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Pondatti Rajyam
Pondatti Rajyam
	Poster
Directed by	K. S. Ravikumar
Screenplay by	K. S. Ravikumar
Story by	Agathiyan
Produced by	K. Prabhakaran
Starring	Saravanan; Ranjitha; Chithra; K. S. Ravikumar; Raja Raveendar
Cinematography	Ashok Rajan
Edited by	K. Thanikachalam
Music by	Deva
Production; company	Anbalaya Films
Release date	15 August 1992;
Running time	138 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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Pondatti Rajyam (transl. Wife's rule) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars Saravanan, Ranjitha, Ravikumar, Raja Raveendar and Chithra. It was released on 15 August 1992.^[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Akka Pettanam Chelleli Kapuram.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

Cast

Production

The film was initially titled as Malligai Mullai.^[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva and lyrics written by Kalidasan.^[3]

Song	Singers
"Anilukku Moonu Kodu"	S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Ettukudi Velavare"	Malaysia Vasudevan
"Naalu Pakkam Kadalu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Pondatti Rajyamthan"	Mano, S. Janaki
"Raagam Ondru"	Mano, S. Janaki
"Thandaal Edungada"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Uchimara Pachakiliye"	P. Jayachandran

Reception

Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "the direction by K. S. Ravikumar is smooth [..] and the situations are imaginatively handled."^[4] Supraja Sridharan of Kalki praised the performances of cast and concluded K. S. Ravikumar who made us laugh for two and half hours could have avoided double meaning dialogues at certain places.^[5]

References

^ "Pondatti Rajyam". The Indian Express. 14 August 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 8 February 2022 – via Google News Archive.
^ "As always". The Hindu. 27 May 2005. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
^ "Pondati Rajyam". JioSaavn. 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ Mannath, Malini (21 August 1992). "Doubting wife". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
^ ஸ்ரீதரன், சுப்ரஜா (20 September 1992). "பொண்டாட்டி ராஜ்யம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 43. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

Pondatti Rajyam at IMDb

[1] "Pondatti Rajyam". The Indian Express. 14 August 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 8 February 2022 – via Google News Archive.

[2] "As always". The Hindu. 27 May 2005. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

[3] "Pondati Rajyam". JioSaavn. 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[4] Mannath, Malini (21 August 1992). "Doubting wife". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.

[5] ஸ்ரீதரன், சுப்ரஜா (20 September 1992). "பொண்டாட்டி ராஜ்யம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 43. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.

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-| music          = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
 | cinematography = Ashok Rajan
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-'''''Pondatti Rajyam''''' ({{Translation|Wife's rule}}) is a 1992 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]. The film stars [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]], [[Ranjitha]], Ravikumar, Raja Raveendar and [[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]]. The film, produced by K. Prabhakaran, had musical score by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and was released on 15 August 1992. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Akka Pettanam Chelleli Kapuram]]''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}
+'''''Pondatti Rajyam''''' ({{Translation|Wife's rule}}) is a 1992 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]. The film stars [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]], [[Ranjitha]], Ravikumar, Raja Raveendar and [[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]].  It was released on 15 August 1992.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 1992 |title=Pondatti Rajyam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920814&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=6 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Akka Pettanam Chelleli Kapuram]]''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}
 == Plot ==
 {{No plot|date=January 2022}}
 == Cast ==
+{{Cast listing|
-{{colbegin}}
-* [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]] as Krishnan
+* [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]]
-* [[Ranjitha]] as Bharathi
+* [[Ranjitha]]
-* [[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]]
 * [[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]]
-* [[K. S. Ravikumar]] as Samiyar
+* [[Raja Ravindra]]
 * [[Chinni Jayanth]]
-* Raja Ravindar as Sundresh
+* [[K. S. Ravikumar]] as Friend
-* Sona
-* [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]]
-* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]
 * [[Kovai Sarala]]
+* [[R. Sundarrajan]]
 * [[C. R. Saraswathi]]
+}}
-* Gemini Rajeshwari
-* Nisha
-* Sumathi
-{{colend}}
 == Production ==
-The film was initially titled as ''Malligai Mullai''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-05-27 |title=As always |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/as-always/article28583119.ece |access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>
+The film was initially titled as ''Malligai Mullai''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 May 2005 |title=As always |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/as-always/article28583119.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416170130/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/as-always/article28583119.ece |archive-date=16 April 2020}}</ref>
 == Soundtrack ==
+The music was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and lyrics written by Kalidasan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pondati Rajyam |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pondati-rajyam/eYEjr4JX56s_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208070304/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pondati-rajyam/eYEjr4JX56s_ |archive-date=8 February 2022 |access-date=28 May 2021 |website=[[JioSaavn]]|date=20 January 2018 }}</ref>
-The music was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and lyrics written by Kalidasan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pondati Rajyam |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pondati-rajyam/eYEjr4JX56s_ |website=[[JioSaavn]] |access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref>
 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
-! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
+! Song !! Singers
-|-
-| 1 || "Anilukku Moonu Kodu" || [[S. Janaki]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || rowspan=7|Kalidasan
 |-
+| "Anilukku Moonu Kodu" || [[S. Janaki]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
-| 2 || "Ettukudi Velavare" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
 |-
+| "Ettukudi Velavare" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
-| 3 || "Naalu Pakkam Kadalu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
 |-
+| "Naalu Pakkam Kadalu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
-| 4 || "Pondatti Rajyamthan" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], S. Janaki
 |-
-| 5 || "Raagam Ondru" || Mano, S. Janaki
+| "Pondatti Rajyamthan" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], S. Janaki
 |-
-| 6 || "Thandaal Edungada" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
+| "Raagam Ondru" || Mano, S. Janaki
 |-
-| 7 || "Uchimara Pachakiliye" || [[P. Jayachandran]]
+| "Thandaal Edungada" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
 |-
+| "Uchimara Pachakiliye" || [[P. Jayachandran]]
 |}
 == Reception ==
-Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "the direction by K. S. Ravikumar is smooth [..] and the situations are imaginatively handled."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=21 August 1992 |title=Doubting wife |page=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920821&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=8 January 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
+Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "the direction by K. S. Ravikumar is smooth [..] and the situations are imaginatively handled."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=21 August 1992 |title=Doubting wife |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920821&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=8 January 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Supraja Sridharan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the performances of cast and concluded K. S. Ravikumar who made us laugh for two and half hours could have avoided double meaning dialogues at certain places.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஸ்ரீதரன் |first=சுப்ரஜா |date=20 September 1992 |title=பொண்டாட்டி ராஜ்யம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-09-20/page/n43/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330104500/https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-09-20/page/n43/mode/2up |archive-date=30 March 2023 |access-date=30 March 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=43 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
 == References ==
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+[[Category:1990s Indian films]]
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+[[Category:1992 drama films]]
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 [[Category:Films directed by K. S. Ravikumar]]
 [[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
+[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. S. Ravikumar]]
 [[Category:Indian drama films]]
-[[Category:Indian films]]
 [[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
+[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

v t e Films directed by K. S. Ravikumar
Tamil films	Puriyaadha Pudhir (1990) Cheran Pandian (1991) Putham Pudhu Payanam (1991) Pondatti Rajyam (1992) Oor Mariyadhai (1992) Purusha Lakshanam (1993) Band Master (1993) Suriyan Chandiran (1993) Nattamai (1994) Sakthivel (1994) Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala (1995) Muthu (1995) Periya Kudumbam (1995) Avvai Shanmugi (1996) Parambarai (1996) Pistha (1997) Dharma Chakkaram (1997) Natpukkaga (1998) Kondattam (1998) Suyamvaram (1999) Padayappa (1999) Paattali (1999) Minsara Kanna (1999) Thenali (2000) Samudhiram (2001) Panchatanthiram (2002) Villain (2002) Paarai (2003) Aethirree (2004) Saravana (2006) Varalaru (2006) Dasavathaaram (2008) Aadhavan (2009) Jaggubhai (2010) Manmadhan Ambu (2010) Lingaa (2014) Mudinja Ivana Pudi (2016)
Telugu films	Sneham Kosam (1999) Bava Nachadu (2001) Villain (2003) Jai Simha (2018) Ruler (2019)
Hindi films	Policegiri (2013)
Kannada films	Kotigobba 2 (2016)