''Pondatti Sonna Kettukanum'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language
comedy drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
film written and directed by V. Sekhar. The film was produced by K. Parthiban, Vetriyur K. Sethu and A. Rajendran under Jayalakshmi Art Creations. The film stars Bhanupriya, Chandrasekhar with Goundamani, Senthil, Charle and Chinni Jayanth portraying supporting roles.
The film's cinematography and editing was handled by G. Rajendran and A. P. Manivannan. The film's soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose.
Plot
The film revolves around three wives who decided to teach lesson to their chauvinist husbands.
Cast
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Bhanupriya
Bhanupriya (born Mangabhanu; 15 January 1967) is an Indian actress, Kuchipudi dancer, and voice artist. In a career spanning over 4 decades, Bhanupriya has appeared in 155 feature films- predominantly in Telugu & Tamil, in addition to occasion ...
Senthil
Senthil (born 23 March 1951) is an Indian comedy actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is famous for his comedian roles along with fellow actor Goundamani. The pair dominated the Tamil industry as comedians in the 1980s and 90s.Manorama as Dharmalingam's Wife
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Charle
Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar (born 6 March 1960), professionally credited as Charle, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He has acted in more than 800 Tamil films as a comedian and supporting actor. He was named after the English co ...
Chinni Jayanth
Chinni Jayanth (born Krishnamurthy Narayanan on 26 July 1960) is an Indian film director, producer, comedian, actor and mimicry artist who has appeared in many main, character and supporting roles in Tamil films. He is also a popular television ...
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Kovai Sarala
Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), '' ...
as Thangam
*Devishree as Girija
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Thideer Kannaiah
''Thideer'' Kannaiah was an Indian film and stage actor. He has acted in more than 500 films. His debut film was Aval Oru Thodarkathai. He is notable for his comedian roles along with actors Goundamani and Vadivelu. While he was in the dram ...
as Police officer
*Vetri
*Meera
*Vetri Vigneshwar
*MLA Thangaraj as Police officer
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose and lyrics were written by Vaali and Muthulingam.
*Pondatti Sonna - Mano, Chithra, Deepan Chakravarthy, Lalitha Sagari
*Chinna Chinna Varigal - S. P. Balasubramaniam
*Jolluthan Jolluthan - S. P. Balasubramaniam, Chithra
*Vandhale - S. Janaki, Vani Jayaram, P. Susheela
*Naanthaan Di - S. P. Shailaja
Reception
C. R. K. of ''Kalki'' gave a mixed review for the film citing that film which promised to revolve around a revolutionary woman but breaks anticipation around it and the film wanders around aimlessly. He also noted that Bhanupriya and Chandrasekhar were wasted but appreciated Goundamani's performance.