''Chitra Pournami'' () is a 1976 Indian

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-language film, directed by P. Madhavan and written by Balamurugan. The film stars

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and C. R. Vijayakumari. It was released on 22 October 1976.

Plot

Sengodan's parents are murdered by their landlord and his sister gets separated from him. Several years later, he plans to kill the landlord, but is shocked upon realising that his sister is now the landlord's daughter-in-law and leads a peaceful life. He too falls in love with the landlord's daughter. Sengodan now has to decide which is greater, revenge or his present relations.

Cast

as Sengodan *

as Rani * C. R. Vijayakumari as Vijaya/Durga *

as Kumar * Major Sundarrajan as Vaithiyar *

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as Jameendar *

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as Chinnamalai Jameendar *

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as Ramba *

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as Kadamban *Heran Ramasamy as Bairava

Production

''Chitra Pournami'' was directed by P. Madhavan, written by Balamurugan, and produced by R. M. Subramaniyan, K. R. Srinivasan and N. Naga Subramaniyan under Sri Bhuvaneswari Movies. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, and the editing by R. Devarajan. P. A. Saleem worked as the choreographer, and the film's final cut measured . Another film with the same title began production in the mid-1960s before being shelved.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, and the songs were written by

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References

External links

* {{P. Madhavan 1970s Tamil-language films 1976 films Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Films directed by P. Madhavan