| Chitra Pournami | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Written by | Balamurugan |
| Produced by | R. M. Subramaniyan K. R. Srinivasan N. Naga Subramaniyan |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Jayalalithaa C. R. Vijayakumari R. Muthuraman |
| Cinematography | P. N. Sundaram |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Sri Bhuvaneswari Movies |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Chitra Pournami (transl. Thefull moon in the month ofChithirai)[1] is a 1976 IndianTamil-language film, directed byP. Madhavan and written by Balamurugan. The film starsSivaji Ganesan,Jayalalithaa,R. Muthuraman andC. R. Vijayakumari.[2] It was released on 22 October 1976.[3]
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Sengodan's parents are murdered by theirzamindar and his sister gets separated from him onChitra Pournami day. He vows vengeance on the same day and attempts to take the zamindar's life every year on that day. Several years later, he plans to kill the zamindar, but is shocked upon realising that his sister is now the landlord's cherished and beloved daughter-in-law leading a peaceful life.
Sengodan falls in love with the zamindar's daughter and marries her. He now has to decide which is greater: revenge or his present relations. Though he keeps tilting towards vengeance and the zamindar continues in different ways to get rid of him manipulating his relationship with his daughter as well as his daughter-in-law, he slowly softens. When the climatic moment arrives where the zamindar's life is in his hands, he hears his child crying upon being birthed and changes his mind letting the zamindar live as he does not want his child to suffer the way he did without a father.
Chitra Pournami was directed byP. Madhavan, written by Balamurugan,[2] and produced by R. M. Subramaniyan, K. R. Srinivasan and N. Naga Subramaniyan under Sri Bhuvaneswari Movies. Cinematography was handled byP. N. Sundaram, and the editing by R. Devarajan. P. A. Saleem worked as the choreographer, and the film's final cut measured 3,968 metres (13,018 ft).[2] Another film with the same title began production in the mid-1960s before being shelved.[4]
The music was composed byM. S. Viswanathan, and the songs were written byKannadasan.[5]
| Song | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Senthoora Netri Pottin" | T. M. Soundararajan,P. Susheela |
| "Vandhalum Vandhandi Raja" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela |
| "Ennadi Chinnak Kutti Potta Pulli Saridhana" | T. M. Soundararajan |
| "Kalam Undu Paruvam Undu" | L. R. Eswari |
| "Neeyum Vaazha Vendum" | Vani Jairam |