Pon Vilangu

Pon Vilangu (English: Golden Chain) is a 1993 Tamil drama film directed by debutante director K. S. Rajkumar. The film features Rahman, Ranjith, Ramya Krishnan and Sivaranjani in lead roles. The film, produced by K. Rajarathinam, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 9 April 1993.[1][2]

Pon Vilangu
Directed byK. S. Rajkumar
Produced byK. Rajarathinam
Written byE. Ramdoss (dialogues)
Screenplay byK. S. Rajkumar
Story byR. K. Selvamani
Starring
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographyM. Chandra Mouli
Edited byV. Uthayasankaran
Production
company
RK Productions
Release date
  • 9 April 1993 (1993-04-09)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Muthu (Ranjith) is a daily wage worker whose whole world revolves around his young sister Mallika (Sivaranjani). Being a short-tempered man who cannot tolerate injustice, Muthu often gets involved in fights furthermore he hates the police. Raani (Ramya Krishnan), an avid private moneylender, is in love with Muthu and begins to seduce him in various ways.

His sister Mallika falls in love with the honest police inspector Raghu (Rahman). Both become very close, spending time together until one day Muthu surprises them. The angry Muthu beats up his sister, and Raani intervenes in time to calm the enraged Muthu. Muthu tells them his tragic past.

In the past, his sister Mallika was just a baby and Muthu's parents were very poor. His jobless father looked for a job to feed the family. The only job that he found required a bicycle, so he purchased a bicycle to an unknown person for a low rate. The next day, the police caught his father and beat him for stealing the collector's bicycle. Knowing the news, his mother ran to the police station and she was raped to death by the drunk police officers. After seeing this atrocity, his father committed suicide in police lockup.

Since that traumatic event, Muthu starts to hate the police. Mallika understands her brother's feelings and asks him forgiveness, she then tries to forget Raghu. Thereafter, Raani begs Muthu to accept for Mallika's wedding with Raghu. Muthu finally accepts for the wedding but only under one condition : Raghu must resign his police job. Raghu, who has also a tragic past, refuses to resign. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack
Pon Vilangu
Soundtrack album by
Ilaiyaraaja
Released1993
Recorded1992
GenreSoundtrack
Length26:25
LabelRaja Cassettes
ProducerIlaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja chronology
Ponnumani
(1993)		 Pon Vilangu
(1993)		 Rakkayi Koyil
(1993)

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1993, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali, Muthulingam and Kamakodiyan.[3]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oru Kolakili"KamakodiyanJayachandran, Sunanda5:07
2."Sandhana Kumba"MuthulingamMano, Uma Ramanan6:07
3."Koduthu Vacha"VaaliMalaysia Vasudevan, Sunanda5:05
4."Indha Pacha Kili"VaaliJayachandran5:01
5."Ooty Malai"VaaliMalaysia Vasudevan, Sunanda5:05
Total length:26:25

Reception

Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express gave the film a positive review, she described the film as "an engrossing film centered on the strong bond between a brother and a sister" and praised the lead actors.[4] New Straits Times wrote that the film "keeps you entertained".[5]

References
  1. "Filmography of ponvilangu". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. "Find Tamil Movie Ponvilangu". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. "Pon Vilangu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)".
  4. Malini Mannath (16 April 1993). "Flaws minor". The Indian Express: 6. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. Vijiyan, K. (24 July 1993). "Surprise hit for movie using well-tried formula". New Straits Times.
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