Poovum Pottum
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{{Infobox film
| name = Poovum Pottum
| image = Poovum Pottum.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Dada Mirasi
| producer = Vasu Menon
| screenplay = Aaroor Dass
| story = Nihar Ranjan Gupta
| starring = S. V. Ranga Rao
A. V. M. Rajan
Muthuraman
P. Bhanumathi
| music = R. Govardhanam
| cinematography = Jakidhar
| editing = K. Narayanan
K. Sangunni
| studio = Vasu Films
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1968|1|26|df=y}}
| runtime = 165 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Poovum Pottum ({{translation|Flower and Vermilion}}) is 1968 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Dada Mirasi and produced by Vasu Menon.{{Cite news |date=3 February 1968 |title=Poovum Pottum |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19680203&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=31 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |pages=3 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} The film stars S. V. Ranga Rao, A. V. M. Rajan, Muthuraman and Bhanumathi. It is a remake of Bengali film Taposhi (1965).{{Cite web |last=Vamanan |author-link=Vamanan |date=30 April 2018 |title=கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 125 {{!}} 'தெய்வ மகன்' பெற்ற ஆஸ்கார் வெற்றி! |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/cinema/news/48306 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820083036/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/cinema/news/48306 |archive-date=20 August 2019 |access-date=20 August 2019 |website=Dinamalar |location=Nellai |language=ta}} The film was released on 26 January 1968.{{Cite web |title=Poovum Pottum (1968) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/poovum-pottum |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240403092601/https://screen4screen.com/movies/poovum-pottum |archive-date=3 April 2024 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}
Plot
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Cast
;Male cast
{{Cast listing|* 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
{{Cast listing|* P. Bhanumathi as Padmavathi{{Cite news |date=1 January 2016 |title=பானுமதி: 9. நடிப்புக்கு இலக்கணம்! |language=ta |work=Dinamani |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/dec/19/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF-9.-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3-1243423.html |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021113112/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/dec/19/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF-9.-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3-1243423.html |url-status=live }}
- Pandari Bai as Charu
- Bharathi as Amudha
- Jyothi Lakshmi as Chithra
- M. Bhanumathi as Kamala}}
Soundtrack
Music was by R. Govardhanam and lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi, Kannadasan and Vaali.{{Cite web |title=Poovum Pottum |url=http://gaana.com/album/poovum-pottum |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816135453/http://gaana.com/album/poovum-pottum |archive-date=16 August 2016 |access-date=27 July 2016 |website=Gaana}} The song "Nathaswara Osaiyile Devan" is set in Brindavani Sarang raga.{{Cite web |last=ராமானுஜன் |first=டாக்டர் ஜி. |date=29 June 2018 |title=ராக யாத்திரை 11: நீ சின்ன நி! நான் பெரிய நி!! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/130637-11-3.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820083243/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/130637-11-3.html |archive-date=20 August 2019 |access-date=20 August 2019 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}
| class="wikitable"
! Songs !! Singer !! Length | ||
| "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
Kalki appreciated the film for various aspects, including the writing and cast performances.{{Cite magazine |date=11 February 1963 |title=பூவும் பொட்டும் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1968/feb/11-02-1968/p33.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220725114615/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1968/feb/11-02-1968/p33.jpg |archive-date=25 July 2022 |access-date=11 January 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=33 |language=ta}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0293517}}
Category:1960s Tamil-language films
Category:1968 romantic drama films
Category:Films based on works by Nihar Ranjan Gupta
Category:Films scored by R. Govardhanam
Category:Indian black-and-white films
Category:Indian romantic drama films