  • P. K. Satyapal, Rama Rao, M. N. Krishnan, Nellai Azhagiyasundaram, G. N. Mahalingam, Gemini Balu, V. K. Achari, and Nambirajan.

Production

Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi is the film was produced by P. K. Sathyapal under the banner Oriental Movies,[4] and was directed by A. Bhimsingh who also wrote the screenplay and edited the film. The story and dialogues were penned by Erama. Arangannal. G. Vittal Rao handled the cinematography. Choreography was done by Hiralal, Sohanlal, Chinnilal and Sampath. The film was shot at Newtone and Neptune studios.[3]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. H. Reddy while the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan, Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, A. Maruthakasi, Thiruchi Thiyagarajan and K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The song "Sollaamathaan Purinjikalaame" and "Ulagam Nappathellaam.... Naattu Nadappu Ellam" did not take place in the film.[3][5] The title song deals with the plight of farmers.[6]

Song Singer/s Lyricist Length
"Koththumalli Poo Pookka" T. M. Soundararajan A. Maruthakasi 03:46
"Sellakkiliye Sendhamaraiye" Jikki & S. Janaki 03:40
"Urulum Panam Munne" K. Jamuna Rani 04:47
"Karumbaana Yen Vaazhvu" P. Susheela
"Aangila Naagarigam Nalladhu" K. Jamuna Rani & P. Susheela K. S. Gopalakrishnan 08:33
"Pon Vilaiyum Boomilyile....
Kudumba Vandi Kudu Kudu Endru"
C. S. Jayaraman Thiruchi Thiyagarajan 03:03
"Kanniyur Saalaiyile" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram 03:51
"Mannit Pirandhaan" Sirkazhi Govindarajan Kannadasan
"Aanandham Unmai" K. Jamuna Rani 05:41
"Sollaamathaan Purinjikalaame" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela A. Maruthakasi 03:15
"Ulagam Nappathellaam.... Naattu Nadappu Ellam" T. M. Soundararajan A. Maruthakasi 03:03

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the film's story and cast performances.[4]

References

  1. ^ "பொன்னுவிளையும் பூமி". Kalki (in Tamil). 27 December 1959. p. 17. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ^ "PONNU VILAYUM BHOOMI (1960)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e பொன் விளையும் பூமி (song book) (in Tamil). Oriental Movies. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b காந்தன் (10 January 1960). "பொன் விளையும் பூமி". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 47–48. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  5. ^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 180.
  6. ^ "கவிஞர் தியாகராஜன் நூற்றாண்டு: தாமரை பூத்த தடாகமடீ!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 18 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

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