''Ponvizha'' () is a 1999 Indian

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-language

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directed by Ashokan, who had previously directed the film ''

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'' (1995). The film stars

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and

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. It was released on 6 August 1999.

Plot

Ponni lives with her grandmother and they are set aside by the villagers. Bharathi, a jobless man, landed in Ponni's village. Manivanan was village chief(gounder). In the past, Ponni was the village and she was going to marry. Before the marriage, the villagers including her father and Velusamy met an accident and many villagers lost their lives in the accident. Since that day, the villagers began to hate Ponni. Bharathi was, in fact, the lorry driver who perpetrated the accident but nobody knows about it. Bharathi felt guilty for the accident and he is now on a quest for redemption so he wants to help Ponni.

Cast

as Bharathi *

as Ponni *

Manivannan S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a care ...

as Vettuva Gounder *

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as Velusamy * Swathi as Parvathi *

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S. N. Lakshmi Sennalkudi Narayana Lakshmi (1927 – 20 February 2012) was an Indian actress, who appeared in supporting roles, often playing roles of a mother or grandmother in films. A recipient of the state government's Kalaimamani and Kalaiselvam awards, ...

as Ponni's grandmother *

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tam ...

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as a district collector (guest appearance)

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by

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References

{{reflist 1999 films 1990s Tamil-language films Indian drama films Films scored by Deva (composer)