:Pona Machaan Thirumbi Vandhan
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{{Infobox film
| image = Pona Machaan Thirumbi Vandhan poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = C. S. Rao
| producer = T. S. Venkataswami
| writer = V. Seetharaman (dialogues)
| screenplay = Mercury Films Story Department
| based_on = {{based on|Punarjanmam|Thumilan}}
| starring = Sriram
Kusalakumari
| cinematography = Jiten Bannerjee
V. Kumara Devan
| editing = P. M. Ramamoorthy
| music = M. S. Viswanathan
C. N. Pandurangan
| studio = Mercury Films
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1954|11|27|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan ({{translation|The previous husband has returned}}) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by C. Srinivasa Rao. The dialogues were written by V. Seetharaman and screenplay by Mercury Films' Story Department. Based on the novel Punarjanmam by Thumilan, it stars Sriram and Kusalakumari. The film was released on 27 November 1954 and did not succeed commercially.
Plot
The film tells of a young man named Sambu. He is from a well-to-do family and spends his days chewing betel leaves and tobacco. He is fond of telling stories about old times to his servant Kittan. The young man is fond of his sister Chandra. He is keen on getting her married to a suitable young man and keeping the couple in his house. He releases a peculiar advertisement asking for a bridegroom who has to send money of {{INRConvert|1000|year=1959}} to be considered for the alliance. A young man Thyagu, who was mostly in North India and sick of Chappathi – Kuruma, wishes to get back home and replies to the ad. Another person and his sister Vimala then come to Sambhu's house. Not interested in the "Ad for groom" business. Chandra leaves the house. She meets Thyagu and unaware of each other's identity, they fall in love. They meet with a car accident and the rich owners takes them home for treatment, thinking they are a married couple. Afraid of scandals, they change their names, leading to more complications. Resolving the complications occupies the rest of the film.
Cast
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;Male cast
- Sriram as Thyagu
- Shankaramoorthi as Rathnam
- Thangavelu as Sambu
- Ganapathi Bhatt
- Friend Ramasami
- Sampathkumar
- T. K. Ramachandran
- Velappan
- C. P. Kittan as Kittan
- Ganesh Singh
- Raja Wahab Kashmiri
;Male Support Cast
- Shankar, Mani Bhagavathar, Kottayam Kailasa Bhagavathar, Prasad, Varadarajan, Kuntu Pillai, and R. K. Krishnan Mudaliar.
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;Female cast
- Kusalakumari as Chandra
- Lakshmikantha as Vimala
- Angamuthu as
- Rathnam
- Ranganayaki
- Jayagowri
- Saraswathi
- Saroja
- Varada Bai
- Rukmani
- Lakshmi
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Soundtrack
Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and C. N. Pandurangan..{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/download/sok.PonaMachanThirumbiVandhan_C.S.Rao_1954/110.%20Pona%20Machan%20Thirumbi%20Vandhan_C.S.Rao_1954.pdf |title=போன மச்சான் திரும்பிவந்தான் |publisher=Mercury Films |year=1954 |language=ta |type=song book |access-date=5 October 2022 |via=Internet Archive}}{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 |date=December 2014 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=77–78 |language=Tamil}}
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! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! MD !! Length | ||||
| "Aatharam Nin Paadham" | Radha Jayalakshmi | rowspan=6|V. Seetharaman | rowspan=4|M. S. Viswanathan | 03:37 |
| "Pennai Veeddil" | P. Leela & A. G. Rathnamala | |||
| "Koduthidu Neeye Koduthidu" | A. G. Rathnamala & K. R. Chellamuthu | 03:11 | ||
| "Yaarai Yematra Vandheer" | U. R. Jeevarathinam | 03:28 | ||
| "Idhayam Ennum" | A. M. Rajah & U. R. Jeevarathinam | rowspan=3|C. N. Pandurangan | 02:41 | |
| "Odam Polae Namathu" | V. N. Sundaram, A. L. Raghavan, T. Sathyavathi & Subbulakshmi | 02:34 | ||
| "Yeno Naanum Vaaduren" | Jikki | N. S. Chithambaram | 03:03 |
Release
Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan was released on 27 November 1954,{{Cite news |date=27 November 1954 |title=Ponamachan Thirumbi Vandhan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19541127&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=16 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |pages=1 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} and did not succeed commercially.{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=14 December 2013 |title=Blast from the Past – Pona Machaan Thirumbi Vandhan 1954 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/pona-machaan-thirumbi-vandhaan-1954/article5459568.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=1 February 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140111181951/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/pona-machaan-thirumbi-vandhaan-1954/article5459568.ece |archive-date=11 January 2014}}
References
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