''Periya Gounder Ponnu'' () is a 1992 Indian

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, directed by

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. The film stars

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and

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, with Manorama,

Goundamani Subramaniyan Karuppaiya (born 25 May 1939), known by his stage name Goundamani, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his comic duo partnership in Tamil films with fellow actor Senthil. The pair dominated t ...

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and Vijayaraj in supporting roles. It was released on 28 February 1992.

Plot

Periya Samy (

Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh (1946 – 11 February 2001) was an Indian Tamil film actor. He had supporting roles in the films ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' and ''Attukara Alamelu'', among others. His most popular roles have been as a supporting actor or as a villa ...

), called Periya Gounder by the villagers, is the village chief and a wealthy respected man in his village. His daughter Manjula (

), an arrogant girl who studied in the city, comes back to her village during summer vacations. Her cousin Thangamuthu (

) is an educated blacksmith and lives with his widow mother ( Manorama), he is the future husband of Manjula as per the village custom. But Periya Samy doesn't want to marry a man from a poor family, so he refuses Thangamuthu and Manjula's marriage. Periya Samy slowly falls in love with the village belle Jillu (Jillu) and she becomes his secret mistress. He even accepts to marry his daughter with his mistress's rowdy brother (Vijayaraj). One day, Manjula insults Thangamuthu and his mother. Then, angry, he ties a mangalsutra around her neck (synonym of marriage). What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Thangamuthu *

as Manjula * Manorama as Thangamuthu's mother *

as Pazhanisamy *

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as Periya Samy (Periya Gounder) *

as Deivatha *

as Thangamuthu's father *Vijayaraj *

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*Jillu as Jillu *

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*Sharmili as Kanthamani *

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*Senji Krishnan *Chandrika *Umasri

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by

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. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Kalidasan.

Reception

NKS of ''

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'' wrote, "Such a skewed scenario notwithstanding, director Manivasagam keeps the drama going because of good performances ." C. R. K. of ''Kalki'' also gave the same comments on his review.

References

{{reflist 1992 films 1990s Tamil-language films Indian drama films Films scored by Deva (composer) Films directed by Manivasagam