Poomagal Oorvalam
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Directed byRasu Madhuravan
Written byRasu Madhuravan
Produced byR. B. Choudary
StarringPrashanth
Rambha
Livingston
CinematographyM. Prasad
Edited byV. Jaishankar
Music bySiva
Production
company
Release date
  • 30 April 1999 (1999-04-30)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Poomagal Oorvalam (transl.Procession of a flower girl) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Rasu Madhuravan. The film stars Prashanth and Rambha. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Siva. The film released on 30 April 1999. It received mixed reviews and became a commercial success.

Plot

Saravanan, orphaned by his dead mother – a mental patient, is adopted by a childless couple. Theirs is an inter-caste marriage. At college, he runs into Kavitha, the granddaughter of caste-obsessed Sengodan. The triangle is completed by Aavudayappan alias Armstrong, a US-return who is smitten by Kavitha.

With a little unintentional photo-swapping by the marriage broker, the parents of Saravanan and Aavudayappan (the fathers have the same name) both think they have an alliance for their son with Sengodan's family and show up at Kavitha's house at the same time. Romance flowers between Saravanan and Kavitha, who assume they are going to wed, while Aavudayappan continues to dream of Kavitha.

A series of contrivances allow this comedy of errors to carry on till the engagement where the announcement of the groom's name causes all sorts of confusions. Sengodan is now against the Saravanan-Kavitha union since Saravanan's parents are of different castes. Things come to a dramatic conclusion when Sengodan realises that Saravanan is indeed his own grandson, with a brief flashback relating to Boopathy  – Vasanthi marriage split due to her illness. The film ends with Saravanan and Kavitha marrying each other.

Cast

Production

It was reported that the actor Prashanth was badly hurt on his face, while he took part in a stunt scene. A sharp iron rod hit him on his face and he was hurt on his left cheek and immediately had three stitches on this wound from a local hospital. Further reports claimed that he was set to travel to London to partake in cosmetic surgery to avoid scarring.[1] The issue was later reported to be exaggerated, with Prashanth citing that he had a minor injury and that the media blew the incident out of proportion.[2]

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Siva. The soundtrack, released in 1999, features 6 tracks.[3]

SongSinger(s)Duration
"Malare Oru Varthai"Hariharan, Sujatha05:02
"Vaada Nannbane"Unni Krishnan04:58
"Naan Thai Yenndru"K. S. Chithra05:33
"Antha Vaanukku"Unni Krishnan04:59
"Chinna Vennilave"Hariharan, Harini05:00
"Kannai Parikkira"Unni Krishnan, K. S. Chithra, Arunmozhi05:05

Reception

K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times gave the film a mixed review.[4] D. S. Ramanujam from The Hindu wrote: "Fun-laden situations and humor course along at a brisk pace in Supergood Films’ Poomagal Oorvalam. Debutant director Mathuravan, who has written the story, dialogue and screenplay, structures his narration in an enjoyable way. For Prasanth, the hero, it is another proof of his caliber, be it pouring out emotions, without overdoing it, carrying with subtlety the lighter moments or dancing comfortably".[5]

References

  1. Gobichetipal, Chandra. "Get Well Prasanth". Minnoviyam. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. Gobichetipal, Chandra. "False Alarm". Minnoviyam. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. "Poomagal Oorvalam". Gaana. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. Vijiyan, K. N. (8 May 1999). "Marriage match mix-up". New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. Ramanujam, D. S. (14 May 1999). "Poomagal Oorvalam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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