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Poova Thalaiya
DVD cover
Directed by	K. Balachander
Written by	K. Balachander
Produced by	Rama. Arangakannal
Starring	Gemini Ganesh Jaishankar Nagesh S. Varalakshmi Rajasree Vennira Aadai Nirmala
Cinematography	N. Balakrishnan
Edited by	N. R. Kittu
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Arul Films
Release date	10 May 1969 (1969-05-10)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Poova Thalaiya (transl. Heads or Tails?) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesh, Jaishankar, Nagesh, S. Varalakshmi, Rajasree and Vennira Aadai Nirmala. It was released on 10 May 1969. The film was remade in Telugu as Bomma Borusa, in Malayalam as Balapareekshanam and in Kannada as Balondu Uyyale. It was also an influence on the 2000 Tamil film Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela.

Plot

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Ganesan is a widower and Parvathamma is his mother-in-law. Shankar is the younger brother of Ganesan and he falls in love with Parvathamma's youngest daughter Nirmala. A healthy competition takes place between evil minded Parvathamma and Shankar so as to overthrow one another.

Cast

• Gemini Ganesh as Ganesan
• Jaishankar as Shankar
• Nagesh as Nagesh
• S. Varalakshmi as Parvathamma
• Rajasree as Raji
• Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Nirmala
• Srikanth as Nagamma's son
• M. R. R. Vasu as the hotel manager
• S. Rama Rao as Indra's father
• J. Balayya
• Manorama as Indra
• Sachu as Saraswathy
• T. P. Muthulakshmi as Nagamma
• Parvathy as Indra's mother

Production

The film was shot at AVM Studios and was produced by Rama. Arangakannal, an active politician.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Vaali. The title song is set to the raga Mohanam, and "Maduraiyil Parandha" is set to Kalyani.

Release and reception

Poova Thalaiya was released on 10 May 1969. The Indian Express called the film "an all-out attempt at comedy and it succeeds reasonably well", but said Balachander's direction had "not come up with the standard of his previous films".

References

1. "பொன்விழா படங்கள் : 3 மொழிகளில் ரீமேக் ஆன பூவா தலையா?". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
2. Rangarajan, Malathi (12 May 2000). "Film Review: Kandha Kadamba Kadhir-Vela". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
3. ^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (18 May 2020). "கே.பாலசந்தர் சுண்டிவிட்ட 'பூவா தலையா'; 51 வருடமாகியும் இன்னும் 'ஹிட் ஸ்கிரிப்ட்'!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
4. Guy, Randor (10 October 2015). "Poova Thalaiya (1969)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
5. "Poova Thalaiya (1969)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
6. Sundararaman 2007, p. 154.
7. Mani, Charulatha (14 October 2011). "A Raga's Journey: Kinetic Kalyani". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
8. "Cinema". The Indian Express. 17 May 1969. p. 5. Retrieved 1 May 2019 – via Google News Archive.

Bibliography

• Sundararaman (2007) . Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. OCLC 295034757.

External links

• Poova Thalaiya at IMDb

• 1969 films
• 1960s Indian films
• 1960s Tamil-language films
• 1969 comedy films
• Films directed by K. Balachander
• Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
• Films shot in Tirunelveli
• Films with screenplays by K. Balachander
• Indian black-and-white films
• Indian comedy films
• Tamil films remade in other languages
• Tamil-language Indian films