Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum (transl. Get lost girl, you and your love) is a 2014 Tamil-language film directed by Ramakrishnan in his directorial debut.[1] The film stars himself, alongside Athmiya Rajan, and debutant Karunya in the lead roles, while Jayaprakash plays the main antagonist.
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| Directed by | Ramakrishnan |
| Written by | Ramakrishnan |
| Produced by | KR Kannan |
| Starring | Ramakrishnan Athmiya Rajan Jayaprakash Karunya Ram |
| Cinematography | M. V. Panneerselvam |
| Edited by | P Ranganathan |
| Music by | Kannan |
Production company | Wisdom Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
edit- Ramakrishnan as Ramakrishnan
- Athmiya Rajan as Divya
- Jayaprakash as Commissioner Viswanathan
- Karunya Ram as Divya's friend
- Sendrayan as Sega
- V. R. Nagendran as Police Inspector Nagendran
- Swaminathan as Inspector Pichaiappan
- Imman Annachi as a police officer
- Vetrivel Raja
- Baba Bhaskar (special appearance in "Oru Ponnu")
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Kannan, who previously composed the songs for Thamizh Padam. The songs were released in November 2013 to positive reviews. Bhagyaraj, Vikraman, Cheran, Samuthirakani, Mysskin and Karu Pazhaniappan were present at the audio launch.[2]
- "Vaa Maa" – M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Srilekha Parthasarathy
- "Ye Kadhale" – Thanjai Selvi
- "Oru Ponnu" – Gaana Bala, Kannan
- "Chuda Chuda" – Haricharan, Elizabeth Malini
- "Thaaru Maara" – Mukesh Mohamed
Release
editUdhav Naig of The Hindu stated that "Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum is nothing but a more-than-two-hour conservative rant".[3] The Times of India stated that "This film tells us that it is in the nature of women to expect praise and failure to do so by the men is what leads them to go astray".[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Ramakrishnan's multi-tasking". The Times of India.
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (30 November 2013). "Audio Beat: Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum - Trendy tunes". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Naig, Udhav (26 April 2014). "Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum: Wrong ideas, wrongly told". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kaadhalum Movie Review". The Times of India. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Right intent, flawed formula".